Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-05-02

The third and the fourth volume
% tho History OF the German peo-
ple." edited by Edward S. Ellis a..
M.. and Augustus r.. Keller. and
published by the International His
torical Soyiety has made It's appear
anco
The present installment OF two vol-
uma constitutes part OF the elaborate
ana It's minuiest details authen-
tie and comprehensive, International
Historical Library, the first section OF
which comprimises a unit of sixteen
volumes trating OF the History OF
tho German people from the earliest
time down to and including the
present war
Volume three is devoted TO the
political Development OF what is gem
orally known as the Renaissance,
While volume -four is a pen picture or
The period, peculiarly adapted in it's
wording 20 the popular understand
ing and taste OF tho period OF Re-
naissance and the adoption OF human
itarian principles in Germany 1T is
as refreshing TO the impartial rev
lower as. no doubt il VIII prove TO
the intelligent reader and the student
OF the worlds important events, to
have the satisfaction at last, after a
porusal and numerous more or less
inspiring works covering different
epochs OF German history 10 have be-
fore him a library, embracing that
wonderful cOuntfy's entire history,
couohed in terms that are un-
mistakably authoritative and irrcfut-
ably true.
TO pcrusc those separate histories
from the pen OF chroniclers who arc
often of another race and with con-
ccptions that not easily assimilate
with German thought and the work
ings of the German mind, ccannot but
lcnve the raider in q bcwildered state
OF mind, Lone author drawing his
torical conclusions that arc diamet-
rically opposed to those promulgated
by his confrcre belonging to another
nation
Noplumes III and lV. like those
that preceded them. arc illustrated
/ profuscly with large number OF
page size portraits and pictures that
( belong to the periods Of time under
j discussion. One is prepared to pro-
lnounce the work an artistic edition
de luxe" fully as Impressive to the
| eye from a mechanical point OF view
as by the broad knowledge diifused
throughout the more than 400 pages
! OF each book
1t is an old maxim that no author
no matter how brilliant his pen, can
write so conyincingly or at his best
as when describing events with which
he Is thoroughly familiar Employ
ing this theory TO its fullest extent
and proftng by it as well as allow
ing 10 have their readers profit by,
the editors iiahtfully concluded TO let
Germans speak for Teutonic history.
The result the work before us-
attcsts 10 the wisdom Of their Juds-
ment
The third volume takes up the his
Tory OF Germany az the time Of the
demise OF Emporer Konrad lV tho
last Of tho Hohenstaufen rulers,
/ (l254). summarizing the leading
events Of that dynasty which held
the scepier OF the Holy Empire Of
the German nation from 1913 to
1854 One ol the outsandins and
best known monarchs la an Ger
many 20 this day was Frederick 1
(surnamed Barbarossa. owing to his
flowing red beard) Duke Of Suabla,
the nephew Of Konrad III, whom he
succeeded. and during his reign the
evil wars OF the Guelphs and Ghibel-
lines (Welfs and WaiblinGers) had
begun their upheaval in two nations,