Watt Stewart (1892-1981) was a Professor of History at the New York State College for Teachers in Albany, New York. He was the author of a number of books on South American history...view moreWatt Stewart (1892-1981) was a Professor of History at the New York State College for Teachers in Albany, New York. He was the author of a number of books on South American history, including Early United States-Argentine Diplomatic Relations (1925), Activities of Early Argentine Agents in the United States (1935), A Mexican and a Spaniard Observe the Shakers, 1830-1835 (1941), Henry Meiggs: Yankee Pizarro (1946), a novel about the successful railroad builder who built the second railroad in Chile, between Santiago and Valparaíso, as well as several in Peru; and Keith and Costa Rica: A Biographical Study of Minor Cooper Keith (1964), the American who made a fortune in Costa Rica by building its railroads, collecting its archaeological treasures, and introducing the banana as a staple on the world market.view less