The first edition of this book is dated 1880. The edition used is dated 1884. The publisher was George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., London. The number of pages is 347.

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General information

This is another excellent book by the inventor of the Wild West genre. Set in South America, in Paraguay, the hero and his band of friends have many an adventure, just in the course of one voyage, or undertaking. They frequently get themselves into dangerous and risky situations, but always by their superior bush-craft manage to get themselves out of them after having practically died, or at least having seen their horses die.

This is a good book, a vintage one from the Victorian era. The author learnt his bushcraft during the American-Mexican War, and has given us several books whose subject and manner arose from what he learnt in that war.

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Contents

Chapter I.
The Gran Chaco.

Chapter II.
Paraguay’s despot.

Chapter III.
The Hunter-Naturalist.

Chapter IV.
His Nearest Neighbours.

Chapter V.
A Deserted Village.

Chapter VI.
An Old Enemy in a New Place.

Chapter VII.
Valdez the “Vaqueano.“

Chapter VIII.
A Compact between Scoundrels.

Chapter IX.
A Red-Handed Ruffian.

Chapter X.
Gaspar, the Gaucho.

Chapter XI.
A Silent Fellow-Traveller.

Chapter XII.
Skulking Back.

Chapter XIII.
A Party not to be pursued.

Chapter XIV.
Why come they not?

Chapter XV.
A Tedious Journey.

Chapter XVI.
Dead!

Chapter XVII.
On the Trail.

Chapter XVIII.
Who rode the Shod Horse?

Chapter XIX.
The “Lost Ball.“

Chapter XX.
Obstructed by a “Biscachera.“

Chapter XXI.
A Shoulder out of Joint.

Chapter XXII.
The Barometer-Tree.

Chapter XXIII.
The Captive Train.

Chapter XXIV.
Caught in a Dust-Storm.

Chapter XXV.
A Rush for Shelter.

Chapter XXVI.
An Unwelcome Intruder.

Chapter XXVII.
Between Torrent and Tiger.

Chapter XXVIII.
Saved by a Spitting-Devil.

Chapter XXIX.
A Rock-bound Sleeping Room.

Chapter XXX.
The “Sacred Town.“

Chapter XXXI.
Taste after Powder.

Chapter XXXII.
Stopped by a “Riacho.“

Chapter XXXIII.
A Fish Dinner at Second-Hand.

Chapter XXXIV.
Attacked by Gymnoti.

Chapter XXXV.
Under the Carob Trees.

Chapter XXXVI.
A Chat about Electric Eels.

Chapter XXXVII.
Nothing for Breakfast.

Chapter XXXVIII.
A Counterfeit Crane.

Chapter XXXIX.
The Avestruz.

Chapter XL.
On the Salitral.

Chapter XLI.
Travelling Tandem.

Chapter XLII.
Picking up Pearls.

Chapter XLIII.
In the Sacred Town.

Chapter XLIV.
An Indian Belle.

Chapter XLV.
An Elevated Graveyard.

Chapter XLVI.
A Dead Man Identified.

Chapter XLVII.
Gaspar Despondent.

Chapter XLVIII.
Breaking bad News.

Chapter XLIX.
Gaspar means Masquerading.

Chapter L.
A Midnight Promenader.

Chapter LI.
A Dispenser of Spells.

Chapter LII.
A Friend Unexpected.

Chapter LIII.
A Deluded Jailer.

Chapter LIV.
An Unlooked-for Deliverer.

Chapter LV.
An Unlucky Tumble.

Chapter LVI.
An Infuriated Female.

Chapter LVII.
The Captive Recaptured.

Chapter LVIII.
Va Con Dios.

Chapter LIX.
Friends or Foes?

Chapter LX.
Speedy Retribution.

Chapter LXI.
Conclusion.

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