Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 309
as named by an old Spanish explorerand freebooter, Pedro de Mendoza, who foundedthe city in the year 1535. The wind blowing infrom the pampas was certainly good, but not sothe flat, swampy piece of ground that he selectedfor a town. Yet the little settlement grew, de-spite its surroundings, despite… … MONTEVIDEO, THE RIVAL CAPITAL ACROSS THE LA PLATA. I 11 never have another chance ! And up tothe present, I believe, the poor boy has not. This took place in June, if I remember cor-rectly, and the remainder of that winter — which,of course, would be summer north of the equa-tor— was one of the…
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