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This trouble has not been continuous, as it has varied markedly in degree with the season, and as it is largely influenced by the rainfall the condition has been much worse during certain years than at others. Moreover, a decided characteristic has been the tendency to local- ize ; that is, while certain sections of the town, where the circulation is good, have always been practically free from this trouble; at others, where the flow is sluggish, and particularly near "dead ends," the condition has been such as to be practically intolerable. At these points the water has either been excessively rusty or else so charg- ed with iron in solution as to be practically unusable for domestic purposes.
Undoubtedly the condition, as investigated by the writer in 1915, was aggravated as a result of failure on the part of the management to take the usual steps with
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a view to keeping the wells and mains clean. At that time a report fully covering this matter was addressed to the Board, which report will be found on page 264 of the Report for 1915-16.
Examination of the Barbour report and plans shows, briefly, that these involve a proposition to filter the sup- ply at a rapid rate through two slow sand filter beds, prelimianry to which the water is subjected to aeration and further treatment by passage through a coke pre- filter. For this purpose a low-lift pumping equipment is added and the present No. 2 well, which has always af- forded a very low yield, is to be used as a clear water well or storage additional to the standpipe.
It is claimed by Mr. Barbour that the results of a series of tests with an experimental filter, running over a year's period, have been very satisfactory in reducing the proportions of iron and organic matter to an insigni- ficant minimum. It appears that during the period in- volved, on very considerable proportions of iron were encountered. This is in accord with the very limited ex- perience of this laboratory with this supply. That is, during the course of a year the number of samples re- ceived by us is ordinarily small, usually not more than four or five, and the routine collections are generally from a faucet in the town house, a point where the water is known to be of uniformly better quality as regards iron content than is true of certain other sections.
For the above reasons this department has no definite konwledge of its own regarding the present situation as concerning the town as a whole. It has been claimed that for some little time there have been no complaints, and because of this fact and the fact that there appears to be some basis for a belief that neglect of periodical blow- ing out of the mains was a prominent contributing fac- tor in connection with the troubles as earlier experienc- ed, there is a tendency on the part of some persons to
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argue that the town would be justified in passing over such an expenditure (approximately $16,000) at this time. This is of course a matter for the town to deter- mine.
· There is one minor item which will probably war- rant a conditional approval of these plans on the part of the Board. In the engineer's report, page 3, reference is made to the feasibility of taking water direct from the stream in case the well supply should at any time in the future prove insufficient to meet the demand. Admitting that such a situation is not very likely to arise, yet in view of the fact that at the present time this department has no definite knowledge, as a result of any survey, of the degree of contamination of this stream, it could not, in the absence of such knowledge, sanction such a propo- sition in the absence of any provision in the present plans for the application of chlorination. Quite possibly the degree of contamination of the stream is so slight that such auxiliary treatment would not be warranted. How- ever this is a point that would need determining to the satisfaction of this department before approval of any project to utilize brook water, even though filtered, could be given.
So far as the effectiveness of the treatment as indi- cated by the Barbour plans is concerned, there is no reason to question this in any respect as regards the pur- pose for which it has been designed. Undoubtedly the inauguration of such a treatment would not only mean a uniformly cleaner and better water for Milford, throughout the village-but it would serve as a con- stantly ready remedy or safeguard against any abnormal development of iron trouble, such as is likely to occur at any time as a result of seasonal irregularities. From the standpoint of the satisfaction to its citizens of a bet- ter water supply, it is believed that the installation of such a treatment would be worth while, and, considering
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the matter in its broader aspects, the expenditure neces- sitated therefor is not a large one.
Respectfully, CHARLES D. HOWARD, Chemist.
February 10, 1921.
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MILFORD FREE LIBRARY
TRUSTEES
Emory D. Heald, Chairman
Term expires 1922
Ella M. Powers, Secretary
Term expires 1923
B. F. Prescott, Treasurer
Term expires 1921
LIBRARIAN Annabell C. Secombe
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN Miriam French
READING COMMITTEE
Ella M. Powers
Helen Webster
Harriet Hutchinson
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF THE MILFORD FREE LIBRARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JANUARY 31, 1921.
To the Citizens of the Town of Milford :
The trustees of the Milford Free Library herewith respectfully submit their 52nd annual report together with the reports of the treasurer and librarian.
At the annual meeting of the trustees on March 24, 1920, Mr. Emory D. Heald was elected Chairman, Miss Ella M. Powers, Secretary, and Benjamin F. Prescott, Treasurer.
Few changes have occured in the work of the li- brary during the past year. While the trustees regret
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the resignation of Miss Parker, they are pleased to re- port that Miss Miriam French has acceptably filled the position of assistant. The work has progressed in the usual systematic manner and the result is gratifying to the trustees.
The figures submitted, showing the service render- ed to the town, prove that our library has become far more than a "name" to our people.
We are glad to announce that we begin the year with a cash surplus. This is largely due to the rebate of one hundred dollars from French and Heald Co. They have made a generous gift to the town of the Soldiers' Memorial Photograph Cabinet which has been placed in the library. This is of the finest wood and workmanship. It is of quartered oak, seventy inches high, forty inches wide and about ten inches deep. The two outside doors, when open, show five heavy glass panels inside. Each panel will hold forty-eight photo- graphs. By this arrangement, each photograph is pro- tected by the glass and also by the outside paneled doors. This handsome Memorial Cabinet is most unique and original in design and is entirely different from any memorial in any other town. The work of collecting the photographs and details to accompany each has been undertaken by the Committee appointed, and Mr. Charles Heald and Edward Powers have given hours of service to this work. As this Cabinet is to be per- manent, absolute accuracy and perfect work is required.
We wish to thank all who have given books and magazines to our library during the past year. All such gifts are most acceptable. The work of the Reading Committee has been of great assistance in the purchase of books of fiction. The purchase of books in all li- braries has been greatly affected during the past year because of the extraordinary conditions in the book market and the exhorbitant prices charged for books,
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paper, etc. The high prices of American books have discouraged many librarians from purchasing only the most necessary volumes. At the present time we are glad to note the gradual decrease in these items of ex- pense.
Wise and judicious management of the funds is shown. The income from the Ezra Gay fund and the Miranda Smith fund has been increased by the purchase of Liberty Bonds yielding 414 per cent. The Ezra Gay fund formerly yielded 31/2 per cent and the Miranda Smith fund yielded 4 per cent. The Liberty Bonds were purchased when, for $1000 we could purchase $1150 of bonds. This gives us not only the interest on one thousand dollars but also upon the additional one hun- dred and fifty dollars. The interest from the Thomp- son and Averill Funds has been expended according to the terms of the bequests. The Alice C. Gray fund, now amounts to $250 and that interest is available. The interest from the Mary Ann Peabody fund and the Dor- cas Peabody fund will not be available until a suitable children's room is provided in our library. By referr- ing to the report of the treasurer, the citizens will find that the annual appropriation has been spent with con- sideration for the best interests of the library and with strict economy.
After carefully estimating the budget for 1921, and using as much economy as is possible with consistent and continued high service to the public, we recommend that $2100 be appropriated at the annual town meeting for the use of the Milford Free Library.
Respectfully submitted, EMORY D. HEALD, ELLA M. POWERS, B. F. PRESCOTT,
Trustees.
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REPORT OF THE LIBRARIAN
To the Trustees of the Milford Free Library :
I herewith present the report of the Milford Free Library for the year ending January 31, 1921.
The library has been open 304 days for eight hours each day except Saturdays when it was open eight and a half hours.
The circulation has been 36,136, an average of 118 a day. This is a slight increase over that of last year.
In the early part of the year we were very unfortun- ate in losing Miss Parker who had been a most efficient assistant for eight years. She felt she was improving her opportunities by entering government service for a while.
We were fortunate, however, in retaining the ser- vices of Miss French, who had been substituting for Miss Parker during the winter.
Miss French was able to attend the summer school for library workers at Durham last summer.
Your librarian attended the meeting at the Isle of Shoals of the New England Library Associations, the state meeting at Concord, and a neighborhood meeting at Wilton.
From the books returned from the war service of the American Library Association we have received thirty-seven bound volumes as a gift, and have the promise of more by paying the transportation from New York. These are recent books, mostly on business or technical subjects.
ANNABELL C. SECOMBE, Librarian.
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RESOURCES
Number of bound volumes at beginning of year :
Adult 12,026, Juvenile 1,574, Total 13,600
Number of bound volumes added by purchase : Adult 236, Juvenile 194, Total 430
Number of bound volumes added by gift : Adult 45, Juvenile 7, Total 54
Federal, state and town document added :
Adult 9, Juvenile o, Total 9
Number of volumes of magazines added by binding : Adult 33, Juvenile 2, Total 35
Total Adult, 12,349, Juvenile 1,599, Total 14,126
Deduct number of volumes lost or discarded : Adult 147, Juvenile 178, Total 325
Total number of bound volumes at end of year :
Adult 12,202, Juvenile 1,599, Total 13,80I
Number of magazines and newspapers currently received : 62
Number of pamphlets on file : 2,97I
SERVICE
Number of volumes of non-fiction lent
9,257
Number of volumes of fiction lent 26,879
Number of unbound magazines lent 2,621
Total circulation for current year 36,136
Number of new borrowers added during the year 223
Total number of borrowers 3,194
NUMBER AND CLASS OF BOOKS USED
Class
Number
P.C.
General works, including magazines
2,621
7.25
Philosophy
37
.IO
Religion
219
.61
Sociology
1289
4.00
Philology
8
.02
Natural Science
217
.60
Useful Arts
383
1.06
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1919 and is supplying a real need, with three classes for men and one for women.
Section 20, amending public statutes Chapter 92, states : "The district shall furnish transportation to all pupile below the ninth grade who live more than two miles from the school to which they are assigned, or it may, with the consent of the pupils' parents provide board for them in some suitable home near the school. Pupils who are to be transported may be required to walk any reasonable part, not exceeding one mile, of the distance from their homes to the school. The school board may furnish transportation to pupils in grades above the eighth or to any pupils residing less than two miles from the school to which they are assigned when it finds that this is desirable, and shall furnish it when directed by the commissioner of education."
Under this law the transportation problem both from the point of view of expense and difficulty, has increased 500 per cent over estimates of a year ago. It must be recognized that a considerable sum expended for trans- portation may actually be less than would be expended should another school room be opened with all the at- tending expense.
Section 21 amends Public Statutes, Chapter 88, to read: "The selectmen in each town shall assess an an- nual tax of three dollars and fifty cents on each thousand dollars of the value of the ratable estate taxable therein for the support of the public schools."
"The school board of each district in its annual report shall state in detail the additional sums of money, if any, which will be required during the ensuing fiscal year for the support of the public schools, for the purchase of text books scholars' supplies, flags and appurtenances, *** *and for the payment of all other statutory obliga- tions of the district. The selectmen of the town in their next annual assessment shall assess upon the taxable property of the district a sum sufficient to meet the ob-
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ligations above enumerated, with such alterations thereof as may be voted by the district, and when collected shall pay the same over to the district treasurer."
Section 22 states : "In any district in which the money produced by a tax of five dollars on a thousand dollars of the value of the ratable estates in the district is in- sufficient to maintain the required elementary and spec- ial schools, and to purchase the required text books, scholars' supplies, flags and appurtenances, the state board shall provide the balance of the money necessary from the money appropriated for that purpose by the provisions of this act. In districts so aided the state board, acting through the local school board, shall ad- minister all money available for the maintenance of the public schools and shall account for the money raised by the districts as well as that furnished by the state."
Section fo states : "Each school district in the state shall pay to the state treasurer on or before December I in each year, as its share of the expense incident to state- wide supervision of the public schools, a sum equal to two dollars for each child residing in the district who was enrolled in the public schools in the last preceding school year, and the selectmen shall annually assess up- on the value of the ratable estate of the district a sum sufficient for this purpose."
This means that the school board reports the number of children registered to the selectmen, who assess this two-dollar tax without vote of the school district.
Laws of 1909, Chap. 22, state: "At its annual meet- ing each school district shall determine and appoint the salaries of its school board and truant officer. Truant officers or agents appointed by school boards are re- quired annually in September to make enumeration of children.
Laws of 1917, state: "The fiscal year of town and special school districts beginning February 16, 1917, shall end August 31, 1918, and thereafter the fiscal year
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Fine Arts
264 26,879
74.00
Literature
1900
5.01
Geography and Travels
937
2.53
Biography
580
1.60
History
802
2.22
36,136
100.00
Contributors to the Reading Room
Chase, Miss Hannah
I Periodical
"
French, W. F.
I
Barber, H. H. Co.
I
"
Hodgman, Miss Charlotte
I
International Correspondence School
I
Luce. C. L.
I
Milford Chapter D. A. R.
I
New Hampshire Anti-Saloon League
I
Rotch, W. B.
I
Whitehead, W. E.
I
Winslow, Miss C.
I
Wilton Home Missionary Society
I
Gifts to the Library
American Library association, Overseas
books
37 bound vols.
French, Miss Miriam
4
Friends of Irish Freedom
I
Murphy, Miss Patricia
I
Phillips, A. V.
I7
United States
I
Varnum, Richard
2
Wason, Edward H.
I
State of New Hampshire
8
Dartmouth College
I pamphlet
New Hampshire College
Middlebury College
I pamphlet bulletins
„,
"
"
"
"
1.00
Fiction
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Columbia College
Western Reserve University
bulletins bulletins
Concord Library Derry Library
I Repor: I "
Nashua Library
I
Peterborough Library
I
Providence Library
I
Wilton Library
I
List of Periodicals in Reading Room and in Circulation
Alpha Aids
La Fiaccola Leslie's Weekly
Ambition
American Boy
Life
American City
Literary Digest
American Magazine
Little Folks
Atlantic Monthly
Liberty
Bird Lore
Manchester Union
Boys' Life
Milford Cabinet Missionary Review
Building Age
Motor
Century
Munsey Nashua Telegraph
Country Gentleman
National Geographic Mag.
Current History D.A.R. Magazine
North American Review
Delineator
Our Dumb Animals
Educational Review
Outlook Outing
Everybody's Magazine Forum
Good Housekeeping
Granite Monthly
Harper's Magazine House and Garden
Independent
Illustrated World
Ladies Home Journal
Pictorial Review Popular Mechanics Photo Era
Railroad Trainman
Red Cross Bulletin
Review of Reviews
St. Nicholas Saturday Evening Post
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Boston Herald
Colliers'
New Hampshire Issue
88
Scientific American Scientific Am. Monthly School Scribner's Magazine Survey
Watchman World's Work Youth's Companion N. E. Kurn Hattin Homes American Fruit Grower
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REPORT OF TREASURER OF MILFORD FREE LIBRARY
Receipts
Cash on hand 5 69
Town of Milford Appropriation 2,250 00
Interest on Trust Funds 261 63
Fines, sale of books and old paper 252 95
French & Heald Co., reimbursement for purchase of Soldier's Photograph Cabinet 86 00
$2,856 27
Disbursements
Salary of Librarian
780 00
Salary of Assistant Librarian
431 20
Books purchased · 707 32
Magazine and periodical subscrip'ns 151 60
Binding
97 55
Supplies
76 66
Postage
4 00
Electric Lights
120 60
Town water
II 00
Repairs and renewals
23 OI
Fire insurance 262 50
Expense of Asst. Librarian to Institute 15 24
*Excess amount paid in reinvestment of Trust Funds
7 87
Accounts paid by Librarian :
Janitor 74 63
Post Office box
4 00
Express and Postage
6 68
Supplies
7 OI
Books
I 75
Labor
II 70
105 77
Balance
61 95
$2,856 27
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*Reinvestment of Trust Funds : Received from Town of Milford payment on Ezra M. Gay note $1,000 00 Sale of Town of Milford Water Bond, Marinda A. Smith Fund 1,000 00
$2,000 00
Purchased $2300 U. S. 2nd Liberty Loan Bonds, 474 per cent $2,007 87
Respectfully submitted, BENJAMIN F. PRESCOTT, Treasurer.
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Books Added Since February 1920
*Books Presented.
RELIGION
Abbott, Lyman. The other room 218
Gordon, Rev. George. Humanism in New England theology 204
SOCIOLOGY
*Agger, Eugene E. Organized banking 332
Bacon, Corinne. Prison reform. Debaters hand book series 364
Bullock, Edna. Child labor. Debaters hand book series 33I
*Cooper, E. H. How to prepare for civil service 35I *Foght, Harold W. The rural teacher and his work 371 *Hepburn, A. Barton. Artificial waterways of the world 386
*Pratt, Sereno S. The work of Wall Street 332
Robison, Emily. Vocational education. Debaters hand book series 37I
*Smith, J. Russell. Commerce and industry 380
Toothaker, Charles P. Commercial raw-materials 338
Van Valkenburgh, Agnes. Military training in schools and colleges. Debaters hand book series 355
Wright, Carroll D. Outlines of practical sociology 302 Wister, Owen. A straight deal 327
NATURAL SCIENCE
Chapman, Frank M. What bird is that? 598
Conn, H. W. Bacteria, yeasts and mold in the home 589
Finch, J. K. Plane surveying 526
Hudson, W. H. The book of a naturalist 590
*Peabody, James E. Elementary biology 570
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Reese, Albert M. Outlines of economic zoology 590 *Rowell, Percy E. Introduction to general science 500
USEFUL ARTS
*Agg, T. R. The construction of roads and pave- ments 625
Balderston, L. Ray Housewifery 640
Baldt, Laura I. Clothing for women 646
*Breckenridge, William E. Shop problems in math- ematics 621
Carroll, Robert S. Our nervous friends 613
*Cherington, Paul T. Advertising as a business force 659
Daughtery, R. L. Hydraulic turbines 621
Dooley, William H. Textiles 677
Dyke, A. L. Automobile and gasoline engine encyclopedia 621
Fales, Jane. Dressmaking 646
Frederick, J. George. Modern sales management 658
Gray, Henry. Anatomy of the human body 20th edition 6II
*Hayward, Charles B. Practical aeronautics 629
Holt, L. Emmett. The care and feeding of children 649 *Hoover, Simon R. The science and art of sales- manship 658
McCollum, E. V. The newer knowledge of nutrition 613 Miner, George W. Bookkeeping 657
*Montgomery, E. G. The corn crops 633
*Phillips, Everett. Beekeeping 638
*Roberts, Isaac Phillips. The fertility of the land 631
Rogers, Allen. Industrial chemistry, a manual for the student and the manufacturer 660
*Stimpson, W. G. Prevention of disease and care of the sick 614
Vulte, H. T. and Vanderbilt, S. B. Food industries 664
*American Technical Society. Cyclopedia of heating, plumbing and sanitation 620
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Cyclopedia of architecture, carpentry and building 690
University Society. Save and have 640
The story of the ship
656
FINE ARTS
Baldridge, C. LeRoy. "I was there' with the Yanks in France 74I
Eberlein, McClure and Holloway. Practical book
of interior decorations 747
*Froehlich, Hugo B. and Snow, Bennie. Text books of art education 707
Kellogg, Charlotte. Bobbins of Belgium 746
Kenison, Ervin and Waite, Edward B. Mechan- ical drawing 744
*American Technical Society. Cyclopedia of
textile work 745
POETRY
Braithwaite, William S. Anthology of magazine
verse1919
Kipling, Rudyard. Rudyard Kipling's verse 1885-1918 821
Stevenson, Burton E. Poems of American history Ward, Thomas N. The English poets, Browning to Rupert Brooks, vol. 15 821
FICTION
Abbott, Jane. Happy house
Bacheller, Irving. A man for the ages
Bassett, Sara Ware. The wall between
Bindloss, Harold. Alton of Samasco Brandon of the engineers The wilderness mine
Wyndham's pal Brown, Alice. The black drop The wind between the worlds
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Smith, Harriet Lummis. Agatha's aunt Sterrett, Frances. Mary Rose of Mifflin Nancy goes to town Stringer, Arthur. The prairie mother
Taylor, Katherine H. Yellow soap
Tracy, Louis. The strange case of Mortimer Fenley
Van Vorst, Marie. Fairfax and his pride
Waite, Alice V. and Taylor, Edith M. Modern mas-
terpieces of short prose fiction
Walpole, Hugh. Jeremy Wells, Carolyn. Raspberry jam
Weston, George. Mary minds her business
White, Stewart Edward. The call of the north The rose dawn
Widdener, Margaret. I've married Marjorie
Wilson, Harry L. Ruggles of Red Gap
Wright, Harold Bell. The re-creation of Brian Kent Wright, Rowland. The disappearance of Kimball Webb
MISCELLANEOUS
*Bleyer, Willard G. Newspaper writing and editing 070 *David, Evan J. compiler. Leonard Wood on na- tional issues 815
Grenfell, Anne and Spalding, Katie. Le petit nord 826 *Harrington, H. F. and Frankenberg, T. T. Es- sentials in journalism 070
Hegermann-Lindencrone, Madame de. In the courts of memory 816
Phelps, Edith M. Debaters' manual 808
Schaugler, Robert H. Independence Day 808 *Strachey, G. L. Landmarks in French literature 840
GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVELS
Browne, George Waldo. River of broken waters Merrimack 917N44B
Franck, Harry A. Vagabonding through changing Germany 917G3IF
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Johnson, Clifton. What to see in America 917M68.5J Stuck, Hudson. A winter circuit of our Arctic coast 917AI I.ISt Van Dyke, John C. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado 917 Ar4V
BIOGRAPHY
Bok, Edward. The Americanzation of Edward Bok B
Carnegie, Andrew. Autobiography B
Cody, Louise and Cooper, Courtney R. Memories of Buffalo Bill B
*Holné, John G. Life of Leonard Wood B
Paton, Lucy Allen. Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
Sanchez, Nellie Van De Grift. The life of Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson B
Memorial addresses on the life and char-
acter of Jacob H. Gallinger B
Memorial addresses on the life and char- acter of Cyrus Sulloway B
HISTORY
*Becker, Carl L. Beginnings of the American people 973
Davis, William Stearns. A history of France 944
*Dodd, William E. Expansion and conflict 973
*Dunn, Joseph and Lennox, P. J. The glories of Ireland 941
Gibbs, Philip. Now it can be told 940.4
*Guerard, Albert L. French civilization in the nineteenth century 944
Hard, William. Raymond Robbins' own story 947
*Hayes, Charlton J. H. A political and social his- tory of modern Europe 940
*Hazen, Charles D. Alsace-Lorraine under Ger- man rule 943
*Johnson, Allen. Union and democracy 973
Kalpaschnikoff, Andrew. A prisoner of Trotsky's 947
98
Keynes, John Maynard. The economic conse- quences of the peace 940.4
Livermore, T. L. Days and events 1860-1866 973
Mayo, Katherine .. "That damn Y" 940.4
*Paxson, Frederic C. The new nation 973
Rhodes, James Ford. History of the United States 1877-1896 8th vol. 973
*Simonds, Frank H. History of the world war 2 vols. 940.4
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