This book written by Domingo Sarmiento is devoted to the regime of Juan Manuel de Rosas which was settled in the Province of Buenos Aires during the first years after Argentinian Republic received independence from Spain. When the author was working over this book, he was in exile in Chili and this book at first appeared as separate articles in a famous newspaper in Chili in the middle of the 19th century. The author pays a great attention to the original traditions and literature of Latin America and the influence made by Spanish colonizers in this region. Moreover, in the book readers can feel the beauty of the local landscapes, particularly pampas. So Life In The Argentine Republic In The Days Of The Tyrants: Or Civilization And Barbarism is very informative, well structured and definitely interesting.