April 1953 Issue, THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW

- Patent-Office Models of the Good Society
  Arthur E. Bestor, Jr.
  , pp. 505-526
  Some Relationships Between Social Reform and Westward Expansion
- The British Conservatives and the American Civil War
  Wilbur Devereux Jones
  , pp. 527-543
- A Struggle for Liberty in the Renaissance
  Hans Baron
  , pp. 544-570
  Florence, Venice, and Milan in the Early Quattrocento, Part Two
- The Granger Cases: 1877 or 1876?
  Elwin W. Sigmund
  , pp. 571-574
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  General History (8 Reviews) , p. 575
  1. [+]
    Review Avenues of History, by Lewis B. Namier (Review)
    Carlton J.H. Hayes
    , p. 575
    1. Avenues of History by Lewis B. Namier
  2. [+]
    Review The Nature of Historical Explanation, by Patri... (Review)
    John C. Cairns
    , p. 576
    1. The Nature of Historical Explanation by Patrick Gardiner
  3. [+]
    Review The Archeology of World Religions, by Jack Fin... (Review)
    Joseph M. Kitagawa
    , p. 577
    1. The Archeology of World Religions by Jack Finegan
  4. [+]
    Review A History of Unitarianism in Transylvania, Eng... (Review)
    Frederick May Eliot
    , p. 578
    1. A History of Unitarianism in Transylvania, England and America by Earl Morse Wilbur
  5. [+]
    Review Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-... (Review)
    James Edward Gillespie
    , pp. 579-580
    1. Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620 by Boies Penrose
  6. [+]
    Review The Mighty Leaf: Tobacco Through the Centuries... (Review)
    Nannie M. Tilley
    , p. 581
    1. The Mighty Leaf: Tobacco Through the Centuries by Jerome E. Brooks
  7. [+]
    Review The Peoples and Policies of South Africa, by L... (Review)
    Colin Rhys Lovell
    , p. 582
    1. The Peoples and Policies of South Africa by Leopold Marquard
  8. [+]
    Review Foreign Relations of the United States, (Review)
    Julius W. Pratt
    , pp. 583-584
    1. Foreign Relations of the United States
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  Ancient and Medieval History (10 Reviews) , p. 585
  1. [+]
    Review A History of Science, by George Sarton (Review)
    J.W. Swain
    , p. 585
    1. A History of Science by George Sarton
  2. [+]
    Review Terracottas, Lamps, and Coins Found in 1934 an... (Review)
    Sterling Dow
    , pp. 586-587
    1. Terracottas, Lamps, and Coins Found in 1934 and 1938 by David M. Robinson
  3. [+]
    Review The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History, by C.W... (Review)
    Loren C. MacKinney
    , pp. 588-589
    1. The Shorter Cambridge Medieval History by C.W. Previte-Orton
  4. [+]
    Review A History of the Crusades, Vol. II, by Steven ... (Review)
    A.C. Krey
    , pp. 590-591
    1. A History of the Crusades, Vol. II by Steven Runciman
  5. [+]
    Review A Monument to Saint Jerome, by Francis X. Murphy (Review)
    Arthur Darby Nock
    , p. 592
    1. A Monument to Saint Jerome by Francis X. Murphy
  6. [+]
    Review Nicole Oresme and the Astrologers, by G.W. Coo... (Review)
    Lynn Thorndike
    , pp. 593-594
    1. Nicole Oresme and the Astrologers by G.W. Coopland
  7. [+]
    Review Roger Bacon and His Search for a Universal Sci... (Review)
    Pearl Kibre
    , p. 595
    1. Roger Bacon and His Search for a Universal Science by Stewart C. Easton
  8. [+]
    Review Anglo-Saxon Writs, by Florence Elizabeth Harmer (Review)
    Elisabeth G. Kimball
    , p. 596
    1. Anglo-Saxon Writs by Florence Elizabeth Harmer
  9. [+]
    Review Casus Placitorum, and Reports of the Cases in ... (Review)
    George L. Haskins
    , p. 597
    1. Casus Placitorum, and Reports of the Cases in the King's Courts, 1272-1278 by William Huse Dunham, Jr.
  10. [+]
    Review The Irish Parliament in the Middle Ages, by H.... (Review)
    Helen M. Cam
    , pp. 598-600
    1. The Irish Parliament in the Middle Ages by H.G. Richardson and G.O. Sayles
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  Modern European History (20 Reviews) , p. 601
  1. [+]
    Review The Law and Working of the Constitution, by W.... (Review)
    F.G. Marcham
    , p. 601
    1. The Law and Working of the Constitution by W.C. Costin and J. Steven Watson
  2. [+]
    Review The Public Career of Sir James Graham, by Arve... (Review)
    David Owen
    , pp. 602-603
    1. The Public Career of Sir James Graham by Arvel B. Erickson
  3. [+]
    Review The Political Correspondence of Mr. Gladstone ... (Review)
    Paul Knaplund
    , p. 604
    1. The Political Correspondence of Mr. Gladstone and Lord Granville, 1868-76 by Agatha Ramm, William E. Gladstone, and Lord Granville, ...
  4. [+]
    Review Saints in Politics, by Ernest Marshall Howse (Review)
    Giovanni Costigan
    , p. 605
    1. Saints in Politics by Ernest Marshall Howse
  5. [+]
    2 Reviews The Life of George Lansbury, by Raymond W. Pos... (2 Reviews)
    Carl F. Brand
    , p. 606
    1. The Life of George Lansbury by Raymond W. Postgate
    2. Beatrice Webb's Diaries, 1912-1924 by Margaret Cole and Beatrice Webb
  6. [+]
    Review Portrait of an Admiral, by Arthur J. Marder (Review)
    John B. Heffernan
    , p. 607
    1. Portrait of an Admiral by Arthur J. Marder
  7. [+]
    Review The Domestic Life of Scotland in the Eighteent... (Review)
    David C. Elliot
    , p. 608
    1. The Domestic Life of Scotland in the Eighteenth Century by Marjorie Plant
  8. [+]
    Review A History of Ireland Under the Union, 1801 to ... (Review)
    W. Stanford Reid
    , pp. 609-610
    1. A History of Ireland Under the Union, 1801 to 1922 by Patrick Sarsfield O'Hegarty
  9. [+]
    2 Reviews History of Birmingham, Vol. I, by Conrad Gill (2 Reviews)
    James L. Godfrey
    , p. 611
    1. History of Birmingham, Vol. I by Conrad Gill
    2. History of Birmingham, Vol. II by Asa Briggs
  10. [+]
    Review A History of Portugal, by Charles E. Nowell (Review)
    C.R. Boxer
    , p. 612
    1. A History of Portugal by Charles E. Nowell
  11. [+]
    Review A Short History of Switzerland, by Edgar Bonjo... (Review)
    Werner P. Friederich
    , p. 613
    1. A Short History of Switzerland by Edgar Bonjour, H.S. Offler, and G.R. Potter
  12. [+]
    Review Napoleon Bonaparte, by J.M. Thompson (Review)
    R.R. Palmer
    , pp. 614-615
    1. Napoleon Bonaparte by J.M. Thompson
  13. --- by Friedrich Engel-Janosi, p. 616
  14. --- by Enno E. Kraehe, p. 617
  15. [+]
    Review Germany in Power and Eclipse, by James K. Poll... (Review)
    Eugene N. Anderson
    , pp. 618-619
    1. Germany in Power and Eclipse by James K. Pollock and Homer Thomas
  16. [+]
    Review German Nationalism: The Tragedy of a People, b... (Review)
    Arnold Wolfers
    , p. 620
    1. German Nationalism: The Tragedy of a People by Louis L. Snyder
  17. [+]
    Review Moscow, Tokyo, London: Twenty Years of German ... (Review)
    Fritz T. Epstein
    , p. 621
    1. Moscow, Tokyo, London: Twenty Years of German Foreign Policy by Herbert von Dirksen
  18. --- by Jerome Blum, p. 622
  19. [+]
    Review Bolshevism: An Introduction to Soviet Communis... (Review)
    Marguerite J. Fisher
    , pp. 623-624
    1. Bolshevism: An Introduction to Soviet Communism by Waldemar Gurian
  20. [+]
    Review The Struggle for Transcaucasia, 1917-1921, by ... (Review)
    A.O. Sarkissian
    , p. 625
    1. The Struggle for Transcaucasia, 1917-1921 by Firuz Kazemzadeh
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  Far Eastern History (6 Reviews) , p. 626
  1. [+]
    Review Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squ... (Review)
    Hugh Borton
    , p. 626
    1. Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan Under the Command of Commodore M. C. Perry, United States Navy by Francis L. Hawks and Sidney Wallach
  2. [+]
    Review Democracy and Foreign Policy, by Reginald Bassett (Review)
    Stanley K. Hornbeck
    , pp. 627-628
    1. Democracy and Foreign Policy by Reginald Bassett
  3. [+]
    Review Revolution in China, by Charles Patrick Fitzge... (Review)
    Yu-Shan Han
    , p. 629
    1. Revolution in China by Charles Patrick Fitzgerald
  4. [+]
    Review A Documentary History of Chinese Communism, by... (Review)
    John M.H. Lindbeck
    , p. 630
    1. A Documentary History of Chinese Communism by Benjamin Schwartz, John K. Fairbank, and Conrad Brandt, ...
  5. [+]
    Review Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia, by Ge... (Review)
    Cora Du Bois
    , pp. 631-632
    1. Nationalism and Revolution in Indonesia by George McTurnan Kahin
  6. [+]
    Review Pacific Outpost: American Strategy in Guam and... (Review)
    George H. Blakeslee
    , p. 633
    1. Pacific Outpost: American Strategy in Guam and Micronesia by Earl S. Pomeroy
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  American History (31 Reviews) , p. 634
  1. [+]
    Review American History and American Historians, by H... (Review)
    William T. Hutchinson
    , p. 634
    1. American History and American Historians by H. Hale Bellot
  2. [+]
    Review Science and Religion in American Thought, by E... (Review)
    Kendall Birr
    , p. 635
    1. Science and Religion in American Thought by Edward A. White
  3. [+]
    Review English Discovery of America to 1585, by Frank... (Review)
    David B. Quinn
    , pp. 636-637
    1. English Discovery of America to 1585 by Franklin T. McCann
  4. [+]
    Review Myths and Realities, by Carl Bridenbaugh (Review)
    Louis B. Wright
    , pp. 638-639
    1. Myths and Realities by Carl Bridenbaugh
  5. [+]
    Review A Mirror for Americans, by Warren S. Tryon (Review)
    John Lydenberg
    , pp. 640-641
    1. A Mirror for Americans by Warren S. Tryon
  6. [+]
    Review Elias Boudinot: Patriot and Statesman, 1740-18... (Review)
    Nathan Schachner
    , p. 642
    1. Elias Boudinot: Patriot and Statesman, 1740-1821 by George Adams Boyd
  7. [+]
    Review Edward Hicks: Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom... (Review)
    Frederick B. Tolles
    , p. 643
    1. Edward Hicks: Painter of the Peaceable Kingdom by Alice Ford
  8. [+]
    Review The March of Empire, by Averam B. Bender (Review)
    Edgar B. Wesley
    , pp. 644-645
    1. The March of Empire by Averam B. Bender
  9. [+]
    Review A Documentary History of Education in the Sout... (Review)
    Walton Bean
    , p. 646
    1. A Documentary History of Education in the South Before 1860, Vol. III by Edgar W. Knight
  10. [+]
    Review On Freedom's Altar, by Hazel Catherine Wolf (Review)
    Louis Filler
    , p. 647
    1. On Freedom's Altar by Hazel Catherine Wolf
  11. [+]
    Review Benjamin Harrison: Hoosier Warrior, by Harry J... (Review)
    Patrick W. Riddleberger
    , pp. 647-648
    1. Benjamin Harrison: Hoosier Warrior by Harry J. Sievers
  12. [+]
    Review Lincoln the President, Vol. III: Midstream, by... (Review)
    Harry J. Carman
    , pp. 649-650
    1. Lincoln the President, Vol. III: Midstream by J.G. Randall
  13. [+]
    Review Grant's First Year in the West, by Kenneth P. ... (Review)
    William B. Hesseltine
    , p. 651
    1. Grant's First Year in the West by Kenneth P. Williams
  14. [+]
    2 Reviews The Railroads of the Confederacy, by Robert C.... (2 Reviews)
    William S. Greever
    , pp. 652-653
    1. The Railroads of the Confederacy by Robert C. Black III
    2. The Northern Railroads in the Civil War, 1861-1865 by Thomas Weber
  15. [+]
    Review Conscription in the United States, by Jack Fra... (Review)
    John K. Mahon
    , p. 654
    1. Conscription in the United States by Jack Franklin Leach
  16. [+]
    Review Fair Trial, by Richard B. Morris (Review)
    Merrill Jensen
    , p. 655
    1. Fair Trial by Richard B. Morris
  17. [+]
    Review Rendezvous With Destiny, by Eric F. Goldman (Review)
    John D. Hicks
    , pp. 656-657
    1. Rendezvous With Destiny by Eric F. Goldman
  18. [+]
    Review The American Socialist Movement, 1897-1912, by... (Review)
    Harry W. Laidler
    , p. 658
    1. The American Socialist Movement, 1897-1912 by Ira Kipnis
  19. [+]
    Review Pioneer's Progress: An Autobiography, by Alvin... (Review)
    George M. Stephenson
    , pp. 659-660
    1. Pioneer's Progress: An Autobiography by Alvin Saunders Johnson
  20. [+]
    Review Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Apprenticeship, by ... (Review)
    Dexter Perkins
    , p. 661
    1. Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Apprenticeship by Frank Freidel
  21. [+]
    Review Sidney Hillman: Statesman of American Labor, b... (Review)
    Jonathan Grossman
    , p. 662
    1. Sidney Hillman: Statesman of American Labor by Matthew Josephson
  22. [+]
    Review The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, 1929-1941, by H... (Review)
    Earl Pomeroy
    , p. 663
    1. The Memoirs of Herbert Hoover, 1929-1941 by Herbert Hoover
  23. [+]
    Review Champion Campaigner: Franklin D. Roosevelt, by... (Review)
    E. Malcolm Carroll
    , p. 664
    1. Champion Campaigner: Franklin D. Roosevelt by Harold F. Gosnell
  24. [+]
    Review Ventures in Diplomacy, by William Phillips (Review)
    William R. Castle
    , p. 665
    1. Ventures in Diplomacy by William Phillips
  25. [+]
    Review Fleet Admiral King, by Ernest J. King and Walt... (Review)
    Robert Greenhalgh Albion
    , pp. 666-667
    1. Fleet Admiral King by Ernest J. King and Walter Muir Whitehill
  26. [+]
    Review The History of Canada, or New France, by Franc... (Review)
    J.B. Brebner
    , pp. 668-669
    1. The History of Canada, or New France by Francois du Creux and James B. Conacher
  27. [+]
    Review Between the Red and the Rockies, by Grant MacEwan (Review)
    Hilda Neatby
    , p. 670
    1. Between the Red and the Rockies by Grant MacEwan
  28. [+]
    Review The State of Latin America, by German Arciniegas (Review)
    Charles C. Griffin
    , p. 671
    1. The State of Latin America by German Arciniegas
  29. [+]
    Review Bolivar, by Salvador de Madariaga (Review)
    Rayford W. Logan
    , pp. 672-673
    1. Bolivar by Salvador de Madariaga
  30. [+]
    Review Life of Sarmiento, by Allison Williams Bunkley (Review)
    Madaline W. Nichols
    , p. 674
    1. Life of Sarmiento by Allison Williams Bunkley
  31. [+]
    Review Mexican Revolution: Genesis Under Madero, by C... (Review)
    Walter F. McCaleb
    , pp. 675-677
    1. Mexican Revolution: Genesis Under Madero by Charles C. Cumberland
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  General History (3 Reviews) , p. 678
  1. --- by Charles C. Griffin, p. 678
  2. [+]
    Review The Correspondence, by B. Van't Hoff, John Chu... (Review)
    Amry Vandenbosch
    , p. 678
    1. The Correspondence by B. Van't Hoff, John Churchill Marlborough, and Anthonie Heinsius, ...
  3. [+]
    Review Operation Overlord: Design and Reality, by Alb... (Review)
    C.P. Stacey
    , p. 679
    1. Operation Overlord: Design and Reality by Albert Norman
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  Ancient History (1 Review) , pp. 680-683
  1. [+]
    Review The Old Egyptian Medical Papyri, by Chauncey D... (Review)
    Owsei Temkin
    , pp. 680-683
    1. The Old Egyptian Medical Papyri by Chauncey D. Leake
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  Medieval History (1 Review) , p. 684
  1. [+]
    Review Alfonso X of Castile, Patron of Literature and... (Review)
    Alexander Marchant
    , p. 684
    1. Alfonso X of Castile, Patron of Literature and Learning by Evelyn S. Procter
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  The British Commonwealth (4 Reviews) , p. 684
  1. [+]
    Review The Elizabethan Woman, by Carroll Camden (Review)
    Catherine Strateman Sims
    , p. 684
    1. The Elizabethan Woman by Carroll Camden
  2. [+]
    2 Reviews Sir Walter Raleigh, by Philip Magnus (2 Reviews)
    E. Harris Harbison
    , p. 685
    1. Sir Walter Raleigh by Philip Magnus
    2. Sir Walter Raleigh by Hugh Ross Williamson
  3. [+]
    Review Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, by Ce... (Review)
    Walter P. Hall
    , p. 686
    1. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield by Cecil Roth
  4. [+]
    Review British Pamphleteers, Vol. II, by Reginald Rey... (Review)
    Herman Ausubel
    , pp. 686-690
    1. British Pamphleteers, Vol. II by Reginald Reynolds
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  France (2 Reviews) , p. 691
  1. [+]
    Review Jean-Sylvain Bailly, Revolutionary Mayor of Pa... (Review)
    Shelby T. McCloy
    , p. 691
    1. Jean-Sylvain Bailly, Revolutionary Mayor of Paris by Gene A. Brucker
  2. [+]
    Review Clemenceau, Thinker and Writer, by Samuel I. A... (Review)
    Albert Guerard
    , pp. 691-695
    1. Clemenceau, Thinker and Writer by Samuel I. Applebaum
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  Northern Europe (1 Review) , p. 696
  1. --- by Franklin D. Scott, p. 696
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  Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (2 Reviews) , p. 697
  1. [+]
    Review The Rebel Prince, by Louis P. Lochner (Review)
    John L. Snell
    , p. 697
    1. The Rebel Prince by Louis P. Lochner
  2. --- by David L. Hoggan, pp. 697-701
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  Near Eastern History (1 Review) , p. 702
  1. [+]
    Review The Sudan Question, by Mekki Abbas (Review)
    G.S.F.
    , p. 702
    1. The Sudan Question by Mekki Abbas
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  Far Eastern History (2 Reviews) , p. 703
  1. [+]
    Review Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Elites, by Ro... (Review)
    E.H.P.
    , p. 703
    1. Kuomintang and Chinese Communist Elites by Robert C. North and Ithiel de Sola Pool
  2. [+]
    Review The American Record in the Far East, 1945-1951... (Review)
    E.H.P.
    , pp. 704-705
    1. The American Record in the Far East, 1945-1951 by Kenneth Scott Latourette
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  United States History: General (9 Reviews) , p. 706
  1. [+]
    Review American Beginnings, by Jarvis M. Morse (Review)
    Lester J. Cappon
    , p. 706
    1. American Beginnings by Jarvis M. Morse
  2. [+]
    Review The American Diaries of Richard Cobden, by Eli... (Review)
    Robert E. Riegel
    , p. 707
    1. The American Diaries of Richard Cobden by Elizabeth Hoon Cawley and Richard Cobden
  3. [+]
    Review Lincoln in Marble and Bronze, by F. Lauriston ... (Review)
    Frank Maloy Anderson
    , p. 707
    1. Lincoln in Marble and Bronze by F. Lauriston Bullard
  4. [+]
    Review James A. Garfield: His Religion and Education,... (Review)
    Alice Felt Tyler
    , p. 708
    1. James A. Garfield: His Religion and Education by W.W. Wasson
  5. [+]
    Review The Cross and the Crown, by Norman Beasley (Review)
    W.G.
    , p. 708
    1. The Cross and the Crown by Norman Beasley
  6. [+]
    Review Leaders of Men, by Woodrow Wilson and T.H. Vai... (Review)
    Paul H. Douglas
    , p. 709
    1. Leaders of Men by Woodrow Wilson and T.H. Vail Motter
  7. [+]
    Review Woodrow Wilson of Princeton, by McMillan Lewis (Review)
    Henry R. Spencer
    , p. 709
    1. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton by McMillan Lewis
  8. [+]
    Review Woodrow Wilson's Own Story, by Donald Day (Review)
    Arthur S. Link
    , p. 710
    1. Woodrow Wilson's Own Story by Donald Day
  9. [+]
    Review David I. Walsh, Citizen Patriot, by Dorothy G.... (Review)
    Frederick Rudolph
    , pp. 710-714
    1. David I. Walsh, Citizen Patriot by Dorothy G. Wayman
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  New England and Middle Colonies and States (2 Reviews) , p. 715
  1. [+]
    Review Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647, by William ... (Review)
    B. Katherine Brown
    , p. 715
    1. Of Plymouth Plantation, 1620-1647 by William Bradford
  2. [+]
    Review Mirror to America, by James Duane Squires (Review)
    W.G.
    , pp. 716-717
    1. Mirror to America by James Duane Squires
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  Southern Colonies and States (1 Review) , pp. 718-720
  1. [+]
    Review Ersatz in the Confederacy, by Mary Elizabeth M... (Review)
    Bell Irvin Wiley
    , pp. 718-720
    1. Ersatz in the Confederacy by Mary Elizabeth Massey
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  Western Territories and States (2 Reviews) , p. 721
  1. [+]
    Review A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Collection o... (Review)
    C.L. Camp
    , p. 721
    1. A Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Collection of Western Americana by Mary C. Withington
  2. [+]
    Review George Rogers Clark: Soldier in the West, by W... (Review)
    John D. Barnhart
    , pp. 722-724
    1. George Rogers Clark: Soldier in the West by Walter Havighurst
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  Latin-American History (2 Reviews) , pp. 725-727
  1. [+]
    Review Bartolome de Las Casas, Historian, by Lewis Hanke (Review)
    Harry Bernstein
    , pp. 725-727
    1. Bartolome de Las Casas, Historian by Lewis Hanke
  2. [+]
    Review The Republic of Panama in World Affairs, 1903-... (Review)
    William D. McCain
    , pp. 728-729
    1. The Republic of Panama in World Affairs, 1903-1950 by Lawrence O. Ealy
- Books Received, pp. 730-741
- Historical News: Annual Meeting, pp. 742-826