New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-23

ALASKA, OUR NORTHERN WON
DERLAND, by Frank q. Car
pentor,
"a popular, we'll illustrated mar
rative that imparts a great amour
OF general information in pleasant
graphic manner, This is the secont
OF Carpenters travel series which a
now planned will include rs or 81
volumes l.. A. Booklist'
BACK TO THE LONG GRASS! Ny
LINK WITH LIVINGSTONE, b!
Dan Crawford
"Mr Crawford knew Africa ane
the Africans intimately, But still
more than an authority or Africa
he is the Boswell OF Livingstone, and
this book of busy and varied adven'
ture is built on Livingstone's last
journey and draws largely from Liv-
ingstone's last recorded words. -
Times Gondon) Lit. Supplement.
RARNUM, by NJ. r. Werner.
''Showmanship is one OF the tlashy
characteristics of the real American,
a publicity sense, being somewhat
akin TO the wiles of the canny,
springs UP unbidden in the breast
OF the Yankee. F. r. Barnum was
the greatest publicity man of them
all. NJ. r. Werner in his new biog-
raphy, has given us an intelligent pic
fure. 1t is book OF racy incident.
BATTERY TESTING AND REPAIR,
by Is. B, Burling.
COLOR CEMENT HANDICRAFT, by
+. j. and r. A. Lemos.
1.-THE technique of cement working,
with all its latest developments in
coloration, etc, explained in text and
diagram
DECORATION AND RENOVATION
OF THE HOME, by Arthur Sey-
mour Jennings.
This is a practical book for house
owners and tenants, decorators and
architects, by an author who has had
a great deal of experience in house
decoration and renovation. With the
exception of a chapter on furniture,
the book is entirely concerned with
such matters as color schemes in
decoration, painting, vanishing,
enamelling, distempering, paper
hanging and wood finishing. Times
(London) Lit Supplement.
COLE FROM TWO SIDES, by Roger
and Joyce Wethered.
This treatise on golf is the joint
production of two of our most bril-
liant young amateurs. Consequently
both know what they are writing
about and love what they know.
Miss Wethered writes on driving and
putting whilst her brother describes
the strokes made with wood or iron
through the green. They both ex-
plain very clearl. how they play the
shots themselves and show consid-
cradle faculty for analysing compli-
Gated physical adjustments. "-satur-
day Review.
HEAD HUNTERS OF THE ANA
ION, by F. w. Up De Graft.
HOW TO USE THE DICTIONARY,
by N. c. Flaherty.
How to choose dictionary that
may be trusted and how to obtain
full use of that reference informa-
ton
IN THE WAKE OF THE BUG
Cancers, by A. Hyatt Verrill.
over so books is the number now
credited TO Mr.. Ve-rill but it is his
admission that this book is his IA
vorite among all the books he has
written. His reason is that its sub
ject matter is especially pleasant to
him. because his is pirate fan
He found a real old pirate ship, en-
gagged in a commonplace trade. He /
chartered it and having collected a |
picturesque crew. such as he felt to !
be in keeping with boat which had
sailed under the jolly Roger, he
started 10 visit and explore the
haunts Of the buccaneers in West In
dian waters.
The account cannot help being in
teresting, for the Caribbean itself is
full of interest and he sails from
island to island. finding thrilling
traces of the pirates and true tales
of wild days set in the atmosphere to
which they belong. boston Tran
script.
THE NOVEL OF TOMORROW AND
THE SCOPE OF FICTION.
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OLD NEW ENGLAND CHURCHES
AND THEIR CHILDREN, by
Bacon.
REAL STORY OF THE PIRATE, by
Alpheus Hyatt Nerrill.