The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-20

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!. sas first volume OF DR.. Edward
49, great historical work, u his
- IN the United States. Tnls
-. fret outcome Of his labors
:. asxan 10 study the subject. sey-
" sssrs azo. Ia January. lSs0. ne
rs-xnrsd bis studies and researches.
s-s,sr....g Of material. from tnat be-
= as grown his large and EaluaE1as
- os many thousand books reiat-
IuericAn history. and 70 social.
- and intellectual life generally
=. ..xenieer1ff and eighteenth cen
IN EggIesion has produced in
q. sinca he began this great work,
i-ssts which have been widely read.
ss-sral school books on American
xh.ch are important text BOOKS
Z. .eAools OF the country. But more
..ss N ;ne seventeen years has been
- sntireIy devoted 10 estigations
INV shgch find their FIRST perma-
.ssagt In the present volume. DR..
- contributed 20 the Century
$50 b4tween lss2 and 1853 thirteen
- On colonial life. which were at
4 ,aooss..zsd as authority on the sub
~ discussed and quoted 5y lead
szr8t!. and the author importuned
.sbsl.b them in book form. But bis
- had grown with knowledge of the
- and ne determined 10 produce on
,s.,,Sg new plan series OF volumes.
!. h sconapiete in itself. but which
shoIs shall represent the life Of the
- N thy United States an the seven
- and eighteenth centuries. Naiie
s-ssent volume IL complete, IL IL also
a a larger enterprise. The writer
80 Il better 20 give 10 the world the
=. he had attained. fearing. IN the
.ssags OF Raleigh, that the darkness
3, and death would have covered over
and me before the performances.
s.ak gives evidence OF the immense
.es Of time aud patient research the
- nas given 70 his subject. In his
-. he makes acknowledge TO
ssf.eas libraries, public record Offices.
-,.,s ccllections OF books and manu-
80 both In this country and Europe.
I, great treasure house. the British
1T. extended every facility TO him,
"a other less public repositories in
s8ad. while IN Parls he WAS given
- 10 the immense collection AT the
sahlare Rationale. In this country
.adlng libraries have been open 20
zhlch. supplemented by his own
weo..ecfion Of works and manuscripts.
lis visit TO each OF the original thir-
colonies I'm order 10 get local color
ADDITIONAL information. makes one
nat IN this history we have an In
: into the life and character Of the
=, ard a more perfect picture Of the
I : nan has ever before been presented
"a this book impresses one with the
q u the authors words when ne
au OF that good old colony time
s.: which We have had more sentiment
& lnformatiOn.''
!. history begins with that golden Pc
3 b literature, science. religion ana
zsaslc adventure known as the Eliza
10 age" The writer says that the
aa the time accepted and revelied ln
sssous storiea The stage plays Of
arama-Ioving age reflected the inter-
AMI curiosity about far-away eoun-
h Books OF travel fitted tbs prevail
sase. the great foilos OF Hakiuyts
sazss we're purchased by the wealthy.
q xsneraI readers delighted in the lit
rsess and pamphlets relating Incidents
tr-assy travels. or describing remote
snsries and the people inhabitiug them.
- excited SO lively curiosity "a Amori-
world By Itself, and the least known
a ire -four parts into which the
- vas then divided. Fabulous stories
tie romantic adventures or the Span
| "a In tie West Indies. aud their DAG
L. eanaucss Of new found empires IN
IEsxlse ard Peru fired the mind and I'M
|ssnas.oa coupled with the fact that ad-
|ssntars s. sea was a favurlle road 10 re-
|hasn sM ambitious Engiishmen In the
time u Elizabeth. A belief had gained
gfeena that thtre was a gassage ny va
|ser thruasA Ct around North America.
saaing into the South sen" or faciiic
|eeaa The discovery OF this stFait
SEEMED ia the phrase Of a writer OF the
I sns. "ths only thing OF the world that
vas left upsioae whereby a notable mind
ksgh, b made famous aud fortunate
u they believed this strait 20 be the
gAl read which led not only 20 fame.
Y % the fabulous gold mines Of Mexico
ii the untold wealth of the Indies.
4 aases were made and colonies attempt
i although colony planning was always
sLtsrY 20 the search OF the eagerly de-
- passage and the finding OF gold. bat
resulted Ia dismal failure. " was not
q 81 ifat hero Of romance ana history.
Walter Raleigh, took up the subject
Tasly taat an agricultural colony IN
izsFs'e, 1885,. was planted ia the middle
ssteaes u what Ca n0w the coast OF
afh Carolina BUt the -mistshieN-
= South sea dcluslOa and the thirst for
slili haunted the settlers. and while
e seTs striving 20 immortaliHe and en-
- themselves hy wandering on IN
EssTea Of them. the colony iauguizhed
se country WAS finally Abandoned In
Twenty years later the jamestown
agsay Was sent. as enc book saws, TO
II lie germ OF an Ensilsh-spcakin
BEG n North America
Nfsfal chapters ara given up 10 the
gNiA eoloaiEation. Then comes the
- And Development 81 Puri;anism,
AssFatloa 90 America and the settle
- q, Plymouth The history is zone
81 % the middle OF the seventeenth
s9 Il is written closely, conCiseiH.
sss-ehosen Engiish. and the reader
wan this most interesting historical
Elie with the hope that another
= : soon 20 follow The mechanical
"a triumph % the publishers art.
49, and print 81 81 the best. the
e ave wide margins Tor notes. 90
~ssf4i authentic maps and ga every
MS book 20 De desired BY every
@ssesged In the carly history and
@snt OF sbts nation,
TALES. Indian Stories. Indian
- W. :. Phillips, Chicago, STAR
Siag Company. Seattle; calvert
aay Price $l5o
- Tales is q book Of unique inter
ne Nosld In general bat ~ special
% Aese eho dwell in The midst
sesaes ana among the people
sS stleS ANA legends The author So
10y recitss. For 20 IL Of our own
ass' Indians 20 whom Nj Phillips
'tsQaely writes. \ strong jocsl
: runs throughout thc book. Erin-
aAsel'ae is introduced into some ~
ssAas under tte name OF Wee wve-
grandmother" And the lake ~
.~14a3Atns. over which TIA IAlnx
S@nds senriae.. Is our oWn Lake
IS me toe fcregelis taa stories
- N the srsPaic aud simple Indian
-" toe sueAoF following through
book the quaint idioms cf
~aEal Indian story teller M.
see2t years gathering his ma ,e-
sg the Indians ~ this state ans