_By_ HENRY E. BOURNE _and_ E. J. BENTON
PROMINENCE is given to economic and social history and to the great
westward movement; military details are subordinate; matters of mere
traditional value have been eliminated, thus leaving space for a more
full treatment of matters of present importance. The book is
pre-eminently fitted to prepare pupils now in grammar schools for
intelligent entrance upon the duties of citizenship. It is noteworthy
that the authors have included an adequate treatment of the West, which
previous books have generally neglected. The treatment of the South is
sympathetic and informing. The book is unique. This judgment applies not
only to the form in which it is presented, but also to the type of
service that it renders to the rising generation.
_Cloth. Illustrations and maps. 598 pages. $1.12._