The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-10
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A new History of the United States" by
President Andrews. of Brown University,
presents enough points of merit fully to
Justify its existence. First, it utilizes. more
than any other history, the results of the
many valuable researches Of recent years
into original archives. Then it makes more
prominent h popular histories have
usually done, at the same time the political
evolution of our country on the one hand,
and the social culture, habits and life of the
people on the other. The division of the
subject into periods and the treatment of
each period separately, yet consecutively
with others, gives clearness and symmetry
to the plan. The work is in two fair-sized
volumes. n Introductory chapter is an
intelligent treatise on America before its
discovery by Columbus. Period I. of Part
LIST, treats of the discovery and settle
ment of America; Period III, or English
America till the end or the French ana
and the old confederation. Part second,
treating of the United States under the
Constitution. Is divided into hye PERIODS
to 1888. The work contains much new mat
ter, and is d valuable contribution TO Amer
% ,Snn a.st table Of II S 6onts sassF and maps sa ex ae e eat
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American Song is a collection of rep
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A. B. Simonds, Of Columbia College. The
selections are from a large number OF au-
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critical sketches are intended to aid as an
introduction to a wider reading and better
understanding of the various authors, and,
considering their brevity. they serve pretty
Wen In that direction, tnSugh IL does not
comb Riley was born at "Granfield, Ind"
and Joaquin Miller in ''the Wabash Dis
trict." A little pains in acquiring informa-
ton and better proof-reading would have
enabled the editor to avoid such an error
as the first and such a vague and mac
New York: G. p. Putnam's Sons.
THE Winning of the West" by Theo-
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Founding of the Transallegheny Common
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q firm government had been established
west Of the mountains and the transalle-
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the federal union. The present work is a
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interesting DctlOu. MI. a
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An interesting contribution to American
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of John Greenleaf Whittier" by S. T. Pick
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to friends and to eminent literary men,
statesmen and reformers. 1t gives new
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activity and influence in politics, but with
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admirers. Cloth, 81. Boston: Houghton,
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"A Shelf OF Old Books by Mrs. James
T.. Fields. is a delightful literary SYM
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in close communion with many of the most
Interesting characters in British literature.
The plan of the work includes literary
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lures of their homes, etc. 1t is issued in at
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Mr.. Casper w. whitney,s "A Sporting
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John March, Southerner," by George w.
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TO hold the attention of the reader, and,
like all the authors stories, 1t is told in a
ggl na4hn9n I Fras saS cS ssyle; HIS sre pictures aiwsss 10, of
teresting. The publishers have issued the
book in attractive form. cloth,
$3.50. Scribner's Sons.
Three Boys on an Electrical Boat" by
John ~Trowbridge, relates the adventures
and experiences of three boys who ran
away from school in Canada and shipped
on an American ship equipped with cleo
trical engines and various electrical appIi.
but probably none the less interesting tc
Juvenile readers on that account. Cloth, 81
Boston: Houghton, Mifiiin & Co.
"Wayside Poems" is the title of a col
lection of poems by Wallace Bruce, FORM
erly United States consul at Edinburgh.
Some OF them relate to Scottish life and
scenery, while others have an American
flavor. One of the best is THE Aud Brig
welcome" which was read at the unwilling
ornamental, 81. Harper & Brothers.
The Life OF George William Curtis" by
Edward Carey, is a fit commemoration OF
a remarkably noble. fruitful and beautiful
life. 1t is published in the American Mer
of Letters series, uniform in style with
previous volumes in the same series, and
has a frontispiece portrait OF Mr.. Curtis
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Co.
In '.Zigzag Journeys in the White City,
Hezekiah Butterworth introduces young
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worlds fair and its environs. This Is the
sixteenth number of the ''Zigzag Series
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IAN Agitator,' by Ciementina Black, is a
we'll WRITER story of English labor troubles
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the representative of the workingmen wins.
but Is cheated out of his victory and made
the subject of a criminal prosecution.
Cloth. 81. Harper & Brothers.