The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-01
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THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President OF
THE UNITED STATES. By William H. Herndon
and Jesse Weik, A. NJ. Three Volumes half
calf, 50; cloth 81 so. Fully illustrated, with
portraits of Lincoln, his relatives, associates
and friends, and pictures of various scenes in
his life. Bedford, Clarke & Co., publishers.
New York, No. 1922 East Eighteenth street.
This is plain story of Lincoln's life No
one parsonage Of modern times has had so
much written about him. This work, pro-
duced by the one man who knew him best,
William H. Herndon, his law partner and
friend for nearly quarter of a century
aided by an able assistant whose knowledge
of the man, perhaps, came next after Hern-
don's. Jesse w Weik, will be a revelation
to the public at large In the vast mass of
truth and falsehood, calumny and hattery
which constitute the Lincoln photography,
this history is alone true portrait of the
actual individual. Long before the shrewd-
est Judge of human nature and human
events could have foreshadowed Lincoln's
career, the authors had acquired, by per-
Sonal intimacy, facts which have now be-
come invaluable. In nearly every particu-
lar the work is new.
YAzoo. study by Will ]. Wheeless. Murray's
Printing House, Denison, Texas. Paper. 90
cents. This is an interesting little story.
Volumes XIII. and XIV. of Alden's
A1dullOI4 SJC4OpICuld 10 OuU. anu Wei
handsome volumes they are. Volume XIII.
takes the work from electricity to exclaim,
and Volume XIV. from exclude to Floyd
The same skill is displayed in the
selection and treatment Of topics and
the same careful editing which has
characterized the work from the
beginning. In fact, as it progresses its
great merits become still more conspicuous.
The combination of dictionary and a
cyclopoedia is an excellent idea and is being
well carried out. The judicious use of
illustrations is a helpful feature, and the
treatment of subjects is clear, direct, and
practical. Thus, while it is of great value
to professional men, it Is also a thoroughly
serviceable and helpful work for the masses
of the people. John B. Alden, 1913 Pearl
street, New York.
TIE BIRTH OF THE REPUBLIC. By Daniel R.
Goodloe. Bedford, Clarke & Co., publishers
1922 East Eighteenth street, New" ork.
Large II mo-, cloth, gilt top, 81
The title indicates the nature, and shows
the contents of the work. One peculiar
merit claimed for it consists in bringing to-
gether in the compass of small volume
the proceedings of nearly every county and
town meeting, colonial assembly, conven-
ton anu committee of safety in the thirteen
colonies during the eleven years Of protest
against and resistance to British tyranny.
! In order to give completeness to the work
as a documentary history of the revolution,
the state papers of a more general character
have been added, such as the Declaration OF
Independence, the articles of confederation
and the constitution. The work has been
compiled in the library of congress, and
hundreds of rare volumes have been drawn
upon.
BAYNE. THE WATER SPIRITS BRIDE and other
poems By Charles j. Bayne, 16mo, cloth,
silt top, 60 cents. J. B. Alden, New York,
publisher.
OF the author, the Rome GA Tribune
says: Mr.. Bayne is poet of rare prom
ise," and the American of Atlanta says;
Zone of the youngest of Georgia poets, he
gives promise of taking rank among the
best" Mr. Bayne is very young man,
but his little volume shows that he pos
sesseS genuine poetic talent
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