Taft Portraits and Pathways in Dunn Biography
A vivid profile of William Howard Taft, with author Robert Lee Dunn’s accessible text and many photographs from Shanghai to Tokyo. The review notes Taft’s frontier-like political imagery, family portraits, and careful word choice that reveals his disciplined pragmatism and international outlook. The biography contrasts Taft with Grant and Lincoln, praising Dunn’s neutral, background stance and Taft’s clear, decisive leadership traits.
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Japan
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Cuba
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Lincoln
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Shanghai
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Tokio
Dunn
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Secretary Hay
Roosevelt
McKinley
Lure of the Vegetable Garden by Ida Bennett
A review praises The Vegetable Garden by Miss Ida D Bennett for its comprehensive home gardening guidance. It highlights clear instructions on hotbeds and pest management, plus appealing photos and recipes, noting the author’s engaging, if occasionally unconventional, approach to insects.
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Ida D. Bennett
McClure Company
Bennett
Nature
R L Stevenson in Old France
J A Hammerton profiles Stevenson’s itineraries and excerpts from Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes. He retraces steps in Monastier Langogne Goudet and Le Puy, noting charming scenes and Hogarth-like recollections with illustrations.
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Old France
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Monastier
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Hammerton
Auberge
Ceyennes
Goudet
Langogne
Loire
Modestine
Our Lady of the Snows
Blymaid
Lozére
Cocurés
New York
EL. P. Dutton & Co
Treland
Sir Walter Simpson
Antwerp
Pontoise
Seine
Oise
Paris
France
Daudet
Tartarin
Tarascon
Audet
le Puy
Joseph Peanell
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