The United States in Our Own Time. By E. Benjamin
Andrews. (Chatto and Windus. 165. net.)—The limits of this book are given by the sub-title, "from Reconstruction to Expansion." It includes, to speak roughly, a generation, beginning with the year 1870, when the breaches made by the Civil War had been more or less thoroughly repaired, and ending with the story of Cuba and the Philippines. We do not care to go into the details of the story told. The fires are still very hot; the ashes are peculiarly treacherous. Names change, but things remain. There are still Molly Maguires ; still Tweeds, and other movements and persons that are hostile to order and good government; but it will be better to leave them to be dealt with by native critics. It must suffice to say that this is a book which cannot fail to rouse much interest on both sides of the Atlantic. The volume is copiously illustrated with portraits, &c. One realises how much photo- graphy does to illuminate history. One would give much for an authentic portrait of Cleon. It might help us to decide between Grote and Mitford.
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