Thompson, Wallace. 917.2 T384 The people of Mexico; who they are and how they live. 1921. Harper. Treats of the ethnology of the Mexicans and of the climate, government, religion, education, family institutions, sanitation, conditions of labor, vices, crime, and poverty. History General Marvin, Francis Sydney, ed. 901 M43г Recent developments in European thought; essays. 1920. Milford. (Unity series.) Contents: General survey, by F. S. Marvin.-Philosophy, by A. E. Taylor.-Religion, by F. B. Jevons.-Poetry, by C. H. Herford.-History, by G. P. Gooch.-Political theory, by A. D. Lindsay.-Economic development, by C. R. Fay.-Atomic theories, by W. H. Bragg.-Biology since Darwin, by Leonard Doncaster.-Art, by A. C. Brock. -A generation of music, by Ernest Walker.-The modern renascence, by F. M. Stawell. Europe Henry, Robert Mitchell. 941.5 H45 Evolution of Sinn Fein. 1920. The Talbot Press. (Modern Ireland in the making.) A survey of the historical background and a study of the growth, work, and acts of the Irish party for independence. The author is completely in sympathy with its aims and ideals. Krantz, Albert. Wandalia. 1519. Turner, Edward Raymond. Europe, 1789-1920. 1920. Doubleday. "Bibliography" at end of each chapter. "European rulers since the French revolution," p.653-659. qr 943 K41 940.9 T86 The author is (1920) professor of European history in the University of Michigan. Bachelder, John Badger. United States r 973-7 B12 Descriptive key to the painting of the repulse of Longstreet's assault at the battle of Gettysburg (July 3, 1863), historically arranged by J. B. Bachelder and painted by James Walker; embracing a brief outline of the battle, showing the relative positions of the contending forces, and explaining the points of local and military interest delineated by the artist, with appendix containing private letters and official reports from both armies, showing the authorities for the painting, with a complete index of the officers and troops mentioned. 1870. Privately printed. Boston-Public library. r 016.9744 B64 The Pilgrims; a selected list of works in the public library of the city of Boston; a contribution to the tercentenary celebration; comp. by M. A. Tenney. 1920. (Brief reading lists, no.15.) Other Countries Freeman, Edward Augustus. 953 F91 History and conquests of the Saracens; six lectures delivered before the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution. 1876. Macmillan. Contents: The world at the coming of Mahomet.-Mahomet and his creed.-The undivided caliphate.-The Saracens in the East.-The Saracens in the West.-The later dynasties of Persia and India. Hyndman, Henry Mayers. The awakening of Asia. 1919. Boni. 950 H99 Contents: Asia and Europe in the past.-The Portuguese pioneers.-China in the past. Christianity in the Far East.-Opium in China.-The boxer rising and the reforming emperor. The boxer rising and its consequences.-The development of China for the Chinese. The growth of Japan.-Japan tries her strength.-The mistress of Asia.— Industrial Japan.-Asiatic emigration.-The British in India.-The unsoundness of British Indian finance.-The growing unrest.-Conclusion. Lock, H. O. 933 L75 Conquerors of Palestine through 40 centuries, with an introduction by Field-marshal Viscount Allenby. 1920. Scott. "List of books," p.118. Accounts of the invasions of Palestine by the Egyptians under Thothmes III nearly 2000 years before Christ, by the Jews, the Assyrians, the Babylonians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Arabs, the Crusaders, the French under Napoleon, and finally by the British during the great war. European War 940.922 A74 The army and religion; an inquiry and its bearing upon the religious life of the nation, with preface by the bishop of Winchester. 1920. Y. M. C. A. Press. The general topics considered are the attitudes of the men in the army to religion, morality, and society; their relations to the churches; and the changes effected by the great war. The inquiry was confined to English and Scottish evidence. Blatch, Mrs Harriot (Stanton). 940.921 B54 A woman's point of view; some roads to peace. 1920. The Womans Press. Contents: A woman's view of the aftermath of war.-At the root of the conflict. -The will to heal. Committee on the War and the Religious Outlook. 940.922 C73 Religion among American men, as revealed by a study of conditions in the army. 1920. Y. M. C. A. Press. Based on answers to questionnaires, personal interviews, and articles. qr 940.911 H75 Home sector; a weekly for the new civilian, Sept. 20, 1919-April 3, 1920. V.I-v.2, no.14. 1919-20. Conducted by the former editorial council of the "Stars and stripes." No more published. Jellicoe, John Rushworth Jellicoe, viscount. Crisis of the naval war. 1920. Cassell. Maps in pocket. 940.915 J24c An account of the actions taken by the British admiralty and of the work of the fleet against the German submarine campaign of 1917, as told by the man who was first sea lord during that period. Missouri-Council of defense. Final report [1917-19]. [1919.] New York (city)-Education department. r 940.917 M74 r 940.91 N26s Syllabus of the world war for use in the elementary schools of the city of New York; adopted by the Board of superintendents, June 17, 1918. [1918.] "Reference list," p.63-64. Pennsylvania-War history commission. r 940.91 P39 940.916 S92 Pennsylvania's participation in the world war, 1917-18. 1919. Stuart, Sir Campbell. Secrets of Crewe house; the story of a famous campaign. 1920. Hodder. "Tells the remarkable story of British propaganda in enemy countries during 1918." Author's foreword. Taylor, Emerson Gifford. 940.9137 T25 New England in France, 1917-19; a history of the 26th division U. S. A. 1920. Houghton. United States-Judge advocate general. r 940.92 U253 Compilation of war laws of the various states and insular possessions. 1919. Binder's title reads "State war laws." Books for the Blind The Library has a collection of about 4,000 books and 5 periodicals for the blind. The Pennsylvania Home Teaching Society and Free Circulating Library for the Blind supports in this district a teacher, herself totally blind, who, under the direction of this Library, visits the adult blind in their homes and teaches them to read. This service and the use of the books are absolutely free to all the adult blind in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania and the Director requests that names and addresses of such persons be sent to him in order that the teacher may call upon them. Allen, Edward Ellis. American Braille qE 027.6 A42 Library work for the blind. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Fiske, John. Moon Type qE 973 F54 History of the United States. 6v. National Institute for the Blind. Revised Braille with Contractions United States-President. (Woodrow Wilson.) qE 940.919 U25t Three addresses. 1919. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Contents: The conditions of peace.-Address at Washington's tomb, July 4, 1918. -Address concerning the extension of suffrage to women; delivered before the Senate, Sept. 30, 1918. Young People's Books Ault, Norman. j 821 Ag2 Dreamland shores; a book of verse for children and others. [1920.] Dodd. The poems, which represent a child's plays and fancies, are supplemented by black and white sketches, pictures in color, and end-paper maps showing the Spanish main where the pirate ship was sunk, the little hill where the fairies danced, the ogre's castle, the magic gardens, Robbers' wood, and Hush forest. Colum, Padraic. j C727ba The boy apprenticed to an enchanter; illustrated by D. S. Walker. Macmillan. Herein one may read how Eean, the fisherman's son, and Bird-of-Gold, who was the bramble gatherer's daughter, saved the magic mirror of the Babylonians and were pursued o'er land and sea by the evil enchanter, Zabulun. Davies, Ellen Chivers. A boy in Serbia. 1920. Crowell. j 914.97 D31 The boy, Milosav, tells his own story, beginning with his earliest recollections. He describes his first days at school, the play and work of the children, village ways, and holiday customs. Hopkins, Albert Allis. j 917.3 H78 Our country and its resources; what we ought to know about agriculture, fisheries, forests, Panama canal, railroads, manufactures, automobiles, industrial preparedness, the new navy, the army, our money, aeronautics, motion pictures, the weather, astronomy, the nation's capital, the president, Congress, all about the government. 1918. Munn. (Scientific American series.) The same.... Lamprey, L. .rj 917.3 H78 j L199m Masters of the guild; illustrated by Florence Choate and Elizabeth Curtis. Stokes. Stories of the days when castles were used as strongholds, when puppet players amused the folk in market places, when knights went adventuring, and dames and demoiselles rode forth to sport with their falcons. Each story is accompanied by a poem and there are pictures in color and in black and white. Murphy, Edgar Gardner. qj 523.8 M18 Beginner's star-book; an easy guide to the stars and to the astronomical uses of the opera-glass, the field-glass and the telescope, by Kelvin McKready [pseud.], with charts of the moon, tables of the planets and star maps on a new plan. 1912. Putnam. "List of books," p.144-146. Nicolay, Helen. Boys' life of Lafayette. 1920. Harper. j 92 L144n "Story of a poor boy who inherited great wealth; who ran away from home to fight for liberty and glory; who became a major-general before he was twenty years old ...who suffered an unjust imprisonment which has well been called 'a night five years long;' [and] who was twice practically Dictator of France." Preface. Smith, Evelyn, comp. j 793.1 S646 Form-room plays; junior book; comp. from English literature. [1920.] Dent. (Kings treasuries of literature.) Contents: The swineherd, from Hans Andersen.-The parlement of foules, from Chaucer. Thor's hammer, from the Norse legend.-The death of Balder, from the Norse legend.-The travelling companion, from Hans Andersen.-The cock and the fox, from Chaucer.-A Christmas carol, from Dickens.-The perfect holiday, from L. M. Alcott's "Little women."-Alice in Wonderland, from Lewis Carroll.-Circe's palace, from Hawthorne's "Tanglewood tales."-Robin Hood, from an old ballad.— The lady of the lake, from Scott.-A midsummer night's dream, from Shakespeare. Tappan, Eva March. Hero stories of France. 1920. Houghton. j 944 T19 Gives short accounts of French kings, saints, and other leaders, beginning with Vercingetorix, the hero patriot of the Gauls, and ending with Marshal Foch. Wallace, Dillon. j W175t Troop one of the Labrador; illustrated by Clyde Forsythe. Revell. Story of adventure in the frozen North, the plot centering about the theft of a silver fox skin. The boys, whose earlier experiences were related in "Grit a-plenty," now organized as "Troop one of the Labrador" with Doctor Joe as scoutmaster, play an important part in solving the mystery. |