7–15929.
A study of evidence that the alleged early declaration of independence of Mecklenburg county, North Carolina, on May 20, 1775, is spurious.
“The last page leaves the reader as helpless as the first, in ability to separate hearsay from evidence. But the book is valuable as a history of a controversy.”
| + − | Dial. 43: 123. S. 1, ’07. 400w. |
“The book offers a very good example of an historical investigation, conducted in a judicial spirit, and carries conviction with its conclusions. The illustrations are excellent, but nothing can excuse the absence of an index.”
| + + − | Nation. 85: 187. Ag. 29. ’07. 540w. | |
| R. of Rs. 36: 128. Jl. ’07. 120w. |
* Hubbard, Elbert (Fra Elbertus, pseud.). [Little journeys to the homes of eminent orators.] (Little journeys, new ser.) $2.50. Putnam.
7–36125.
An unusual aggregation of orators is presented here. The group includes Pericles, Mark Antony, Savonarola, Marat, Ingersoll, Patrick Henry, Starr King, Henry Ward Beecher and Wendell Phillips.