Constitution of the United States. 1907. 37 p. 24°. (Justice dept.) 5 cts. An exact text of the Constitution without notes. Descriptive catalogue of the road models of the Office of public roads. 1913. illus. (Agriculture dept. Public roads office. Bulletin 47) 29 p. Twenty-one illustrations show standard types and modern ideas. Accompanying descriptions are given in such order as to present the historical development of road-building. Davidson, George. Examination of some early voyages of discovery and exploration on northwest coast of America, from 1539 to 1603. In Commerce dept. Coast and geodetic survey. Report, 1886. p. 155–253. map. 4°. Cloth, $1.00. The author, who was very familiar with the Pacific coast on account of his work on the Pacific coast pilot, compiled the accounts of the voyages of Ulloa, Cabrillo, Ferrelo, Sir Francis Drake, and Vizcaino, giving the descriptions of the same places by the different explorers in parallel columns. Fewkes, Jesse W. Antiquities of the Mesa Verde national park: cliff palace. 1911. 82 p. illus. (Smithsonian institution. American ethnology bureau. Bulletin 51) Cloth, 45 cts. 57 P. For a better general account of the cliff dwellers, see below. The pictures in this book are fine. Bulletin 41) An interesting account of the habits and customs of the cliff-dwellers. Contains also 21 pages of fine half-tones. 2d sess. Fletcher, A. C. Indian education and civilization. 1888. 693 p. (48th Cong., Senate ex. doc. 95. vol. 2, pt. 2; serial no. 2264) Sheep, $1.15. CONTENTS.-History from 19th century. Reservations. Tribes of New York. Missionary work during 19th century. Contains some suitable historical matter. Gannett, Henry. Boundaries of the United States and of the several states and history of all important changes of territory. (Interior dept. Geological survey. Bulle territories, with an outline of the Also quotes extensively from the enabling acts and other source documents. Useful in detailed advance work. The origin of certain place names in the United States. 2d. ed. 1905. 334 p. (Interior dept. Geological survey. Bulletin 258) 20 cts. Lists thousands of place names, giving their history in one sentence each. Good for reference. Heads of families at first census, 1790. A complete set of schedules for each state was filed in the State department, but some of these were burned by the British in 1814. The names for each state are printed in a separate book, each one having an alphabetical index. These books are sold by the Census bureau at $1.00 per volume, and all applications should be made directly to the bureau. The following states have been issued: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia. Hermann, Binger. The Louisiana purchase and our title west of the Rocky mountains, with a review of annexation by the United States. 1900. 12° 87 p. illus. maps. (Interior dept. General land office) Cloth, 65 cts. A more exhaustive work than Mr. Bond's (q. v.) All territorial exhibitions are well handled; extensive quotations from debates in congress are given. The book is illustrated by pictures of leading statesmen and by good maps. Hodge, Frederick Webb, ed. Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico. 1911. Pt. 1. 972 p. illus. map. Pt. 2. 1221 p. illus. (Smithsonian institution. American ethnology bureau. Bulletin 30) Each part, cloth, $1.50. Contains a summation of all present knowledge about the Indian. Well-written, interesting, and valuable. Contains also synonymy and bibliography. Hunt, Gaillard. History of the seal of the United States. 1909. 72 p. 8 plates. 8° (State dept.) 30 cts. An account of a little known subject, based on source-documents. Rejected designs are given. Huntington, Ellsworth. The secret of the big trees. 1913. 24 p. illus. (Interior dept.) 5 cts. How changes of climate affect history. Information concerning some of the principal navies of the world: a series of tables to answer popular inquiry. 1913. 29 p. (Navy dept. Naval intelligence office) 5 cts. Information relative to voyage of Atlantic fleet around the world, Dec. 16, 1907, to Feb. 22, 1909. 25 p. 1 table. (Navy dept.) 5 cts. Contains only statistics, movements of vessels, dates, etc. No description, stories or incidents. History of Marine corps. Ordered printed 1909. 6 p. (60th Cong., 2d sess. Senate document 719) 5 cts. Keifer, J. Warren. History of Statuary hall, giving list of statues therein, with short history of persons represented. Speech delivered in House, Apr. 30, 1910. In Congressional record, vol. 45, no. 114, p. 5785-5789. 10 cts. Kohl, J. G. History of discovery and exploration on coasts of United States. In Commerce dept. Coast and geodetic survey. Report, 1884. p. 495-617. 4°. Cloth, $1.20. The work of Dr. Kohl, an eminent geographer, upon the history of discovery and explorations on the coast of America was deposited in the archives of the Survey upon its completion, means for its publication as a whole never having been available. The historical portion was printed as an appendix to the Survey report for 1884 as listed above. It includes a concise account of every exploration of our coasts from the time of the earliest Northmen to explorations made by the Engineer corps of the army in 1850, and gives a list of the maps to be found in the work in the archives of the Survey pertaining to the various explorations. Letter of Diego Alvarez Chanca, dated 1494, relating to 2d voyage of Columbus to America, being first written document on natural history, ethnography, and ethnology of America [translated from Spanish original, as spoken and written in 15th century, with explanatory notes, geographical and historical remarks] by A. M. F. de Ybarra. In Smithsonian Institution. Miscellaneous collections 1907. vol. 48, quarterly issue, vol. 3, pt. 4, p. 428-457. illus. 30 cts. A valuable source document. Lieber, G. N. Justification of martial law. 1898. 25 p. (War dept. Judgeadvocate-general's dept.) 5 cts. Reprinted from North American review. Lodge, Henry Cabot. The general arbitration treaties with Great Britain and Senate document 353) 5 cts. Points out defects in the treaties. Sketches history of war since fall of Roman Empire, and rise of peace movement. An appendix gives a list of the arbitration treaties in force between the United States and other countries. McGee, W. J. Siouan Indians, preliminary sketch. p. 153-204. large 8°. (Smithsonian institution. American ethnology bureau. 15th report, 1894. Separate) 15 cts. Messages of the Presidents. Many of these in pamphlet form are kept in stock by the Superintendent of documents, Washington, D. C., and information concerning them will be furnished upon application to him. Mexican and Central American antiquities, calendar systems, and history, translated from German under supervision of C. P. Bowditch. 1904. 682 p. illus. map. (Smithsonian institution. American ethnology bureau. Bulletin 28) Cloth, $1.00. CONTENTS.-Mexican chronology.-Ancient Mexican feather ornaments.-Antiquities of Guatemala.-Mexican picture writing, of Alexander von Humboldt.-Bat god of Maya race.-Wall painting, of Mitla.-Significance of Maya calendar in historic chronology.-Temple pyramid of Tepoxtlan.-Venus period in picture writings of Borgian codex group.-Aids to deciphering of Maya manuscript.-Maya chronology.-Time periods of Mayas.-Maya glyphs.-Central American calendar.-Pleiades among the Maya.-Central American tonalamatl.-Recent Maya investigations.-Inscription on cross of Palenque.-Day gods of Mayas.-Temple of inscriptions at Palenque. Three inscriptions of Palenque.-Comparative studies in field of Maya antiquities.— Independent Indian states of Yucatan.-Two vases from Chama. Morgan, Lewis H. Houses and house life of the American aborigines. 1881. 281 p. 4°. illus. (Interior dept. Geological survey. Contributions to North American ethnology) Paper, $1.75; cloth, $4.00. A very readable and interesting work of standard value. Deals also with tribal organization, the laws of hospitality, and communism in living. Takes up the Aztecs, Moundbuilders, etc., in addition to the Indians. Mosher, R. B., comp. Executive register of United States, 1789 to 1902. 1905. 351 p. (Congress) Cloth, 40 cts. Contains lists of presidents, vice presidents, and heads of executive departments from beginning of the government, with dates of service, laws governing their election or appointmentqualifications, etc., electorial and popular votes, and literal copies of the Declaration of independence, the Constitution, and the Articles of confederation. Other historical documents are given, such as Washington's first inaugural, the law of the Electoral commission and facts concerning it, the law fixing the presidential succession in case of death of the president and vice president, Grant's message at the time of the disputed presidential election in 1877, etc. Notes on the Spanish-American war. 1900. Various paging. (Navy dept. Naval intelligence office) 75 cts.; cloth, 90 cts.; half leather, $1.50. Contains eight notes, as follows (each "note" being also issued separately at prices quoted): 1. Battles and capitulation of Santiago de Cuba, by José Müller y Tejeiro; translated from Spanish. 1898. 108 p. 2 maps. 30 cts. Same, with additions. 1899. 165 p. 2 maps. 20 cts. 2. Comments of Rear-Admiral Plüddemann, German navy, on main features of war with Spain. 1899. 18 p. 5 cts. 3. Sketches from Spanish-American war, by Commander [Jacobsen]; translated from German. 1899. 38 p. illus. 2 maps. 5 cts. 4. Same, concluded. 5 cts. 5. Effect of gun fire of United States vessels in battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898. 1909. 13 p. 5 cts. 6. Spanish-American war, blockades and coast defense, by Severo Gómóz Núñez; translated from Spanish. 1899. 120 p. illus. map. 10 cts. 7. Spanish-American war, documents relative to squadron operations in West Indies, by Pascual Cervera y Topete; translated from Spanish. 1899. 165 p. 15 cts. 8. Squadron of Admiral Cervera, by V. M. Concas y Palau; translated from Spanish. 1900. 117 p. 10 cts. An interesting series, which includes much source material. Perkins, George C. The United States navy. Speech delivered in Senate, Feb. 21, 1908, with appendix. In Congressional record of Feb. 22, vol. 42, no. 51, p. 2397-2411. 6 cts. This is a very comprehensive speech, giving a short historical sketch of the navy, present naval strength, fighting strength, depth of harbors, etc. Pulsifer, Woodbury, comp. Navy yearbook. Compilation of annual naval appropriation laws from 1883 to 1912, including provisions for construction of all vessels of new navy, with tables showing present naval strength in vessels and personnel, and amount of appropriations for naval service, also statistics of foreign navies. 1912. 846 p. (62d Cong., 3d sess. Senate document 955) 50 cts.; cloth, 65 cts. An annual, good for reference. Report of Secretary of navy in relation to armored vessels. 1864. maps. (Navy dept.) Cloth, 45 cts. 607 p. illus. The chief interest in this report is in connection with the history of the use of armored vessels, which, of course, have had their greatest development subsequent to the issuance of this document. Roberts, T. G. Paper on merchant marine and navy, being prize essay published in Naval institute proceedings, Mar. 1910. 27 p. (61st Cong., 2d sess. Senate document 466) 5 cts. Tells the interrelation of navy and merchant marine, and necessity for subsidizing latter. Royce, C. C. Indian land cessions in United States. In 18th Ethnology report, 1897. vol. 2. p. 521-997. 67 colored maps. large 8°. $2.40; cloth, $2.60. A most notable and valuable compilation, tracing the steps by which the vast patrimony of the aboriginal Americans has been taken from them by the white man. The schedule shows the number and location of each cession, from the organization of the Government to 1894, with descriptions of the tracts ceded, date of the treaty or law governing the transfer, names of the tribes concerned, and other historical data and references. Simliar facts are given in relation to the reservations which have been made in behalf of the Indians. The 118-page Introduction is a careful historical sketch of the varying policies of the English, French, and Spanish settlers and of the 13 colonies and the United States in dealing with the Indians and their lands. Secret proceedings and debates of [Federal] convention at Philadelphia, 1787, for purpose of forming constitution of United States, from notes taken by Robert Yates, including information laid before legislature of Maryland by Luther Martin, also other historical documents relative to Federal compact of North American Union. 1909. 208 p. (Senate) 20 cts.; cloth, 50 cts. Valuable source document. Sonneck, Oscar George Theodore. Report on "The star-spangled banner," "Hail Columbia,' "America," "Yankee doodle." 1909. 255 p. illus. large 8°. (Library of congress. Music division) 85 cts. Historic fact from fiction sifted out and readings compared to secure an authentic text. Brings together material of great rarity and historic interest. Includes 23 facsimiles of rare early versions and manuscripts. A source document of great value. Stars and stripes [memoranda relative to United States flag and other flags furnished by Quartermaster's department] 1909. 11 p. 1 illus. 12mo. (War dept. Quartermaster's department) 5 cts. This little publication gives a history of the evolution of the flag and its various forms before it reached its present development. It also describes the various designs, sizes, and materials in which it is now made and the military uses to which it is put. State papers and correspondence bearing upon the purchase of Louisiana. 1903. 299 p. (Congress) Cloth, 25 cts. Includes treaty between United States and French Republic, signed Paris, April 30, 1803. Valuable only as a source document. Suez canal. Information in regard to traffic, finances, shipping, and tonnage, and receipts and expenditures of Suez canal, and monograph on Great canals of the world. 1903. 89 p. 4°. (58th Cong., 1st sess. Senate document 20.) 10 cts. The large amount of statistical matter has been superseded in whole or in part, but the historical matter still has permanent value. Sutherland, George. Internal and external powers of the National government. 1910. 12 p. (61st Cong., 2d sess. Senate document 417) 5 cts. An interesting and illuminating discussion of the dual sovereignty which characterizes our state and National governments. Addresses of President Taft on arbitration. 1911. 66 p. (Presidential paper) 5 cts. Authoritative, Taylor, Hannis. Memorial in behalf of the architect of our federal constitution. Pelatiah Webster, of Philadelphia. 1908. 53 p. (60th Cong., 1st sess. document 461) 15 cts. Senate Hon. Hannis Taylor believes that Webster's "A dissertation on the political union and constitution of the thirteen United States of North America," published in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 1783, contained the vital principle of the American Constitution of 1787; that this principle was entirely new and before unthought of; and that, consequently, Pelatiah Webster "made a larger personal contribution to the science of government than any other one individual in the history of mankind." Webster's dissertation is reprinted. Territorial and commercial expansion of United States, 1800-1903, additions to national area and their subdivision into territories and states, and statistics of growth in population, production, commerce, and wealth. In Treasury dept. Monthly summary of commerce and finance, May, 1904. p. 4295-4374. illus. 4°. 35 cts. Treaty of peace between the United States and Spain; and accompanying papers. 677 p. (55th Cong., 3d sess. Senate document 62, pts. 1 and 2) Cloth, 1899. 50 cts. A most valuable source document. The accompanying papers include protocols, correspondence, reasons for taking the Philippines, a paper on protectorates, others on the Federated Malay states, the Philippines, etc. Upton, Emory. Military policy of United States. 495 p. 2 maps. (War dept. Reprint 1912) Cloth, 65 cts. CONTENTS. Chapters 1 to 7 relate to the Revolutionary war; chapter 8 to the military policy of the United States from the Revolution till the War of 1812; chapters 9 to 12 to the War of 1812; chapter 13 to the military policy from the War of 1812 to the Florida war; chapter 14 to the Florida [Seminole] war; chapter 15 to the military policy during the Mexican war; chapter 16 to the military policy from the Mexican war to the Rebellion; chapters 17 to 29 to the Civil war; chapters 30 and 31 to the military policy of the Confederate states. This work was written about 30 years ago, but had been pigeonholed and forgotten till unearthed by Senator Root, while Secretary of War, who says of it: "The work exhibits the results of such thorough and discriminating research, such a valuable marshaling of the facts of our military history, and such sound and ably-reasoned conclusions drawn from those facts as to the defects and needs of our military system, that it clearly ought to be made available for the study of our officers and for the information of all who may be charged with shaping our military policy in the future.” Wilson, F. T. Federal aid in domestic disturbances, 1787 to 1903 [employment of troops in enforcement of laws] 1903. 394 p. (57th Cong., 2d sess. Senate document 209. Bound in vol. 15 with other docs.; serial no. 4430) Cloth, 60 cts. A partial list of the contents follows: Constitutional guaranty, its history; Whisky insurrection, 1794; Burr's conspiracy, 1805 to 1807; Nullification excitement, 1832; Patriot war, 1837 to 1838; Dorr rebellion, 1842; Boston fugitive-slave cases, 1851; Mormon rebellion, 1851 to 1858; Affair at Harpers Ferry, Va., 1859; War of rebellion, 1861 to 1865; Reconstruction period; Ku-Klux Klan, 1866 to 1872; Political disturbances in Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina; New Orleans riots, 1871 to 1872; Labor strikes of 1877; Disturbances in territories, 1878 to 1894; Railroad strikes of 1894; War with Spain, 1898; Philippine insurrection, 1899 to 1902; Cœur d'Alene troubles, 1899, etc. A painstaking investigation into source documents. Useful for reference or detailed advance work. HYGIENE. Directions for restoring the apparently drowned, for saving drowning persons by swimming to their relief, and for treatment of frost-bites. 1909. 11 p. illus. (Treasury dept. Life-saving service) 5 cts. Doolittle, R. E. Inspection of imported food and drug products. 1911. 10 p. (Agriculture department. Yearbook. Reprint 529) How the work is done; results. Dorset, M. Some common disinfectants. 1908. 12 p. (Agriculture dept. Farmers' bulletin 345) Six varieties are discussed; how to use them, advantages and disadvantages. |