April 1955 Issue, THE AMERICAN HISTORICAL REVIEW

- European Liberalism in the Nineteenth Century
  David Harris
  , pp. 501-526
- The Distinguished Negro in America, 1770-1936
  Richard Bardolph
  , pp. 527-547
- Bismarck and German Nationalism
  Otto Pflanze
  , pp. 548-566
- Woodrow Wilson, a Third Term, and the Solemn Referendum
  Wesley M. Bagby
  , pp. 567-575
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  General History (6 Reviews) , p. 576
  1. [+]
    Review Teachers of History, by H. Stuart Hughes, Myro... (Review)
    Geoffrey Bruun
    , p. 576
    1. Teachers of History by H. Stuart Hughes, Myron P. Gilmore, and Edwin C. Rozwenc, ...
  2. --- by Leo Gershoy, p. 577
  3. [+]
    Review The Legacy of Persia, by A.J. Arberry (Review)
    Walter J. Fischel
    , p. 578
    1. The Legacy of Persia by A.J. Arberry
  4. [+]
    Review Marxism and Anarchism, 1850-1890, by G.D.H. Cole (Review)
    Frederick B. Artz
    , p. 579
    1. Marxism and Anarchism, 1850-1890 by G.D.H. Cole
  5. [+]
    Review The Meaning of Nationalism, by Louis L. Snyder (Review)
    Eugene N. Anderson
    , p. 580
    1. The Meaning of Nationalism by Louis L. Snyder
  6. [+]
    Review Totalitarianism, by Carl J. Friedrich (Review)
    Raymond J. Sontag
    , pp. 581-582
    1. Totalitarianism by Carl J. Friedrich
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  Ancient and Medieval History (10 Reviews) , p. 583
  1. [+]
    Review Galen of Pergamon, by George Sarton (2 Reviews)
    Ilza Veith
    , p. 583
    1. Galen of Pergamon by George Sarton
    2. Ancient Science and Modern Civilization by George Sarton
  2. [+]
    Review Astrology in Roman Law and Politics, by Freder... (Review)
    Robert Samuel Rogers
    , pp. 584-585
    1. Astrology in Roman Law and Politics by Frederick H. Cramer
  3. [+]
    Review The Painted Men, by T.C. Lethbridge (Review)
    Bryce D. Lyon
    , p. 586
    1. The Painted Men by T.C. Lethbridge
  4. [+]
    Review Mediaeval Institutions: Selected Essays, by Ca... (Review)
    Joseph R. Strayer
    , p. 587
    1. Mediaeval Institutions: Selected Essays by Carl Stephenson and Bryce D. Lyon
  5. --- by Gerhart B. Ladner, p. 588
  6. --- by Raymond de Roover, p. 589
  7. [+]
    Review The Nautical Chart of 1424 and the Early Disco... (Review)
    Lynn Thorndike
    , p. 590
    1. The Nautical Chart of 1424 and the Early Discovery and Cartographical Representation of America by Armando Cortesao
  8. [+]
    Review A History of the Crusades, Vol. III, by Steven... (Review)
    A.C. Krey
    , pp. 591-592
    1. A History of the Crusades, Vol. III by Steven Runciman
  9. [+]
    Review English Traveler to Italy, Vol. I, by George B... (Review)
    Josiah C. Russell
    , p. 593
    1. English Traveler to Italy, Vol. I by George B. Parks
  10. --- by Paul J. Alexander, p. 594
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  Modern European History (13 Reviews) , p. 595
  1. [+]
    Review The English People on the Eve of Colonization,... (Review)
    Godfrey Davies
    , p. 595
    1. The English People on the Eve of Colonization, 1603-1630 by Wallace Notestein
  2. [+]
    Review The Great War for the Empire: The Culmination,... (Review)
    Stanley Pargellis
    , pp. 596-597
    1. The Great War for the Empire: The Culmination, 1760-1763 by Lawrence Henry Gipson
  3. [+]
    Review The Life of John Stuart Mill, by Michael St. J... (Review)
    David Owen
    , p. 598
    1. The Life of John Stuart Mill by Michael St. John Packe
  4. [+]
    Review European Thought in the Eighteenth Century, by... (Review)
    Franklin L. Ford
    , p. 599
    1. European Thought in the Eighteenth Century by Paul Hazard
  5. --- by J. Homer Herriott, p. 600
  6. --- by Richard D. Challener, pp. 601-602
  7. [+]
    Review Louis Napoleon and the Second Empire, by J.M. ... (Review)
    Lynn M. Case
    , p. 603
    1. Louis Napoleon and the Second Empire by J.M. Thompson
  8. [+]
    Review German Protestants Face the Social Question, V... (Review)
    Koppel S. Pinson
    , p. 604
    1. German Protestants Face the Social Question, Vol. I by William O. Shanahan
  9. --- by Friedrich Engel-Janosi, p. 605
  10. [+]
    Review Studies and Documents Relating to the History ... (Review)
    Charles Jelavich
    , p. 606
    1. Studies and Documents Relating to the History of the Greek Church and People Under Turkish Domination with Supplementary Material by Theodore H. Papadopoullos
  11. [+]
    Review The Formation of the Soviet Union, by Richard ... (Review)
    Hans Kohn
    , p. 607
    1. The Formation of the Soviet Union by Richard Pipes
  12. [+]
    Review The Interregnum, 1923-1924, by Edward H. Carr (Review)
    Robert V. Daniels
    , p. 608
    1. The Interregnum, 1923-1924 by Edward H. Carr
  13. --- by George V. Lantzeff, p. 609
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  Far Eastern History (3 Reviews) , pp. 610-611
  1. [+]
    Review Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. I, by ... (Review)
    Arthur W. Hummel
    , pp. 610-611
    1. Science and Civilisation in China, Vol. I by Joseph Needham
  2. [+]
    Review History of British India Under the Company and... (Review)
    Phillips Talbot
    , p. 612
    1. History of British India Under the Company and the Crown by P.E. Roberts and T.G.P. Spear
  3. [+]
    Review Japan's Decision to Surrender, by Robert J.C. ... (Review)
    Louis Morton
    , p. 613
    1. Japan's Decision to Surrender by Robert J.C. Butow
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  American History (18 Reviews) , p. 614
  1. [+]
    Review The Coming of the Revolution: 1763-1775, by La... (Review)
    Edmund S. Morgan
    , p. 614
    1. The Coming of the Revolution: 1763-1775 by Lawrence Henry Gipson
  2. [+]
    Review George Washington: A Biography, Vol. VI, by Do... (Review)
    Louis Martin Sears
    , p. 615
    1. George Washington: A Biography, Vol. VI by Douglas Southall Freeman
  3. [+]
    Review American Painting: The Light of Distant Skies,... (Review)
    William H. Jordy
    , pp. 616-617
    1. American Painting: The Light of Distant Skies, 1760-1835 by James Thomas Flexner
  4. [+]
    2 Reviews The Protestant Clergy and Public Issues, 1812-... (2 Reviews)
    Alice Felt Tyler
    , pp. 618-619
    1. The Protestant Clergy and Public Issues, 1812-1848 by John R. Bodo
    2. The Social Ideas of the Northern Evangelists, 1826-1860 by Charles C. Cole, Jr.
  5. [+]
    Review American Business Corporations Until 1860, by ... (Review)
    Edward Dumbauld
    , p. 620
    1. American Business Corporations Until 1860 by Edwin Merrick Dodd
  6. [+]
    Review The Jacksonians, by Leonard D. White (Review)
    Thomas P. Govan
    , pp. 621-622
    1. The Jacksonians by Leonard D. White
  7. [+]
    Review A Whig Embattled: The Presidency Under John Ty... (Review)
    Holman Hamilton
    , p. 623
    1. A Whig Embattled: The Presidency Under John Tyler by Robert J. Morgan
  8. [+]
    Review Lincoln and the Party Divided, by William Fran... (Review)
    Wendell Holmes Stephenson
    , pp. 623-624
    1. Lincoln and the Party Divided by William Frank Zornow
  9. [+]
    Review Main Street on the Middle Border, by Lewis Ath... (Review)
    Wood Gray
    , p. 625
    1. Main Street on the Middle Border by Lewis Atherton
  10. [+]
    Review Yankee Reformers in the Urban Age, by Arthur Mann (Review)
    Glyndon G. Van Deusen
    , p. 626
    1. Yankee Reformers in the Urban Age by Arthur Mann
  11. [+]
    Review The Jews in America: A History, by Rufus Learsi (Review)
    Stuart E. Rosenberg
    , pp. 626-627
    1. The Jews in America: A History by Rufus Learsi
  12. [+]
    Review Prelude to Point Four, by Merle E. Curti and K... (Review)
    Earl Pomeroy
    , p. 628
    1. Prelude to Point Four by Merle E. Curti and Kendall Birr
  13. [+]
    Review Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, January 1943-June 1944, ... (Review)
    Walter Muir Whitehill
    , p. 629
    1. Sicily-Salerno-Anzio, January 1943-June 1944 by Samuel Eliot Morison
  14. [+]
    Review MacArthur: 1941-1951, by Charles A. Willoughby... (Review)
    James A. Field, Jr.
    , p. 630
    1. MacArthur: 1941-1951 by Charles A. Willoughby and John Chamberlain
  15. [+]
    Review The American People in the Twentieth Century, ... (Review)
    Jacques Barzun
    , p. 631
    1. The American People in the Twentieth Century by Oscar Handlin
  16. [+]
    Review American Demagogues: Twentieth Century, by Rei... (Review)
    David Noble
    , p. 632
    1. American Demagogues: Twentieth Century by Reinhard H. Luthin
  17. [+]
    Review The Western Hemisphere Idea: Its Rise and Decl... (Review)
    Howard F. Cline
    , p. 633
    1. The Western Hemisphere Idea: Its Rise and Decline by Arthur P. Whitaker
  18. [+]
    Review This New World: The Civilization of Latin Amer... (Review)
    Charles C. Griffin
    , pp. 634-636
    1. This New World: The Civilization of Latin America by William Lytle Schurz
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  General History (10 Reviews) , p. 637
  1. [+]
    Review Historians, Books, and Libraries, by Jesse Hau... (Review)
    Solon J. Buck
    , p. 637
    1. Historians, Books, and Libraries by Jesse Hauk Shera
  2. --- by Ernst Posner, p. 637
  3. --- by Edgar N. Johnson, p. 638
  4. --- by Walter Grossmann, p. 638
  5. [+]
    Review The Age of Absolutism, 1660-1815, by Max Beloff (Review)
    Bruce T. McCully
    , p. 639
    1. The Age of Absolutism, 1660-1815 by Max Beloff
  6. [+]
    Review Forgotten Leaders in Modern Medicine, by Bruno... (Review)
    Genevieve Miller
    , p. 640
    1. Forgotten Leaders in Modern Medicine by Bruno Kisch
  7. --- by Joel Colton, p. 640
  8. [+]
    Review Strategy: The Indirect Approach, by Basil H. L... (Review)
    H.A. DeWeerd
    , p. 641
    1. Strategy: The Indirect Approach by Basil H. Liddell Hart
  9. [+]
    Review The Policy of England and France Toward the "A... (Review)
    F. Lee Benns
    , p. 642
    1. The Policy of England and France Toward the "Anschluss" of 1938 by Sister Mary Antonia Wathen
  10. [+]
    Review Documents on International Affairs, 1951, by D... (Review)
    Thomas P. Brockway
    , p. 642
    1. Documents on International Affairs, 1951 by Denise Folliot
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  Ancient History (2 Reviews) , p. 643
  1. [+]
    Review Roman Imperial Money, by Michael Grant (Review)
    Walter F. Snyder
    , p. 643
    1. Roman Imperial Money by Michael Grant
  2. --- by A.E.R. Boak, pp. 644-646
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  Medieval History (4 Reviews) , p. 647
  1. --- by Ray C. Petry, p. 647
  2. --- by Dorothy M. Schullian, p. 647
  3. --- by Waldemar Westergaard, p. 648
  4. [+]
    Review The History of Mehmed the Conqueror, by Kritov... (Review)
    A.O. Sarkissian
    , pp. 649-650
    1. The History of Mehmed the Conqueror by Kritovoulos
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  British Empire, Commonwealth, and Ireland (5 Reviews) , p. 651
  1. [+]
    Review John Whitgift and the English Reformation, by ... (Review)
    Harold J. Grimm
    , p. 651
    1. John Whitgift and the English Reformation by Powel Mills Dawley
  2. [+]
    Review Mirrors for Rebels, by James K. Lowers (Review)
    Maurice Lee, Jr.
    , p. 651
    1. Mirrors for Rebels by James K. Lowers
  3. [+]
    Review The Freedom of the Press in Ireland, 1784-1841... (Review)
    John Hall Stewart
    , p. 652
    1. The Freedom of the Press in Ireland, 1784-1841 by Brian Inglis
  4. [+]
    Review The Catholic Emancipation Crisis in Ireland, 1... (Review)
    John E. Pomfret
    , p. 652
    1. The Catholic Emancipation Crisis in Ireland, 1823-1829 by James A. Reynolds
  5. [+]
    Review British Foreign Policy in the Inter-War Years,... (Review)
    Henry R. Winkler
    , pp. 653-656
    1. British Foreign Policy in the Inter-War Years by P.A. Reynolds
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  France (4 Reviews) , p. 657
  1. --- by William F. Church, p. 657
  2. [+]
    Review Jean-Sylvain Bailly, by Edwin Burrows Smith (Review)
    Henry Bertram Hill
    , p. 658
    1. Jean-Sylvain Bailly by Edwin Burrows Smith
  3. [+]
    Review Memoires du Prince de Talleyrand, by Paul Leon... (Review)
    Louis S. Greenbaum
    , p. 658
    1. Memoires du Prince de Talleyrand by Paul Leon and Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Perigord, ...
  4. [+]
    Review Republican Ideas and the Liberal Tradition in ... (Review)
    John C. Cairns
    , pp. 659-663
    1. Republican Ideas and the Liberal Tradition in France, 1870-1914 by John Anthony Scott
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  The Low Countries (2 Reviews) , p. 664
  1. --- by Roland H. Bainton, p. 664
  2. --- by Roland H. Bainton, pp. 664-666
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  Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (3 Reviews) , p. 667
  1. --- by Ernst Posner, p. 667
  2. --- by Otto Pflanze, p. 668
  3. [+]
    Review Stresemann and the Rearmament of Germany, by H... (Review)
    Oron James Hale
    , pp. 668-674
    1. Stresemann and the Rearmament of Germany by Hans W. Gatzke
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  Near Eastern History (1 Review) , pp. 675-676
  1. [+]
    Review The Middle East: Problem Area in World Politic... (Review)
    J.C. Hurewitz
    , pp. 675-676
    1. The Middle East: Problem Area in World Politics by Halford L. Hoskins
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  Far Eastern History (5 Reviews) , p. 677
  1. [+]
    Review Chinese Railways and British Interests, 1898-1... (Review)
    Meribeth E. Cameron
    , p. 677
    1. Chinese Railways and British Interests, 1898-1911 by E-Tu Zen Sun
  2. [+]
    Review Report from Hokkaido, by George Alexander Lensen (Review)
    Paul E. Eckel
    , p. 677
    1. Report from Hokkaido by George Alexander Lensen
  3. [+]
    Review Sunk, by Mochitsura Hashimoto (Review)
    Gordon W. Prange
    , p. 678
    1. Sunk by Mochitsura Hashimoto
  4. [+]
    Review The British in Asia, by Guy Wint (Review)
    Holden Furber
    , p. 679
    1. The British in Asia by Guy Wint
  5. [+]
    Review Foreign Relations of the United States, (Review)
    George E. Taylor
    , pp. 679-680
    1. Foreign Relations of the United States
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  Southern Asia (1 Review) , pp. 681-682
  1. [+]
    Review South-East Asia: A Short History, by Brian Har... (Review)
    Rupert Emerson
    , pp. 681-682
    1. South-East Asia: A Short History by Brian Harrison
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  United States History: General (16 Reviews) , p. 683
  1. [+]
    Review American Heroes: Myth and Reality, by Marshall... (Review)
    Irvin G. Wyllie
    , p. 683
    1. American Heroes: Myth and Reality by Marshall W. Fishwick
  2. [+]
    Review Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People, by Vern... (Review)
    I. Bernard Cohen
    , p. 683
    1. Benjamin Franklin and a Rising People by Verner W. Crane
  3. [+]
    Review The Story of the Declaration of Independence, ... (Review)
    John R. Alden
    , p. 684
    1. The Story of the Declaration of Independence by Dumas Malone, Milton Kaplan, and Hirst Milhollen, ...
  4. [+]
    Review Jeffersonian America, by Richard Beale Davis a... (Review)
    Thomas Perkins Abernethy
    , p. 685
    1. Jeffersonian America by Richard Beale Davis and Augustus John Foster
  5. [+]
    Review Barton Warren Stone, by William Garrett West (Review)
    Ray Allen Billington
    , p. 685
    1. Barton Warren Stone by William Garrett West
  6. [+]
    2 Reviews A Commoner's Judge, by Harold Earl Hammond (2 Reviews)
    Don E. Fehrenbacher
    , p. 686
    1. A Commoner's Judge by Harold Earl Hammond
    2. A County Court Judge in Arcady by Cameron Rogers and Charles Fernald
  7. [+]
    Review The Life of Abraham Lincoln, by Stefan Lorant (Review)
    T. Harry Williams
    , p. 687
    1. The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Stefan Lorant
  8. [+]
    Review Bohemian Brigade, by Louis M. Starr (Review)
    William B. Hesseltine
    , p. 687
    1. Bohemian Brigade by Louis M. Starr
  9. [+]
    Review Grierson's Raid, by D. Alexander Brown (Review)
    Robert H. Woody
    , p. 688
    1. Grierson's Raid by D. Alexander Brown
  10. [+]
    Review Confederate Finance, by Richard Cecil Todd (Review)
    Clement Eaton
    , p. 688
    1. Confederate Finance by Richard Cecil Todd
  11. [+]
    Review Stephen R. Mallory: Confederate Navy Chief, by... (Review)
    E. Merton Coulter
    , p. 689
    1. Stephen R. Mallory: Confederate Navy Chief by Joseph T. Durkin
  12. [+]
    Review Susan B. Anthony: Her Personal History and Her... (Review)
    Blake McKelvey
    , p. 689
    1. Susan B. Anthony: Her Personal History and Her Era by Katharine Anthony
  13. [+]
    Review Alexandra Gripenberg's a Half Year in the New ... (Review)
    O. Fritiof Ander
    , p. 690
    1. Alexandra Gripenberg's a Half Year in the New World by Ernest J. Moyne and Alexandra Gripenberg
  14. [+]
    Review The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill, by Herm... (Review)
    Alfred D. Chandler, Jr.
    , p. 690
    1. The Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill by Hermann Hagedorn
  15. [+]
    Review The United States in a Changing World, by Jame... (Review)
    Richard N. Current
    , p. 691
    1. The United States in a Changing World by James P. Warburg
  16. [+]
    Review Ambassadors in Arms, by Thomas D. Murphy (Review)
    Chester G. Starr
    , pp. 692-694
    1. Ambassadors in Arms by Thomas D. Murphy
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  New England and Middle Colonies and States (2 Reviews) , p. 695
  1. [+]
    Review The Anglican Church in New Jersey, by Nelson R... (Review)
    Donald L. Kemmerer
    , p. 695
    1. The Anglican Church in New Jersey by Nelson R. Burr
  2. [+]
    Review Pennsylvania Politics and the Growth of Democr... (Review)
    Robert E. Brown
    , p. 696
    1. Pennsylvania Politics and the Growth of Democracy, 1740-1776 by Theodore Thayer
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  Southern Colonies and States (4 Reviews) , p. 697
  1. [+]
    Review The University of Virginia Library, 1825-1950,... (Review)
    Robert H. Land
    , p. 697
    1. The University of Virginia Library, 1825-1950 by Harry Clemons
  2. [+]
    Review North Carolina: The History of a Southern Stat... (Review) , p. 698
    1. North Carolina: The History of a Southern State by Hugh Talmage Lefler and Albert Ray Newsome
  3. [+]
    Review From Mine to Market, by Joseph T. Lambie (Review)
    C.H. Ambler
    , p. 698
    1. From Mine to Market by Joseph T. Lambie
  4. [+]
    Review Bovard of the Post-Dispatch, by James W. Markham (Review)
    Louis Filler
    , pp. 699-700
    1. Bovard of the Post-Dispatch by James W. Markham
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  Western Territories and States (7 Reviews) , p. 701
  1. [+]
    Review Messages and Papers Relating to the Administra... (Review)
    John D. Barnhart
    , p. 701
    1. Messages and Papers Relating to the Administration of James Brown Ray, Governor of Indiana, 1825-1831 by Dorothy Riker, Gayle Thornbrough, and James Brown Ray, ...
  2. [+]
    Review History of Marshall Field and Company, 1852-19... (Review)
    Robert A. Lively
    , p. 702
    1. History of Marshall Field and Company, 1852-1906 by Robert W. Twyman
  3. [+]
    Review The Battle Cry of Freedom, by Samuel A. Johnson (Review)
    Clayton S. Ellsworth
    , p. 702
    1. The Battle Cry of Freedom by Samuel A. Johnson
  4. [+]
    Review Glory, God and Gold, by Paul I. Wellman (Review)
    Carl Coke Rister
    , p. 703
    1. Glory, God and Gold by Paul I. Wellman
  5. [+]
    Review The Last War Trail, by Robert Emmitt (Review)
    LeRoy R. Hafen
    , p. 704
    1. The Last War Trail by Robert Emmitt
  6. [+]
    Review Old Spanish Trail: Sante Fe to Los Angeles, by... (Review)
    George P. Hammond
    , p. 704
    1. Old Spanish Trail: Sante Fe to Los Angeles by LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen
  7. [+]
    Review California Gold Rush Voyages, 1848-1849, by Jo... (Review)
    Rodman W. Paul
    , pp. 705-706
    1. California Gold Rush Voyages, 1848-1849 by John E. Pomfret
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  Latin American History (1 Review) , pp. 707-712
  1. [+]
    Review The Caribbean: Its Economy, by A. Curtis Wilgus (Review)
    J. Fred Rippy
    , pp. 707-712
    1. The Caribbean: Its Economy by A. Curtis Wilgus
- Other Books Received, pp. 713-719
- Historial News: Annual Meeting, pp. 720-810