New Britain herald., 1921-04-09
New Books at
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bany.
IAN excellent study for new read
ers." Catholic World.
DEM OcRACY AND ASSIMILATION.
by Julius Drachsler
"A study of the group life of New
York's immigrant communities,
particularly the tendencies toward
ethnic fusion exhibited by intermar-
riage statistics. The author believes
that the schoolroom methods of Amer
icanization must he substituted a
process incorporating the best of both
American and foreign cultures A. l..
A. Booklist.-N
DREAMS AND VOICES: song of
mother, father and child from
the writings of American and
English poets of today, compiled
by Grace II. Urine.
FORESTS AND TREES. by B. ].
Hales.
Written to show the value of our
forests. and with the. practices of
forest preservation" Publishers note
HIGH COMPANY, by Harry Lee
"Vers libre sketches telling OF the
soldiers. So predominantly narrative
that they will be better liked by story
readers than by poetry readers" A. L.
A. Booklist.
JEW AND AMERICAN IDEALS, by
John Spargo.
AN answer to what the nation calls
the utterly detestable campaign of
SANDER in the Dearborn Indepen-
dent
POEMS, by Alec De Candole.
"Forty-five poems by an English
University student and soldier, killed
in the war. characterized as greatest
literary phenomenon of the war; -
Publishers note.
NEW ITALY, by Helen Zimmern and
Antonio Agresti.
"A concise, brief survey of Italy's
attainment of national unity, her
present day politics. foreign policies
and internal problems, her progress
in education, the arts, industrys, ship
ping and railways. The motives which
led Italy to enter the world war on
the side of. the Allies, and the part
which Irredentism has played in her
national aspirations are clearly stat
ed" A. l.. A. Booklist. 81
TWELVE GOOD MUSICIANS: from
John Bull to Henry Purcell. by
Frederick Bridge.
WHALE HUNTING WITH GUN AND
CAMERA by r. c. Andrews.
"A naturalists account of the
modern shore-whaling industry, of
whales and their habits. and of hunt
ing experiences in various parts of the
world, based upon knowledge gained
during the last eight years when the
author travelled twice around the
| world, twice to Alaska, and southwark
to Borneo and Dutch East Indies in
his studying of cetaceans for the
American Museum of Natural His
tory" A. i. A. Booklist.
For the Farmer
AMERICAN HONEY PLANTS. by F.
c. Pellet.
MANY illustrations and alphabet
| cal arrangement by common names
| with cross references from scientific
names Included in the same
| alphabet are the states, each with a
| discussion OF it's honey sources, and
articles of the physiology of nectar
secretion, the weather and honey pro-
duction. etc. The author who is an
i authority, does not presuppose n
! knowledge of botany" A. L. A. Book
list.
| CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF
RABBITS, by c. c. Sherlock.
|
| FARMER HIS OWN BUILDER by
II. A. Roberts.
"A very practical book clearly IL
! Illustrated. diagrammed and privided
with tables of estimates, for the farm
err who must be his own architect
and often his own builder. 1t is es-
| pecially instructive in showing the
! latest improvements in farm struc-
/ lures" A. L. A. Booklist.
GARDEN DOCTOR: plants in health
| and disease by L. J. Chittenden.
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PRODUCTIVE SOILS, by w. w.
CHESTERMARKE INSTINCT, by j.
l. S. Fletcher.
! GUARDED HEIGHTS, by wadsworth
| Camp.
AT his fathers death, George Nor
ton is Obliged to work on a horse
farm. There he comes to love the
daughter of the owner. HIS develop
ment through college and later is in
teresting."
PENNY PLAIN, by O. T.. Douglass.
"A family of orphan children "
their maid. their dog, their neighbors
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