Chicago world., 1948-06-19
BOOK REVIEWS

HIGHWAY ACROSS THE
WEST INDIES
Author: Herbert c. Lanks
Publisher: AppIeton-Centurya
Crofs, Inc, 35 w. 32d st., New
York I, N. Y.
Price: $500
Reviewer: William Henry Huff
''In this magnificently illus
trated and informative volume,
Herbert c.. Lanks continues his
chronicle of motor travel off the
main highways of the Western
Hemisphere. Now he writes Of
the colorful sea-girt islands that
stretch in a great arc east and
south from Florida to the South
American shore.
"Me Lank's route took him, by.
land and by water, the length of
Cuba, Haiti, Santo Domingo,
Puerto Rico, and on through the
lesser islands to Trinidad, in the
shadow of the mainland. $4,000
miles over land his car rolled, on
every sort of highway from the
fine asphalt roads of Trinidad to
the dry steam beds of Haiti. He
saw modern cities like Havana
and Trujllo; primitive lost
hamlets in jungle and savannah;
Spanish towns, English towns,
Indian and Negro settlements,
too. Once his car was pared on
top of an earthquake; again, it
was ''lost" nearly two weeks on
sailing vessel, without radio,
on passage between islands.
But it, and it driver, came
through to complete a remark
able journey with flying colors.
"Of his adventures and minor
mishaps, of things and places
seen and people, met, MI. Lanks
writes with easy informality and
a great wealth vi Of solid fact.
Highway Across The West I'm
dies is a. fine hook to- read for
sheer enjoyment. It is a delight
to see because Of the author $
many superb photographs. And,
for anyone planning to visit to
the West Indies, by motor OF
otherwise, it is a prfect mine OF
interesting and practical infor-
nation, gathered at first hand
and set forth fully and clearly.
VOTE REPUBLICAN -
THE MORE PERFECT UNION
Author: r. M. MacIver
| Publisher: Macmillan O., 60 Ftf.
tn avenue, New York, N. Y.
Price: $500 .
Reviewer: William Henry HUFF
"R. M. MacIver (Robert Nor
rison MacIver) was born in 1882
at Stornoway, Scotland. He took
mis- M. A. degree with first cless
luonons in the classics at Edin-
burgh university and then atten-
! ied Oriel college, Oxford. His
interest turning to political sci
ence. he first taught at Aberdeen
university. where in 1907 he was
appointed Lecturer in Political
Science. At this time he wrote
his first book, Community"
, which received the Carnegie A
ward for the best work submitted
in four Scottish universities.
This was published by Macmll-
Ian in 1917 He received his Ph.D
from Edinburgh university, and
in 1911 married. s'~
r'Dr. MacIver then lectured |on
political science and sociology at
] Scottish universities until ne
was appointed in 1915 Professor
of Political Science at the Uni
Iyersity Of Toronto, where III. ne
Taught economics and political
theory. During 1917-1S18 he was
Acting Chairman of the Domin.
/ ion of Canada War Labor Board
and shortly ,afterward published
j Labor in the Changing World"
Becoming head of the Depart
ment of Political Science at the
University Of Toronot In 1917, ne
remained there until 1927, when
he became Professor of Sociology
at Barnard college, Columbia
University. Books published dur
ing this period are Elements OF
Social Science (1921) and "Nhe
Modern State" (1926). DR.. Mac
Iver was appointed Lieber Pro
fessor OF Political Philosophy
and Sociology at Columbia uni
yersity, and was given the degree
of d. Littl by that university IN
1929. He still holds this position.
"In 1881 DR.. MacIver publish
ed Relations of Sociology to
Social Work" and Society: It's
Structure and Changes. IN 1882
-,e was made Chairman OF the
Columbia university Commission
to examine the problems OF the
economic depression, and pre-