The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-09
SOME RECENT BOOKS
IN VARIOUS FIELDS
\ Group OF Excellent Works. All
From the lists of One Publisher,
Henry Holt & Co.

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The very youth and headlong
selfishnesS of America is Well Il
Illustrated in the domain Of scholarship
and letters, In Europe. distinguished
service in scholarship is continually
bein. recognized by scholars. col
leagues. and associates. Memorial
volumes. anniversary brochures. ana
the like fan thick as leaves in Val
lombrosa." Usually these volumes
lake the form Of collated contribu-
tons by scholars contributing TO hu-
man knowledge in the domain of the
specialist thus honored.
his hin crops up in the United
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ereciatiVe of all forms Of society, a
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Such d work is the one before us,
dedicated by former pupils. the con
tributers. to the eminent historian,
Professor Frederick Jackson Turner.
on the occasion of his elevation to
The presidency Of the American His
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l. Some Activities of the Congrega-
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,. "OregOn Pioneers and American
Diplomacy" by Joseph Schafer.
;. Some Problems of the Northwest
in 1919" by J.. Alton James.
i. "kansas." by G. L. Becker.
.. "Federalism and the West" by H.
c. Hockett.
s. 'Independent Parties in the West
ern States. 1S73-1S76," by S. T.
Suck.
I. "Firginia and the Presidential
Succession. 1S4O-1S44." by c.. H.
Amber.
s. The Southern Wings. 1S34-1854,"
by Z. B.. Phillips.
8. The Beginnings Of Spanish-Amer-
lean Diplomacy" by W. S. Rob
ertSOn.
10. Some Notes on the Study Of
South American History" by +.
S. Reinsch.
All the essays. while Of varying
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one quality in common: they are ali
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ly display the better qualities of the
most modern methods of historical in
v~estigation as taught by Professor
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and George Rogers Clark go have
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Both are excellent-and are, doubt
less characteristic examples of the
series. n ease and c%olloquial style
OF Malrs narrative is remarkable in
SO short a book. covering such an
immense field-the Renaissance 70
the Present Age. 1t is really remark,
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t last chapter clear. terse estimates Of
, klpilng, Yeats. Shaw. Wilde. anc
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Shakespeares work, his mind, ant
| art. fortunately. again. Mr.. Aase
held p to be an artist. not .
research worker. He tells his stor1
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= either in the way Of fact or even
| should say. in the domain of crit
Q c!s'n- This is really Shakespeare 70
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