“The picturing of village life, though amusing and touching at times, lacks strength and body, seems trivial and fantastic.”
| — | Outlook. 81: 383. O. 14. ‘05. 60w. |
Richardson, Clifford. Modern asphalt pavement. $3. Wiley.
This book successfully covers a field hitherto but inadequately dealt with. It is “the first authoritative presentation of the subject by a representative of the asphalt paving companies, thus making public the results of long and patient investigation by them, not heretofore accessible to the municipal engineer.... Structurally, Mr. Richardson divides an asphalt pavement into three parts or courses; the base, the intermediate course and the surface course.” (Engin. N.) He treats his subject exhaustively from the selection of materials to the proper execution of the work.
“In conclusion it not too much to say that Mr. Richardson’s book should be classed with those which appear too infrequently, but whose appearance marks epochs in the industry to which they relate. Even if the dictums of the authors are not always accepted or vindicated, they set people to thinking and mark out new paths for future progress.” S. Whinery.
| + + — | Engin. N. 53: 633. Je. 15, ‘05. 4240w. |
“The book is likely to prove of great value to municipal authorities.” T. H. B.
| + + + | Nature. 72: 316. Ag. 3, ‘05. 600w. |
Richardson, Dorothy. [Long day: a true story of a New York working girl as told by herself.] [*]$1.20. Century.
A country bred girl tells of her experiences in New York city. She came friendless and unskilled with but a few dollars in her pocket, she sought honest work, and found short jobs as a box maker, a sweat-shop worker, a liner of jewel-boxes, a “shaker” in a steam laundry and at various other occupations all equally unpleasant and equally underpaid. The pictures she draws of the working girls’ home are painfully sad and realistic.