The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1902-12-06

True HISTORY OF EIIE AMERICAN
-, l REVOLUTION. 80
4 Inc true History Of the American Rev
oiut1on. By Sydney George Fisher. "a IL
lustrations. Crown 8vo. Cloth DECORATED.
: p y. $50. -. Ph1ladelphia: j. B. Lippin-
This is the latest work which has ema-
n 4 from the pen Of that interesting
a Erd Profile E.1 writer 1.-The True benjamin.
notice quite sufficient for the reading mn:
ilc to expect that many long cherished
idols would be rudely broken by his incon-s
o 9 pen; That the public will not be.
Gthts US , IN this expectation is seen in
line revolution was much more ugly
ana unpleasant affair than most Of US i'm
agne. know Of many people who talk
q great deal about their ancestors, but
VINO VINO !! am quite sure would not now take
the side their ancestors chose 81.
s He refers to the historians of the Revo::5
luton period as follows: ~ 4 I
E The device Of softening tho ,,nnlaa co ~
or rebellious features of the ReVol11tion
does not, think, accomplish the improy-
ing ana ed1fying results among us which
sne historians tor from their exalted station
candid and free disclosure of ali III that hat the
records contain would be more appreciat-
ed Dy our people and Of more advantage
60 tnem They are as fully competent to
59d t. OF actions and events as any one
the tasks of the historian"
{ IN speaking Of the Tories, name which
TO every American schoolboy has become
synonymous with either weakness; ,irreso-
@ ' eelonisty, R Rf We're onnose =
the rebellion of the loyalists invariably
speak OF them as Tories. They never
contemptuous sense or as meaning a
member of the Tory party in England
YIhey regarded themselves as Americans
who We're loyal to what they called the
empire, ana this distinction was in their
minds Of vast Importance" :
or Benedict Arnold, whose name has
pc Infamous for treason throughput
the world he says: General Arnold, Who
was va; prepared to make this surrender
West. Point was in character and tenn
permanent loyalist. Nothing is more no
tlceable In the Revolution than the way
IN which certain types of mind gravatated
70 the. :congenial side. Among large
number Of the colonists one of the strong
est motives to loyalism was social ambi-
tlon,-the desire either to remain with
what was believed to be the most con
splcuous fashion of the time or the hope
OF some day entering the circle. 800
y Arnold belonged to an old and respect
able Connecticut family, which however,
had 6,7 always been engaged in small trade
Ine en- 1o!ioWs~ a somewhat graphic picture
OF the characteristics Of Arnold, and the
wrongs to which he was subjected by the
military authorities, set forth with all the
care and precision of a special pleader
and concludes with an apology for his
trea cherry, which is called his loyalty to
England. -
The above are some of the very man3
unusually hetorodox utterances with
Mnlch the book is ,replete. There are
er's treatment of therRevolutiona1y period
with those Of the orthodox historians.
me author has spent years delving in
10 pamphlets and obscure documents, and
has brought to light much new material
as they really were, and has really given
ito the world "A True History of the
American Revolution -..,,.~
THE MERCHANT MARINE. =.
The Merchant Marine. By Winthrop l.
N Marvin New York: Charles Scribner
Sons. = .l....>t III 80 - :
The story of the United States navy has
often been told. The no less interesting
account OF the merchant service has forn5
few historians, yet in romance, courage
patriotism and actual worth to our coun,
Try the record of the merchant marine
does not fall below that of the better
k IN and more appreciated war navy.
10 meet an actual need Winthrop L. Mar
vim has written an interesting history.
The Merchant Marine giving an ac-
count IN Of the service from 1920 to 1902.
!. Inc dazzling sea triumphs of the Span
lsh war have again turned, the attention
OF Americans with special interest to the
sea- In the early days American shipbuild-
ers and seamen We're at a premium. There
was met: The early i settem a ITS c19n msi td
the snore. The ocean was the best high
way between the colonies. It furnished
them abundance of food and found them a
market for their lumber fish and rum
AS early as 1641 the pilgrims passed a
law insisting on thorOughness = in Shin
building and inflicting heavy penalties for
a ae, IN material or workmanship. This
demand for excellence counted more to
the advantage Of shipping than any num-
Der of subsidies could have. done 7,'E.'-*-- :,
MI. Marvin finds the Years between 1886
ana ana 1871 81 the most Important in the his
ROD is memorable for the appearance Of
splendid lines of transatlantic steam
ships and for the exploits of Yankee clip
Pers: BEFORE the civil war the decline had
% The author takes a partisan view
IN regard to the causes of this decline and
f een.; the American people for not pros
I nGmsfTn ID an n artimGihd xay their shipping
strongly that the reader begins to cues
ton whether the book purporting to be a
history and romance Of the merchant
serves. IS not a campaign document in
disguise: SO urgent is the plea near the
aa to that the
he does in reading story which ends in
an advertisement, In this case the rl1se
Is not successful and is serious injury to
,E GABRIEL TOLLIvER.
s. Gabriel Tolliver BY Joel Chandler Har-
1 rls: 81 - 80. New York: Mcclure, Phil
Joel Chandler Harris like many another
writer of delightful character sketches and:
short stories, has found that the novel is
an entirely different thing. It may rot be
made a great success in one does not
mean ~ a; that he can therefore attain equal
that Mr.. Harris realized his limitations:
but he yielded to the opportunities Of his
friends and produced Gabriel Tolliyer''3
He apparently thought that while he was
hung for sheep as for lamb, and SO
strung it out to- 448 pages. And it is not
2 novel at all, but just a series Of. Joel
chandler Harris sketches, connected by
Unread OF continuity; and dealing with the
sorttnes Of one community IN general
md one individual in particular the scene
being laid in the south during and after
The civil war. S1s.zs
Mr.: Harris tells the story Of the boyhood
# Gabriel Tolliver, a well bred, fine
grained youngster in the Georgia hamlet
y Shady Dale. He grows up along with
an Dolr1ngt who is the heroine
iRae 1e@a!s SAD the
Ind several other Of the characters with
whom the readers of Mr.. Harris southern
stoies are well acquainted. Gabriel does
nothing extra ordinary, except to get mixed
up with the Union league-the time is
The reconstruction period after the civil
the principal episode Of the
story has to do with his escape from pris-
On through clever trick devised and
maEaged by the inimitable Billy Sanders.
There will be many who can muster only
/ passing interest in Gabriel, but Uncle
Billy is one of Mr.. Harris best charac-s
ters-quaint, simple, and a natural hl,-
ries Gabriel at last. is a real girl, full Of
moods, but full Of life. and love as well.
Education and nesIarse.r. LIE ByS1.-
r on