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Excerpt from Adventures and Narrow Escapes in Nicaragua The beautiful but hapless Republic of Nicaragua, has been the theatre of a series of startling events, which have concentrated upon it, not only the attention of the American public, but of all civilized nations. It has been the arena of aimless, and not always reputable and diplomatic contests, and of an obstinate and bloody struggle between a handful of northern adventurers and an effete and decadent race. Unless the future shall strangely betray the indications of the present, it is destined to pass through a succession of still severer trials, in its advance to that political status and commercial importance, inseparable from its geographical position and natural resources; for in Nicaragua, and there alone, has nature combined those requisites for a water communication between the seas, which has so long been the dream of commercial enthusiasts, and which is a desideratum of this age, as it will be a necessity of the next. There, too, has she lavished with a bountiful hand rich tropical treasures; and the genial earth waits only for the touch of industry to reward the husbandman a hundredfold with those products, which, while they contribute to his wealth, add to the comfort and give employment to the laborer of distant and less favored lands. Public interest, and especially American interest in Nicaragua must therefore increase. The desire to know the characteristics of the country, its scenery and products, the habits and customs of its people, can never diminish. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.