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Brown, Percy.

History
Europe

Germany in dissolution. 1920. Melrose.

943 B79

An account of the German revolution by an English war correspondent who had been a prisoner in Germany since 1915.

Mathieson, William Law.

942.07 M47 1920.

England in transition, 1789-1832; a study of movements. Longmans.

Bibliographical foot-notes.

The object is to distinguish and illustrate the forces-economic, spiritual, and intellectual-which combined to bring about the great change in the political and social life of England which this period witnessed. Condensed from Preface.

Russell, Bertrand.

Bolshevism; practice and theory. 1920. Harcourt.

947 R913

The author, though an avowed communist, finds much to criticize in bolshevist methods.

Talbot, Hayden.

943 T15

After "the day;" Germany unconquered and unrepentant. 1920. Lippincott.

Economic and political conditions in Germany during 1919 as observed by an American journalist. The author includes many interviews with prominent GermansBernstorff, Ludendorff, Tirpitz, Hindenburg, and others.

United States

Boykin, Edward M.

973.7 B66

The falling flag; evacuation of Richmond, retreat and surrender at Appomattox. 1874. Hale.

Personal experiences of a Confederate officer.

Shores, Venila Lovina.

r 973.83 S55

The Hayes-Conkling controversy, 1877-79. 1919.

(Smith College

studies in history, v.4, no.4.)

Thesis for M. A., Smith College.

"Bibliography," p.278-279.

An account of the controversy between Conkling, senator from New York, and Hayes, president of the United States, over civil service reform.

Thomas, Shipley.

973.9132 T37

History of the A. E. F. 1920. Doran.

The

An account of the training and operations of the American army in France. author has combined with his own knowledge gained from service abroad, information given him by officers of the General Staff, and material gathered from the documents set at his disposal by the War department.

Woodbury, Margaret.

Public opinion in Philadelphia, 1789-1801. 1920. studies in history, v.5, no.1-2.)

"Bibliography," p.133-138.

973-4 W86 (Smith College

Other Countries

Brinkley, Francis.

952 B75h

History of the Japanese people from the earliest times to the end of the Meiji era; with the collaboration of Baron Kikuchi. 1915. Encyclopædia Britannica Co.

The author, an Englishman, was for many years a resident in Japan, and was editor of the "Japan mail" from 1881 until his death in 1912.

Baruch, Bernard Mannes.

European War

940.916 B28

The making of the reparation and economic sections of the treaty. 1920. Harper.

The author was economic adviser to the American Peace Commission at Paris.

Blücher von Wahlstatt, Evelyn Mary (Stapleton

Bretherton), fürstin von.

940.918 B56

An English wife in Berlin; a private memoir of events, politics, and daily life in Germany throughout the war and the social revolution of 1918, by Evelyn, princess Blücher. 1920. Constable.

Burdick, Joel Wakeman.

Lorraine 1918. 1919. Yale University Press.

qr 940.917 B89

Letters giving "observations while on service in France for the American Red Cross in the final year of the war." Foreword.

Chomel, Marie Cecile, & Chomel, Anselm.

A Red Cross chapter at work. 1920. Hollenbeck Press.
Written for the Indianapolis chapter of the American Red Cross.

Klaxon, pseud.

Story of our submarines. 1919. Blackwood.

r 940.917 C45

940.915 K31

It describes with great

This account of the part played by the British submarines in the world war is written by an expert and based largely on official records. spirit some typical actions both in the North sea and in the Mediterranean. Condensed from Spectator, 1920.

Rowe, R. P. P.

r 940.911 R79 Concise chronicle of events of the great war. 1920. Allan. Covers the period from June 28, 1914 to January 10, 1920. Appendices include Austria's ultimatum to Serbia and Serbia's reply, Germany's declarations of war against Russia and France, President Wilson's 14 points, the armistice terms, and, in condensed form, the Treaty of Versailles.

940.918 S684

Un soldat de France; lettres d'un médecin auxiliaire, 31 juillet 1914-14 avril 1917; préface de Émile Boutroux. 1919.

Temperley, Harold William Vazielle, ed.

r 940.916 T28

History of the Peace Conference of Paris; pub. under the auspices of the Institute of International Affairs. 3v. 1920. Frowde.

V.I.

The end of the war.-Europe in dissolution.-Conference preliminaries. V.2. The settlement with Germany.

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Thwing, Charles Franklin.

940.928 T43

American colleges and universities in the great war, 1914-19; a his

tory. 1920. Macmillan.

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Vast, Henri.

.r 940.928 T43

940.91 V23

Little history of the great war; tr. by Raymond Weeks, with numerous maps from the French and other sources.

1920. Holt.

Books for the Blind

The Library has a collection of about 4,000 books and 75 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.

American Braille

Blaisdell, Albert Franklin.

E 942 B52

Stories from English history. 2v. in 4. 1898. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind.

Cutting, George.

E 171 C95

Safety, certainty and enjoyment. 1919. Western Book and Tract Co. Price, Overton Westfeldt. E 351.711 P94 The land we live in; the boy's book of conservation. 3v. in 5. 1912. Missouri School for the Blind.

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Atlantic telegraph; its history, from the commencement of the undertaking in 1854, to the sailing of the "Great Eastern" in 1866, accompanied with a familiar explanation of the theory of telegraphy, a chronological summary of the progress of the art and a tabular list of the submarine cables now in operation, also an account of the leading submarine and land lines in progress and projected. 1866. National Institute for the Blind.

Bottome, Mrs Margaret.

E B649s

E C781d

Story of the crumbling path. National Institute for the Blind. Cooke, Mrs Rose (Terry).

The deacon's week. National Institute for the Blind.

E 917.47 F19 Falls of Niagara; a complete guide to all the points of interest around and in the immediate neighborhood of the great cataract, with views taken from sketches by Washington Friend and from photographs. 1858. National Institute for the Blind.

[Smiles, Samuel.]

Uses of difficulty. National Institute for the Blind.

qE 170.4 S64u

Revised Braille

Kennedy, Robert Kerr.

E K184d

Diamonds and diamonds; put into Revised Braille by I. W. Kennedy in cooperation with the American Library Association. Amer. Printing House for the Blind.

Tarbell, Ida Minerva.

E T196h

He knew Lincoln; put into Revised Braille, grade 11⁄2, for the special use of the American war-blind, by the author in cooperation with the American Library Association. Amer. Printing House for the Blind.

Terhune, Albert Payson.

E T311W

Wolf; put into Revised Braille, grade 11⁄2, for the special use of the American war-blind by the author in cooperation with the American Library Association. Amer. Printing House for the Blind.

Revised Braille with Contractions

Bucholz, Carl Hermann.

E 615.82 B85

Manual of therapeutic exercise and massage; designed for the use of physicians, surgeons and masseurs; gift of the American Red Cross through the Red Cross Institute for the Blind in co-operation with the American Library Association. 2 pts. in 2v. 1919. Howe Pub. Soc. for the Blind.

Butler, Ellis Parker.

qE 817 B97

Goat feathers; embossed and printed for the New York State Library. 1920. Amer. Printing House for the Blind.

Cary, F. M.

qE 639 C24

Hunting the sperm whale, from "Good reading for school and home." 1919. Perkins Institution for the Blind.

Francis of Assisi, St.

Canticle of the sun. 1920. Howe Pub. Soc. for the Blind. Lovejoy, Mary I. comp.

E 245 F86

E 821.08 L94

Selections from "Nature in verse; poetry reader for children." 4v. 1919. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind. Méras, Albert Amédée, & Méras, Baptiste.

qE 445 M631

Le premier livre. 2v. 1919. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind.

Van Dyke, Henry.

E 818 V18

Lover of music; put into Revised Braille, grade 12, for the special use of the American war blind by the author in co-operation with the American Library Association. 1919. Howe Pub. Soc. for the Blind. Van Dyke, Henry.

E V187m2

The mansion; put into Revised Braille, grade 11⁄2, for the special use of the American war blind by the author in co-operation with the American Library Association. Howe Pub. Soc. for the Blind.

Van Sickle, James Hixon, & Seegmiller, Wilhelmina.

E 808.8 V17f

Fourth reader [written with the assistance of] Frances Jenkins; stereotyped in Revised Braille, grade 12. 5 pts. in 5v. 1917. Howe Pub. Soc. for the Blind. (Riverside readers.)

Victor, Corporal.

qE Vз11s

Soul of a soldier, followed by "Saving the 'pop guns' from the Boche." Perkins Institution for the Blind.

Zitkala-Sa.

qE 398.097 Z68

Old Indian legends. 1919. Pennsylvania Institution for the Instruction of the Blind.

Young People's Books

Dole, Charles Fletcher.

j 172 D69a

The new American citizen; the essentials of civics and economics. 1918. Heath.

Contents: The beginnings of citizenship.-The citizen and the commonwealth; or, The rights and duties of citizens.-Industrial democracy; or, The rights and duties of business and labor.-Special social rights and duties.-International democracy; or, The rights and duties of nations.

"References," p.372.

An earlier edition was published under the title "The American citizen" (j 172 D69). Gives important facts about the government of the United States, shows how widereaching it is, and explains the meaning of citizenship.

Grahame, Kenneth.

j G773w2

The wind in the willows; illustrated by Paul Bransom. Scribner.

Kingsley, Charles.

j 292 K27a

Heroes; or, Greek fairy tales for my children; illustrated after the water-colour drawings by W. R. Flint. 1914. Warner.

This edition has beautifully clear type and 12 pictures in delicate color. Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth.

j 811 L82c02

Courtship of Miles Standish, with illustrations by H. C. Christy. 1903. Bobbs.

Morgan, Alfred Powell.

j 621.31 M89

Home-made toy motors; a practical handbook giving detailed instructions for building simple but operative electric motors. 1919. Cole. (Arts and sciences, no.9.)

Pancoast, Henry Spackman.

Introduction to American literature. 1912. Holt.

"General reference books," pref. p.18.

rj 810.9 P21

Traces the development of American literature from colonial times to the present, pointing out its relation to English literature and to American life and history. Each chapter is supplemented by reference lists and suggestions for reading.

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