The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-22
BUTTE PUBLIC LIBRARY
Some Works on History, Geogra-
ply and Biography.
IN REVIEW AND CRITICISM
A Flood OF Books on the Different
Phases of the Contest With Spain,
1.-THE Philippine Islands," by
Ramon Reye Lala.

Some weeks have elapsed since our last
article devoted to accessions in the line of
| history, travel and description. In that
| time we have received quite a number of
books in these Glasses, some Of which are
permanent contributions to the literature
| OF the subject and some of which are
merely of immediate interest. But the
! books cover a wide range ard will be par
| ticuarly acceptable to our patrons, who
exhibit a strong interest in the progress
| of events.
Even before the conclusion of hostilities
in Cuba our land began to be flooded with
| literature concerning the striking events
of the conflict in both oceans. Perhaps
never before in history nas the enterprise
| of publishers in securing material and in
I placing it before the people been SC con-
| spicuous. Nearly every person or I'M
| portance who came prominently into view
| has been beseged by the managers of Pc
| rodicals and the makers of books to con-
! tribute his part to the flood of printed
| matter The result has been large num-
| Der of books bearing on all phases of the
| contest some of which have some claims
| to literary merit and a recognition of his
| torical value, but many of which are eth
| er hastily compiled and ill-digested MARIA
tves or suspiciously personal in tone.
| OF these books probably 1.-THE Philippine
| Islands," by Ramon Reyes Lala is the
| one among our recent accessons thai VIII
| prove to be not only of immediate interest
| but of permanent Importance. Mr.. Lala
| is himself native of Manila, who by rea-
son of a lack of satisfaction in his rela-
titns with the Spanish government, came
| to the United States some years ago and
| became a naturalized citizen of the re-
| public He brought with him the data
| for the present volume, and hence it is
| more carefully prepared than most OF the
| books of recent appearance on the same
| subject
"The Story OF the Rough Riders by
| Edward Marshall, is next in value of the
| books in our present list The first part
! of the book is as good as we could look
| for but the author has weakened toward
| the end. Probably when the original
| manuscript had been put in type it was
| found that the book was not as large as
! the publishers had looked for, and some
more was hastily written to make the
| volume as thick as other BOOKS Of The
! same price.
| The other books to be mentioned here
| are all of present interest and are desira-
| BILE for one who wishes to make careful
| study of the war. The very personal ele-
| ment which detracts from their perma-
| nent value makes them more pleasant
reading now. These books are "The Fight
| for Santiago" by Stephen Bonsal; with
| Sampson Through the War; by w. A.
| M. Goode with chapters by Rear Admiral
Sampson. Captain r. D. Evans and Com
! mander c. C; Todd ''Fhe Sinking of the
| Merrimac; a Personal Narrative" by
| Richmond P. Hobson campaigning in
| Cuba" by George KEENAN,. and 1.-The
| pf II nac ,pf
Havana Harbor," by Captain Charles D.
| Sigsbee
| Closely allied to these books whose ap-
| pearance was directly caused by the in
| terest in the war is ''The West Indies
| by Amos Sidder Fiske. This book is one
| of the standard "Story of the Nations
series. and has been for some time in
preparation. Its publication was, how
| ever. probably FASTENED by the events of
| the past year. 1t may be considered
| the most satisfactory history of the
| greater and lesser Antilles that is now OBJ
| tainable.
| Edmund James Carpenters america in
| Hawaii is the story of an American who
| was a resident of the Sandwich islands
| during the late revolution.
| A scholarly, and hence a needed book.
| is European History; Outline of Its
Development by George Burton Adams.
| Next to the carefully compiled historical
! monogra phi on definite subject, is phi
| losophical treatise that indicates the gem
eral relations of all the parts of history.
! This is a critical work and will be found
| useful.
| The DARK continent is the field of more
| stirring events and of greater geographic
| cal and economic changes than any other
| portion of the world to-day, and hence is
| especially attractive to the wideawake
| citizen A fairly full and comprehensive
| If ha r1,
| in one of its most interesting sections, is
| contained in 1.-THE Egyptian Soudan; Its
| Loss and Recovery" by Henry s. L. AL
ford and w. Dennistoun Sword.
! In the European Tour Grant Allen
| discusses the educational value of travel
| on the continent and indicates where one
| can most advantageousy go for purposes
| of culture.
The latest issue of the series known as
| Builders of Greater Britain is Lord
| Give: the Foundatio of British Rule in
| India" by Sir Alex ]. Arbuthnot. 1t is a
| compact volume giving account of
| career conspicuous for reckless daring.
| consummate generalship and unprincipled
| diplomacy.
Those readers who have noticed the
| prominence in Roman history which is
| given to events in Africa have also OBJ
| served that the geographical information
| which we have concerning those events is
| far from being as clear as that concern
| ing the other operations of Roman arms
| ard craftsmanship. The presentation of
such geographical information is the aim
| of Roman Africa; Archaeological Walks
| in Algeria and Tunis,' by Castor Bois-
| eier.
| Much interest was excited years ago by
| Du Chaillu's Land of the Dwarts," and
later by the remarks of Mr.. Stanley con-
! corning the pigmies in the dark CONT
nent. description of these little people
| is now more fully presented in the Land
| of the Pigmies' by Guy Burrows.
! Three or four wel-told narratives make
| up Famous Adventures and Prison Els
| canes of tha Civil War; of which George