The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-11-26
NEW PUBLICATIONS.


More than thirty years ago Mr.. George
Ticknor Curtis published q History Of the
Origin, Formation and Adoption of the
Constitution of the United States, with
Noticesof it's Principal Framers,n which has
long been recognized as q standard work.
He now resumes the subject and will Issue
a new work practically embracing the first
one and continuing it on an enlarged
plan. The first volume of the new
work, entitled Constitutional History
of the United States from Their
Declaration of independence to the
Close of Their Civil War; is now out. The
two voiume of the original work are IN
brsced in Volume of the new one. This
volume has its separate index. and the
author has carefully revised bis former
work on the formation and adoption OF the
Constitution.
The second volume. now in preparation.
will have its own index, n will be d.
vided into fourteen chapters. The author
explains in his preface his reason for group
Ing together in these several chapters the
topics to which they relate. instead of Civ,
ing the constitutional history of the United
States in a strictly chronological order.
The period covered by the second volume
will be from the adoption of the Constltu-
ton to the close of the ivilwar-three-quar,
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embrace the constitutional history of the
country for about a century, since it de,
scribes all the changes that have foliowed
the civil war or that accompanied 1t. as well
as those which preceded it. The second
volume will cover the period embraced by
the recent constitutional amendments and
their practical construction. The WORK
will undoubtedly take high rank as a con-
stitutional authority. Cloth. SO per vol
ume. New York: Harper M Bros; Indian
,1J no~-1, Nfarrtn F1rnranr
The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe." by
her son, Charles Edward Stowe. appears
almost simultaneously with one by Mrs. f.
T. McCray. This one is more complete and
Comprehensive thar Mrs. McCray's. and
makes a much larger volume. Mrs. Stowe
herself seems to have contributed largely
to its preparation. and it is. in some parts,
an autobiography. The materials for a
history of the Beecher family, and espe.
cially of Mrs. Stowe, were, of course. all
accessible in the fullest degree to her son..
and the story of her personal, domestic and
literary life is very complete. The volume
contains many of Mrs. stoves letters. ana
extracts from her diaries. and a large
amount of interesting personal matter,
"reminiscences, inside history, etc. never
before published. 1t is issued in hand
some style by HOughton, M,ffiin ~ Co.. of
Boston, and will be sold only by subscrip-
ton. ornamental cloth. $3.50.
Everyday Biography" by Amelia j.
Calver. is a collection of brief biographies
of celebrated men aud women. They are
arranged for every day of the year, accord
ing to the birthdays of the subjects. The
biographies are very brief. but the book is
we'll designed as one of reference for teach
ers, Students and readers. Would You
know, for instance. what persons of emil
TO the page on which that date occurs, and
you will find Henry Percy t"HOtspur'l.
Dorothea p. Madison, David Dudley Field.
John Stewart Mill. .Antolnette Brown
blackwell. Rose Hawthorn Lathrope. each
of these having n short sketch indicating
the nature of his or her distinction. Cloth,
$3.50. New York: Fowler IL Wells Com
pany:fFIndianapolis: Bowen-Merrll Com
pany.
Persons interested in the study of cathe-
drals,o historically or INTELLECTUALLY. car
crafty their tastes in a work entitled
''Cathedrals and Abbeys in Great Britain
and Ireland" with descriptive text by the
Rev. DR.. Richard Wheatley. An intro
| duct0ry chapter on the cathedral system ii
followed by engravings of more than forty
cathedrals in different parts of the British
islands. all more or less celebrated, ane
many of them very beautiful. In eaef
case 1.-The illustration is accompanied 10y
descriptive text. giving the history ant
describing the main features of the struct
ure. The work Is printed and bound III
ielepent style. New York: Harper Il Bros.
Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Company.
ID Ready for Business, or Choosing an DC
uoupation.n by Geo. j. Manson, is n series o
practical papers for young men and boy
Seeking an occupation or start in life. TIL
book contains some good hints. The AN
thor does not attempt TO indicate what i
the best line to follow. but rather to shOy
what is to be done and how to do il. to en-
ter upon any one life pursuit. so that whel
a young man has the matter under con
I-sideration he may know that he has to con
tend with, or to do, in order to succeed ii
that to which he feels he is the bes
adapted, after studying himself and tn
various pursuits of life carefully. CLOTH
IS cents. New York: Fowler IL Wells Com
pany. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Com
pany. -
"Redeeming the Republic.n by Charlie
G. Cofinl.'Carleton"D is a continuation o
his history of the war CT the rebellion. Thi
volume, covers what he calls the thir
period of the war. including the leadin
military operations and events from tn
beginning of the year 1864 to the close of it
summer months. "Carleton's" style !
hardly suited for dignified history but il j
graphic and interesting and well suited t
the popular taste. This volume is publishes
uniform in style with the previous ones b.
the same author, "Drum-beat of the Ma
ton" and Marching to Victory" 1t i
handsomely illustrated. New York: HaI
per & Bros. Indianapolis; Bowen-Merril
Company.
II Avery good book and a very interesting on
for boys is City Boys in the Woods. or
Trapping Venturein Maine, "by H. I. Wells
Without anything of the blood-and .thunde
or wild Indian style. it tells a story of rea
life in the forests in q way that creates al
impression of realty and truthfulness
Among other things the author makes j
plain tffat a special education is as neces
sary to a life in the wilderness as to nav
eating the sea. The book is full of inter
estihg adventure and forest lore and j
written in a clear. attractive style. It
copiously illustrated. New York: Harpe
&Itf Bros. Indianapolis: Bowen-Merril
Company.
In"English Lands Letters and Kings, fror
Celt to Tudor Donald G.. Mitchell gives a
interesting series of sketches of English lii
erature and authors from the earliest per-
cd down to the time of Shakespeare. With
out aspiring to be an exhaustive history O
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