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Wilkeson, Frank—continued.
than the brighter aspects of camp and field, and somewhat bitter
in its comments upon general officers. The writer's account of the
'bounty jumpers,' and of the other dregs of the army, is authentic,
and his explanation of the demoralization of the Union troops towards
the end of the siege of Petersburg accords with many of the observations
of other witnesses." Larned's Literature of American history.
Woodbury, Augustus.
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside and the Ninth Army
Corps; a narrative of campaigns in North Carolina,
Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi and
Tennessee, during the war for the preservation of the
republic. 1867 973-7 W86
"Roster of the Ninth Corps," p.513—534-
"Apart from the defects which are distinctly traceable to the partisanship
of the author, Mr. Woodbury's book is as good as could be expected
from a man of fair education, much industry, little literary knowledge,
and a strong tendency to fine writing. . .It is an interesting book from
the necessity of the case." Nation, 1867.
Other countries—History
Aragon, Augustin, and others.
Mexico; its social evolution; synthesis of the political
history, administration, military organisation and economical
state of the Mexican confederation; ed. by L. J.
Sierra and James Ballesca; tr. by G. Sentifion. 3v.
1900-02 qrg72 A65
Armitage, John.
History of Brazil, from the period of the arrival of the
Braganza family in 1808, to the abdication of Don
Pedro the First in 1831; comp. fr. state documents and
other original sources, forming a continuation to Southey's
history of that country. 2v. 1836
rg8i A73
"Conscientious detailed narrative of events succeeding the arrival
of the Braganza family from Portugal, the point where Southey
stops. The appendix contains considerable documentary material."
Larned's Literature of American history.
Hodgson, Mary Alice (Young), lady.
Siege of Kumassi. 1901
966 H66
Tells the story not only of the two months' siege of Kumassi, during
the Ashanti uprising of 1900, but also of the perilous flight through
the forest, and closes with some bright chapters descriptive of life
on the Gold coast.
Lynch, George.
War of the civilisations; being the record of a "foreign
devil's" experiences with the allies in China. 1901 951 L99
Account of the relief of the legations in Peking after the Boxer uprising
of 1900, and of the occupation of the city by the allied forces.
Fiction
Andrews, Mary Raymond Shipman.
Bob and the guides
A568b
Contents: The linge of M'sieur.—The grandfathers of Bob.—The fox's
understudy.—Place aux dames.—The lake of devils.—The camp of
the good fairy.—Bill the trapper.—The lost caravel.—The big Bateese.—In
the open.
Stories of camp life written from the . viewpoint and in the happy
phrase of a boy of thirteen.
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