| N. Y. Times. 12: 670. O. 19, ’07. 20w. | ||
| + | Outlook. 87: 371. O. 12, ’07. 50w. |
Townsend, Edward Waterman. Our constitution: why and how it was made, who made it, and what it is. **$1.50. Moffat.
6–38915.
“A popular review of our great instrument of government.... After a brief review of the previous experiences of the colonies with self-government, the various movements toward union are described, and the familiar struggles and compromises which finally ended in our present constitution. A discussion of the amendments concludes the text proper. A last chapter and an appendix include the chief documents, English and colonial, which form the background of the history of our present constitution.”—Acad.
“In the light of its object it should be said that on the whole the work is entertainingly written and will furnish an easy introduction to the study of the constitution to a class of readers who would be repelled by a work of greater scholastic pretensions.”
| + − | Ann. Am. Acad. 29: 225. Ja. ’07. 300w. |
“As a whole ... the book should be of service, as it is clear, compact and expressed in a fairly interesting manner.”
| + | Ind. 63: 162. Jl. 18, ’07. 230w. |