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Patton. This is the authorized biography
of the first president of Radcliffe college.
A native of New England, she was for %
years the wife, fellow traveller and pro-
fessional associate of Louis Agassiz.
The book contains interesting accounts
of expeditions to Brazil and other parts
of South America and the latter half is
largely the story of the founding and
early years of Radcliffe college.
My Generation, by William Jewett
Tucker. The president emeritis of Dart
mouth college writes concerning the in
tellectual and spiritual life of his time.
In the heart of the theological contro
versies that marked the break between
the old order of thought and the new,
his Interpretation of the trend of mod
ern thought is worth reading.
From Midshipman to Rear Admiral,
by Bradley Allen Fiske. Is a complete
account of the adventures and personal
achievements of the author who has in
vented many navel and military electri-
cal appliances. 1t is valuable as showing
the development of the navy in the last
so years and contains many interesting
descriptions of persons and places.
Our Greatest Battle, by Frederick
Palmer. The author who had the free
dom of the whole Allied and American
lines describes in detail the great Meuse
Argonne battle. The work of each divi-
sion is clearly marked out and easily
followed by means of very complete
index. Mr. Palmer saw in person many
of the things he writes about and the
book is an authoritative account of that
phase of the war.
| The War in the Garden of Eden, by
| Kermit Roosevelt. An account of the
| authors experiences in the eastern cam
paign under Generals Allenby and Maude
Among other things it describes the
| fighting march of General Maude's army
through the Mesopotamian desert. The
book is written with natural ease and
humor and is illustrated with photo
graphs taken by Mr.. Roosevelt.
Principles of Foreign Trade, by Nor
| bert Savay, "A manual of condensed
facts and principles regarding foreign
trade. The principles, opportunities
strategy, sources of information, etc, arr
discussed IN a general way. This is fol
lowed by information given by countries
regarding laws, credit customs, travel
ler's licenses, and consular and shippin.
requirements. 1t covers the technica
side of the subject quite thoroughly AM
!, shows the inexperienced man just how t
3 investigate, plan, sell and operate in for
eign markets"
5 Russia as an American Problem, b,
t John Spargo. The author is swor
e enemy of Bolshevist rule and thinks tina
: Russia is not ready for anything like
n Socialist state, lacking industrial devel
e opment as she does At present sh
needs capital and capitalist enterpris,
This makes Russia an American prol
lem for if we seize our opportunity t
furnish Russia with manufactured good
machinery, and railway equipment in re
e turn for vast supplies of raw materia
+ we shall link her to western civilization
g Otherwise japanese influence there
i bound to be very great
It The Book of a Naturalist, by Willial
II Henry Hudson. Delightful informal e.
e curslons into the byways of natur
= history in which few of the small den
t zens of woods and field appear to e
D. cape the atfectionate eve of the writ
L who possesses the instinct for establis
70 ing friendly personal relations wi,
lei them. The serpent as the most de
y pissed is accorded the distinction of fl
1t chapters, while lovers of the dog W
t derive what comfort they can from t
1T authors assurance that he included t
chapter on the great dog superstitio
Just for fun" Twenty nine chapte
on British fauna.
Collectors Luck, by Alice Van LIE
, Carric1l A book for the amateur as W,
! as the professional collector. Subtitl
a. repository of pleasant and proftaI
M dIscourses, descriptive of household FL
- niture and ornaments of olden tin
= Back of luck" so entertainingly d
4. scribed is the energy and enthusiasm al
- perseverance of the collectors. The
are many interesting illustrations
Behind the Motion Picture Screen,
Austin c. Lescaboura. Covers the emit
field OF production of motion pictures
most interesting way and points o
TT the possibilities of education in vario
n directions, as we'll as entertainment
al future development of the motion p
he ture. Contains over 300 illustrations
How Animals Talk by William