The Washington herald., 1913-05-25
LATEST BOOKS FOR THE LIBRARY TABLE

author is Roger Boutet de Monvei. and
it was crowned by the French Academy
In lsi2 II IL bounded by the years 1900
and 1850 and deals perhaps mainly with
the English prisoners and visitors dur
ing the Napoleonic reign. and with the
great flock of those that crossed the
channel upon its collapse at Waterloo.
The University of Chicago has tust
added to the resources of the Harper
Memorial Library the Durrett collection
OF Louisville, KY. This well-known coll
lection OF material treats In the main,
OF Southern and early Western history.
II was brought together by Col Reuben
T. Durrett during the period from 1885
to the present time. and IL contains some
exceedingly important manuscripts, news
paper files. and books.
Daniel C.. Beard. author of '"rhe
American Boys Handy Book" The
Boy Pioneers" &C.. and founder Of The
Sons Of Daniel Boone and one Of the
founders of The Boy Scouts Of America.
was awarded the gold medal OF the Camp
Fire Club for the year 1919 In the
speech OF presentation the president re-
ferred to the great pioneer work which
ne had done toward popularizing out
OF boys not only more interesting, but
far more instructivS The medal 4. he.
slowed annually on one prominent natur-
alist or sportsman because of distinguish
ed achievement.
In an illustrated volume entitled New
England and New France" which the
Pstnams will publish. James Douglas,
author OF old France in the New, World.
Ind
preted the spirit, and described the life
OF, and has indicated the points of con-
tact and Of contrast between. the two
groups of colonists who were contendtnz
for the control Of the American CONT
nent
Gov. Sulzer of New York is almost as
good an authority on Alaskan conditions
as his friend. ]. J. Underwood, the author
OF Alaska, An Empire in the Making"
CDodd. Mead & Coz, the Governor hay-
ing made fourteen trips to the Territory
where the town of Sulzer is named for
him.
Joseph McCabe. whose TRANSACTIONS of
Francisco Ferrers Origin and Ideals OF
the Modern School, the Putnams will
publish. was the first to make known TO
the English-speaking world the outrage
against justice perpetrated in the SEN
fencing TO death OF Ferrer, the political
theorist and social innovator, whose in
ffuence was so dreaded by the corrupt
politicians and venal Church of SpaIn.
that they conspired to use the pIiabie
machinery of military Justice" to re-
move man whose sole aim was To
open the eyes of the Spanish people.
A tourist edition Of three of Clifton
Johnson.s Highways and Byways vol
Mountains" and The Mississippi VAL
ley'-is now ready. This has been pre-
pared especially with the needs Of the
motorist in view. To each chapter the
author has appended detailed note for
the automobiles. in which everything
that he should know about the territory
covered on the preceding pages is taken
up. The books retain all Of Mr. John
sons splendid illustrations and the old
text as well, while the exterior pnake-up
is perhaps even more attractive than the
previous Issues CMacmillan.)
The Putnams are publishing a six
volume set Of The Letters Speeches.
and Correspondence Of Carl Schurz,"
edited by Frederic Bancroft, author of
The Life of Seward" The political
career in America of Carl Schu-z was
conspicuous both for its length and for
its INDEPENDENCE. Schurz held office
but for few years Of the period in
question: and his chief services were
given as a leader of political reform
He changed his party more than once,
but never his principles His influence
was great because his principles were
great, and because of the wonderful
skill and clearness with which these
principles were asserted, defended. and
maintained. In every national cam
paign during a term covering nearly
half a century, the speeches and the
public letters Of Schurz constituted
leading features.