“Mr Johnson is an American clergyman (Church of the Holy Spirit, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, N.Y.) who went to Ireland in 1918 to give lectures about America’s part in the great war. The larger part of the book is historical—from early times to recent developments. Mr Johnson’s own solution is—with educational reform and the development of resources—federal government with parliaments for England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, and a central parliament at Westminster.”—The Times [London] Lit Sup
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JOHNSON, WILLIS FLETCHER. History of Cuba. 5v il $45 B. F. Buck & co., inc., 156 5th av., N.Y. 972.91
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“Taking San Salvador as his point of departure, the writer follows the narrative of the discoverer, in which he traces his course from one island to another, and by this means identifies the place of landing of Columbus on the shores of Cuba. Thus is begun the history of the island. With the fourth chapter, Dr Johnson abandons travel for science, and enters upon geological and topographical history of the great island. Dr Johnson traces the history of the early years of Spanish settlement in Cuba, with great particularity down to the close of the sixteenth century.... Subsequent passages relate the military operations of an expedition under Admiral Vernon and the British plans for the conquest of Spanish America, the attack upon Havana and its capture; and finally, the negotiations which resulted in the return of the island to Spain. The story follows of the American war for independence and the rise of the Republic of the United States and its influence upon Cuban affairs.... The fifth and final volume of the series is concerned with the natural resources of Cuba today. This volume has been compiled under the auspices of the Cuban department of agriculture, commerce and labor.”—Boston Transcript
“There seems to be no feature in Cuban history and character left untouched in this scholarly and comprehensive presentation of a subject until now neglected.” E. J. C.
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