Evening star., 1938-01-09
BIOGRAPHY.
ARCHIBALD CARY OF AMPTHILL
BY Robert X. Brock. Richmond

ARCHIBALD CARY OF AMPTHILL.
BY Robert X. Brock Richmond: ::
Garrett & Massie.
A hitherto neglected patriot of the
Revolution. Archibald Cary of Virginia,
Is made the subject Of full-Ieneth
biography, in which much unused ma
terial is brought to light. Very good
CHIEF JUSTICE WAITE. DEFENDER
OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST. BY
Bruce R. Trimble. Princeton: Uni
versity of Princeton Press.
The first full-length biography Of
the liberal justice of the Supreme
Court whose work was of such i'm
portance in the period following the
Civil War. Occupied for great part
with studies Of the Justices decisions
and so highly relevant at the present
time. Highly informative but not
popularity written.
LOST EMPIRE. BY Hector Chevieny
New York: The Macmillan Co.
Flctionalized life story of Nikolai
Rezanov, the Russian who ATTEMPTED
In the early days of this country. to
found an empire for his government
on the North Pacific coast of America
Highly romantic.
BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.
YOUR TAXES. BY William ]. shultz
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran
e. Co.
A discussion Of all kinds of taxes
and the manner in which they are
paid. A popular handbook on the
subject. in short Understandable by
the ordinary reader.
MARQUIS OF QUEENSBERRY
RULES FOR MODERN BUsI-
NESS. BY /. E. Lambert. Santa
Fe: The Rydal Press.
A discussion of unfair trade prac-
tees and OF the recent legislation
which bears on business transactions
BY former vice president of the
National Better Business Bureau and
Trial Counsel for the Federal Trade
commission. In popular language
which the average citizen can under
stand.
THE ADMINISTRATION OF FED
ERAL GRANTS TO STATES. By
V. o. Key, jr.. Chicago: Published
Tor the Committee on Public Ad-
ministration of the Social Science
Research Council by Public Ad-
ministration Service.
A highly technical study of the svs-
tenn OF Federal grants to States in its
economic and sociological aspects
Highly informative, but decidedly no,
for laymen.
AMERICANA.
OF THE EARTH EARTHLY. By
Marion Nicholl Rawson. New
York: E. P. Dutton Co.
A splendid volume describing the
methods and materials used BY earl,
Americans to build their houses. make
their clothes and manufacture thei,
tools and implements. Cannot be tor
highly praised.
SEED FROM MADAGASCAR. By
Duncan Clinch Hayward. Chape,
Hill: University Of North Carolina
Press.
The history of the Carolina low
country. from its beginnings in the
days OF the rice industry to the early
Goth century. Very fine.
ADVENTURE ON RED RIVER
Edited by Grant Foreman. Nor
man: University of Oklahoma
Press.
The report Of the exploration of the
Red River by Capt. Randolph B
Marcy and Capt. G. B. Mcclellan
Vivid and meticulous, and full of
valuable information for the student
OF Western development. An unusual
document.
PHILADELPHIA A Guide to the Ma
tion's Birthplace PHILADELPHIA
The William Penn Association.
The Federal Writer'S Project dis
covers the City Of Brotherly Love.
One more volume in its American
Guide Series.
EDUCATION.
EDUCATION IN PACIFIC COUN-
TRIES, BY Felix NJ Keeshing.
Shanghai: Kelly e. Walsh.
The volume has been prepared to
interpret a seminar conference of ed.
ucators and social scientists conducted
by the University of Hawaii and Yale
University IN 1886. Treats of native
groups, race factors, indigenous cul-
lures, community needs and so on.
Should be useful to the student of
race problems.
SCIENCE.
EARTH-LORE. BY s. j. Shand. New
York: E. p. Dutton Co.
A popularly written geology text
Highly readable.
THE RACES.
HORSE TO BET. BY Robert Saun-
ders Dowst. New York: William
Morrow.
The publisher says that this is a list
of the race horses which in 1888
should repeat their 1887 record Of
heavy money profits through betting"
The author Is the deviser of the CON
sistency system" of betting. From
this point readers must proceed at
their own risk. The reviewer will
keep her money.