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A HISTORY SYLLABUS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Published by D. C. Heath & Co., Boston, Mass., 1904. $1.20 net.

This Syllabus consists of four outlines in History. (1) Ancient History (the major portion Greek and Roman), (2) Mediæval and Modern European History, (3) English History, and (4) American History and Government. General suggestion to teachers in regard to the method and use of the outlines and useful bibliographies furnish helpful and necessary data for the school work of preparation and recitation.

The primary object of the syllabus is to provide definite and practical material in training pupils to meet the college entrance requirements. Those schools, also, which do not prepare their pupils to pass college examinations will find the book useful.

The syllabus is wisely not intended for boys and girls of thirteen years of age. Pure narration is best for them at this age, as the living voice serves to arouse interest and to furnish a stimulus for the sterner work of wide and varied reading.

Grave, but not unsurmountable difficulties, will arise in the actual working out of this syllabus from the inadequate preparation of the teacher and from the failure to provide the student always with the books for reading.

Yet these difficulties ought to be overcome, since the slavish method of simply hearing the recitation from the text-book must give way to the more comprehensive method of reading many writers.

As these outlines have been prepared by able university professors and successful secondary school teachers, they are the product of careful planning and actual experience.

F. C. H.

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A Patent for Plymouth In New England. To which is annexed, extracts from the Records of that Colony, etc., etc. Boston; New England: Printed by John Draper, 1761. 22 pages.

An Hour with the Pilgrim Fathers and their Precursors. By Benj. Scott. Second edition. London. 1869.

The Pilgrim Fathers neither Puritans nor Persecutors. By Benj. Scott. London. 1864.

Mayflower Essays on the Story of the Pilgrim Fathers. Blaxland. London. 1896.

A Declaration of the Warrantable Grounds and Proceedings of the First Association of the Government of New Plymouth In their Laying the First Foundation of this Government, and in their Making Laws, and Disposing of the Lands within the same. Together With the General Fundamentals of their Laws, Enacted, Ordained, and Constituted, by the Authority of the Associates of the Colony of New Plymouth. Boston. Printed and sold at Greenleaf’s Printing-Office, in Hanover-Street. M.DCC, LXXIII.

The Pilgrim Fathers. A lecture by R. W. Dale, M. A. London. 1854.

Waddington’s Life of John Penry.

The Pilgrim Fathers in Holland. By William C. Winslow, LL.D Boston. 1891.

The History of The Primitive Yankees or The Pilgrim Fathers in England and Holland. By William Macon Coleman. Washington. 1881.

The Illustrated Pilgrim Memorial. Boston. 1886.

Mass. Hist. Soc. Collections. Second Series, vols. 9 and 10. Fourth Series, vol. 1. Sixth Series, vol. 10. Seventh Series, vols. 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Mass. Hist. Soc. Proceedings, First Series, vols. Second Series, vols.

Morton’s New England’s Memorial. Boston. 1721, and Newport. 1772.

Chapman’s Bulkeley Genealogy. 1875.

Raymond’s Raymond Genealogy. 1886.

Burnham’s Burnham Genealogy, 1869 or later edition containing the Ipswich families.

By the lateJohn Codman, 2d

Extra-Illustrated Edition. Two Maps, and Notes. Edited by William Abbatt.

200 copies at $7.50 net. Cloth, gilt top.

50 copies on hand-made paper. Boards, gilt top. $15.00.

Postage, 30 cents extra on each.

Among the historical books of 1901, I know none more interesting or valuable than Mr.Codman’s, and it is greatly to be regretted that he did not live to witness its deserved success.

Mr.Winston Churchill(author ofThe Crisis) says: “This book richly deserves the prominent notice given it (by a leading literary journal). It revives a most important and glorious episode in the history of this country, and every American will be the better for reading of the heroic struggles of Arnold’s men across the wilderness. It is a book which seems essential to every library.”

But the author failed to fully recognize his opportunity for illustrating the story, giving portraits of only four of the twenty or more officers of the expedition.

In my edition I insertthirteen additional portraits, several of which have never appeared before, and nine other illustrations.

The biographical notices of the original have been extended wherever possible. These various improvements add much value to the original work, not only to the bibliophile but to the general reader.

The expedition to Quebec, through the trackless wilderness of Maine, is easily the most dramatic episode of the Revolution. It was led by one who was destined to a brilliant career as a soldier, and a disgraceful end as a traitor to his country. But for two events it would have been completely successful, and the whole history of our Revolution changed thereby—the territory of the original thirteen Colonies being augmented by the vast domain now comprehended under the general name of British America, and our country thus extending from the shores of the Arctic Ocean to the Rio Grande.

These two incidents were, first: the month-late start of the expedition, because of which the terrible flood in the Dead River, with the resultant hardships, was encountered by those whom one of their number, many years later, justly termed “that band of Heroes”—and, second: the wound which disabled Arnold himself when, during the desperate attack on Quebec, his inspiring presence and wonderful leadership were most needed by his men.

Mr. Codman’s book is the only modern account of this important “prologue of the Revolution,” as it has been styled by another author. No full understanding of the importance of Arnold’s enterprise and the heroism of his men is possible without having read it. Its terse diction and graphic style make it most interesting reading, and the numerous illustrations (most of them made expressly for it) add greatly to its value.

Sample pages will be sent free on request. Address theMagazineofHistory, 281 Fourth Ave., N. Y.

I expect to publish within the coming twelve months several interesting items of Americana, viz:

I.—The History of the Second Company, Governor’s Foot-Guardof the State of Connecticut; by Jason Thomson, Esq., of the New Haven Bar (a member of the Company). This was originally issued as a pamphlet, but has long been out of print. The Company is the third oldest military organization in the United States, beginning its history with service in the Revolution when Benedict Arnold, its first captain, took the Colony powder by force from the hesitant Selectmen of New Haven, and marched to Cambridge, accompanied by Israel Putnam, to join the patriot forces there. It has since served in the War of 1812, the War of the Rebellion, and the Spanish-Cuban War. The history of such an organization is obviously well worth preserving and enlarging by illustrations, as I have done. It will contain:

1. A rare plate of Benedict Arnold, in uniform, as he appeared beforeQuebec.

2. A colored plate, showing the present uniform of the Company.

3. A most interesting reproduction of a document of unique interest—the original manuscript petition to the Assembly of Connecticut, praying for the incorporation of the Company. This is signed by all the original members of the Company, including Arnold and his brother-in-law, Pierpont Edwards, who afterwards, by the irony of Fate, became the executor of his estate, at the discovery of his treason.

The original is owned by the New Haven Colony Historical Society, and will be reproduced, not by engraving, but by an actual photograph—folding to fit the size of the page. The edition will be limited to 250 copies, of which 248 will be for sale.

200 will be octavo (6 × 9) gilt top, bound in cloth. $3.00.

50 will be large paper, bound in boards, 8 × 11, untrimmed edges, gilt top, special paper. $5.00.

Postage extra on each.

The printing will be from type, distributed as soon as the work has been done, and this edition will never be duplicated.

II.—The Poems of Edward Coate Pinkney.With a biographical sketch of of the poet, by Eugene L. Didier, author of a “Life of Edgar A. Poe,” “Life of Madame Bonaparte,” etc. The original edition of these poems is now one of the rarest items of Americana. It was published in 1825, and won the admiration of the chief American critics, Poe among them, who pronounced Pinkney to be “the first of American lyrists,” and his poem, “A Health,” (of which I give two verses herewith) “especially beautiful—full of spirit and brilliancy.”

A HEALTH

I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone,A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon;To whom the better elements and kindly stars have givenA form so fair that, like the air, ’tis less of earth than heaven.Her every tone is music’s own, like those of morning birds,And something more than melody dwells ever in her words;The coinage of her heart are they, and from her lips each flowsAs one may see the burthened bee forth issue from the rose.

I fill this cup to one made up of loveliness alone,

A woman, of her gentle sex the seeming paragon;

To whom the better elements and kindly stars have given

A form so fair that, like the air, ’tis less of earth than heaven.

Her every tone is music’s own, like those of morning birds,And something more than melody dwells ever in her words;The coinage of her heart are they, and from her lips each flowsAs one may see the burthened bee forth issue from the rose.

Her every tone is music’s own, like those of morning birds,

And something more than melody dwells ever in her words;

The coinage of her heart are they, and from her lips each flows

As one may see the burthened bee forth issue from the rose.

Only Pinkney’s untimely death—before he was twenty-five—prevented his becoming one of the foremost poets of our country. TheNorth American Review, then the highest literary authority in the country, said: “If the name of Thomas Carew or Sir John Harrington had been attached to these poems, we should, in all probability, like others, have been completely taken in.” Another critic declared: “Some of his poems are not surpassed by any similar productions in the English language.” I risk nothing in saying that Pinkney’s readers of 1905 will re-echo these praises—and I trust all who have heretofore sustained me in my historical publications will give as hearty support to this, my first effort in the field of American poetry. The edition will consist of 250 copies, of which 200 will be in octavo (6 × 9) form, gilt top, uncut edges, at $3.00.

50 copies, on special paper, large paper (8 × 11). $5.00.

Postage extra on each.

Each style will have a portrait of the author, from an authentic original.

III.—Adventures in the Wilds of America and the British-American Provinces.By Charles Lanman, author ofA Dictionary of Congress,The Private Life of Daniel Webster, etc., etc. With an Appendix by Lieut. Campbell Hardy, Royal Artillery.

2 vols., octavo. 500 pp. each. Illustrated. Portrait, and memoir of the author by William Abbatt. Price $10.00.

Large paper (8 × 11) 3 vols. (consecutive paging), special fine paper. Only 15 copies. $20.00.

Originally published in 1857, this most valuable and interesting work has long been out of print and scarce, and hence not known to the present day as its merits deserve.

While other books on similar subjects have been issued since, I think none of them—or all combined—equal this, as a record not alone of sport, but of travel, description of scenery, literature and legend (for the author has recorded many most beautiful Indian legends). The range of his journeys was from Florida to Labrador, and from the Atlantic to the present St. Paul and Minneapolis. His style needs no encomium from me. I prefer to quote from letters to him fromWashington IrvingandEdward Everett:

My Dear Sir:

I am glad to learn that you intend to publish your narrative and descriptive writings, in a collected form. I have read parts of them as they were published separately, and the great pleasure derived from the perusal makes me desirous of having the whole in my possession. They carry us into the fastnesses of our mountains, the depth of our forests, the watery wilderness of our lakes and rivers, giving us pictures of savage life and savage tribes, Indian legends, fishing and hunting anecdotes, the adventures of trappers and backwoodsmen; our whole arcanum, in short, of indigenous poetry and romance: to use a favorite phrase of the old discoverers, “they lay open the secrets of the country to us.”

I return you thanks for the delightful entertainment which your Summer rambles have afforded me. I do not see that I have any literary advice to give you, excepting to keep on as you have begun. You seem to have the happy, enjoyable humor of old Izaak Walton, and I trust you will give us still further scenes and adventures on our great internal waters, depicted with the freshness and skill of your present volumes.

With the best wishes for your further success, I am

Very truly, your obligedWashington Irving.

Very truly, your obliged

Washington Irving.

Edward Everettwrote:

I fully concur with the opinions expressed by Mr. Irving on the subject of a collective edition of your narrative and descriptive writings. While I am not familiar with all of them, from those which I have read and from his emphatic and discriminating commendation, I am confident the series would be welcomed by a large class of readers. You have explored nooks in our scenery seldom visited, and described forms of life and manners of which the greater portion of our busy population are entirely ignorant.

Wishing you every success, I am

Very truly yours,Edward Everett.

Very truly yours,

Edward Everett.

A selection of a few of Mr. Lanman’s chapters will give a slight idea of the variety of his book:

Legends of the Illinois—Lake Winnipeg—Fish of the Upper Mississippi—Down the St. Lawrence—The Saguenay River—The Hermit of Aroostook—The Falls of Tallulah—The Valley of Virginia—The Cheat River Country—Tombigbee and Black Warrior Rivers—Accomac—A Week in a Fishing Smack—A Virgina Barbecue—Esquimaux of Labrador—The Western Pioneer.

IV.—Garden’s Anecdotes of the Revolution(both series). The author, Alexander Garden, was Major in Lee’s Legion—and his work is one of the best on its theme. The first volume was published at Charleston, in 1822; the second in 1824. Each is scarce and valuable, the second particularly so. I propose revising the text, to eliminate errors, and to issue my edition in two octavo volumes (6 × 9) with a number of illustrations, including one or more of the author, and one each of the brothers Pinckney (not heretofore published), and a number of landscapes.

The edition will be limited to 200 copies (6 × 9) and 50, large paper (8 × 11)—the former in cloth, gilt top, with paper label; the latter in charcoal boards, gilt top, and untrimmed edges. The prices will be $10.00 and $15.00 respectively.

N. B.—All these works will be printed in large type (Small Pica, same as this line) on fine paper, well bound and produced in the general style of my other publications. Address, William Abbatt, 281 Fourth Ave., N. Y.

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1. A bronze tablet has been placed to commemorate the encounter—since this paper was written—in John Street at the corner of William.

2. This has reference to a difficulty which seems to have existed in getting the New England troops, at this stage of the war, to realize the necessity for special cleanliness about their quarters.

3. Winooski is the modern spelling.

4. Wisconsin State Agricultural SocietyTransactions, i. p. 125.

5. “At every step they dig a round hole in which they sow nine or ten grains of maize which they have first carefully selected and soaked for some days in water.”—Carr,Indian Mounds of the Mississippi Valley, p. 15.

6. “In the fall of 1814 the late Col. Dickson was stopped here [Lake Winnebago] by the ice and compelled to remain during the Winter. * * * He cleared the land, now cultivated by the Indians.”—Journal of Mrs. James D. Doty, inWis. Hist. Colls.x, p. 114.

7.Wis. Hist. Colls., x, p. 75.

8.Travels in North America, p. 37.

9.Ibid., p. 521.

10. See Coues,Pike’s Expeditions(N. Y., 1895), pp. 294–303; also brief mention in the ReedsburgFree Press, July 23, 1874.

11. G. W. Featherstonhaugh,Canoe Voyage up the Minnay Sotor, p. 350.

12. In Chas. W. Burkett,History of Ohio Agriculture, (Concord, 1900), the point is made that the Indians unconsciously practiced a careful system of selection by taking the best and earliest corn each year for seed. This seems reasonable, but Professor Burkett does not give his authority for the statement.

13. Worden,United States, ii, p. 539.

14. Coues,Pike’s Expeditions, p. 532.

15. Thwaites,Jesuit Relations(Cleveland, 1896–1901), liv, p. 223.

16.Wis. Hist. Colls., xii, p. 139.

17. Many incidental references to the sorry plight of the Wisconsin Indians in times when game was scarce may be found in theWis. Hist. Colls., especially in the Grignon and Dickson papers, xi, pp. 271–315.

18.Jesuit Relations, liv, pp. 205, 207.

19.Wis. Hist. Colls., xii, pp. 134, 135.

20. Smith,Wisconsin, iii, pp. 189–195.

21. Lapham,Wisconsin, p. 116. Although Lapham was a scientist he does not venture to give the botanical name of this plant, which was evidently a puzzle to him.

22.Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk(St. Louis, 1882), pp. 57, 58.

23.Wis. Hist. Colls., x, p. 220.

24. Tanner,View of the Valley of the Mississippi or the Emigrant’s and Traveller’s Guide to the West(Philadelphia, 1834).

25. In a letter to Brehm, Governor Sinclair speaks of sending a sloop through the lake region in the fall of 1779 to collect all the grain and other provisions available, to be used in the campaign against St. Louis the following spring. In others of the Haldimand papers are direct statements to the effect that the provisions for the St. Louis expedition were to be gathered principally from the Indians along Wisconsin River, where corn was said to be abundant, and as a matter of fact this plan appears to have been carried out.—Wis. Hist. Colls., xi, pp. 141–184.

26. Gibbs,Memoirs of the Administrations of Washington and Adams(New York, 1846), i, p. 76.

27. Schoolcraft,Personal Memoirs(Philadelphia, 1851), p. 196.

28. Keating,History of Long’s Expedition(Philadelphia, 1824), i, pp. 325, 326.

29. Greenhow,History of Oregon(Boston, 1845), pp. 142, 144.

30. There have been many obscure statements concerning the date of the obliteration of Fort George. The act authorizing its removal was passed March 16, 1700, and Mrs. Lamb and others are in error in giving an earlier date.

31. In the original manuscript draft, the words “at the order” are crossed out and “by desire” written above them. The words “N. York” in the same line are also crossed out.

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTESPageChanged fromChanged to82these shores alone. One November day, 1896, two of left Plattsburghthese shores alone. One November day, 1896, two of us left Plattsburgh90became its first representative in the General Assembly of the State in 1846 was re-elected in 1848became its first representative in the General Assembly of the State in 1846 and was re-elected in 1848110a table of references may by Orrandoa table of references made by OrrandoTypos fixed; non-standard spelling and dialect retained.Used numbers for footnotes, placing them all at the end of the last chapter.

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