Cruising among the Caribbees; summer days in winter months

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A WAYSIDE SHRINE — MARTINIQUE

SUMMER DAYS IN WINTER MONTHS

CHARLES AUGUSTUS STODDARD

Author of " Across Russia," " Spanish Cities," " Beyond the Rockies ' Editor of " The New York Observer "

REVISED AND ENLARGED ILLUSTRATED

NEW YORK

CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

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Two Copies Received a Copyright Entry

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COPYRIGHT, 1895, 1903, BY CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

'HE CAXTON PRESS New York City, U. S. A.

TO

IRENE STODDARD HOFFMAN

WHO AS DAUGHTER, WIFE, AND MOTHER

ADORNS THREE HONORED NAMES

THIS RECORD OF TRAVEL

IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED

BY THE AUTHOR

Prefatory Note To The Revised Edition

Since this book was written, numerous events have changed the features of the West Indies. Volcanic eruptions from Mont Pelee have wrought devastation in Martinique, and the Soufriere of St. Vincent has ruined a large part of that island. Political outbreaks have disturbed Guiana and Venezuela, and war has emancipated Cuba and made Porto Rico a possession of the United States of America. Physical, political, and national changes, such as the West Indies have not known for half a century, have taken place within the past five years. Thus new interests are offered to the traveller in connection with the constant pleasures of delicious air, the beautiful landscapes, and smooth blue waters of the Caribbean Sea. The author has spent parts of the winters of 1902 and 1903 in the West Indies, revisiting most of the islands described in this volume, and making acquaintance with some which were not included in his first voyage. The kind reception given to " Cruising among the Caribbees " by the reading public, and its use and commendation as a guide and companion by so many travellers, have led him to revise the book, bringing it fully up to date ; and to add chapters upon the destruction of St. Pierre, the island of Jamaica, and our new territory of Porto Rico.

The publishers have spared no pains to improve the appearance of the book, and have added a number of illustrations. In this new and enlarged form it is again presented to readers and travellers.