E. Dupuy, “Americains et Barbaresques,” Paris, R. Roger et F. Chernoviz, 99 Boulevard Raspail, 1910. A book very highly to be praised. Robert W. Neeser, “Statistical and Chronological History of the United States Navy,” New York, the Macmillan Company, 1909, 2 vols. folio. An invaluable work for the student. Robert W. Neeser, “Our Many Sided Navy,” Yale University Press, 1914. Well done. Theodore Roosevelt, “The Naval War of 1812,” New York, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1882. A good and fair book. The literature of the Civil War is so vast that barest mention can be made of a few works only. Loyall Farragut, “Life and Letters of Admiral D. G. Farragut,” New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1891. A. T. Mahan, “Admiral Farragut,” New York, D. Appleton & Company, 1903. James Russel Soley, “Admiral Porter,” New York, D. Appleton & Company. John Randolph Spears, “David G. Farragut,” Philadelphia, Geo. W. Jacobs & Company, 1905. James Russel Soley, “The Blockade and the Cruisers,” New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1890. A. T. Mahan, “The Gulf and Inland Waters,” New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1883. Daniel Ammen (Rear-Admiral), “The Atlantic Coast,” New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1883. “Battles and Leaders of the Civil War,” New York, The Century Company, 1888. All these are very interesting and valuable. For the Spanish War, John D. Long (ex-Secretary of the Navy), “The New American Navy,” 2 vols., New York, The Outlook Company, 1903. F. E. Chadwick, “The Relations of the United States and Spain,” vols. 2 and 3 being “The Spanish War,” New York, Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1911. There are admirable bibliographies in the works of Dr. Paullin and Dr. Allen covering the periods of which their books treat. The reader is referred to these and other general bibliographies for more complete information than can be given here. A WORD ABOUT THE AMERICAN BOOKS The American Books _A Library of Good Citizenship_ To vote regularly and conscientiously and never to have been arrested for disorder is not the be-all and end-all of good citizenship. The good citizen is he or she who bears an active hand in cleansing and making merry the black spots of the neighborhood; who cherishes a home however small; who takes an increasingly intelligent interest in all that contributes to the country’s welfare, and feels a keenly patriotic hope for the future of the nation. For such citizens THE AMERICAN BOOKS are designed--a series of small volumes on current American problems. The keynote of the series will be the discussion of distinctively American movements and questions connected with the future prosperity of the United States.