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 t66 Reviews of Books in Northern Jacksonian Democracy is not sufficiently emphasized. It is possible that the author has practised too much self-denial in dealing with the element of personality. Jacksonian Democracy was bound together by individual influence, and, while Jackson himself can scarcely fail to receive full consideration, his inner circle of advisers, and espe- cially Van Buren, have not always been so fortunate. The text concludes with a rapid but thoughtful and satisfactory criticism of Jackson as a party leader. A final chapter on authorities presents a selected list of references in a rather disorderly arrangement, with some critical notes. There are eight good maps, prepared by Mr. David M. Matteson, and an index, which seems in general sufficient, though it may be noted that Francis P. Blair's name does not appear in it and that Ambrister becomes "Ambuster ". The most striking omission in the volume is the absence of any dis- cussion of the slavery question in reference to Jacksonian Democracy. This omission is made necessary by the plan of the series, which sur- renders the subject "Slavery and Abolition" to the next volume (i6). Such a reservation, however advantageous for the series, necessarily makes this volume incomplete as a study of its announced subject. The author does; however, venture to show how Jackson sympathized with and aided the movement for the annexation of Texas. Professor MacDonald's contribution is, thus far, the best concise and brief essay upon Jackson's two administrations. It is not so com- plete and illuminating as Professor Sumner's biography of Jackson ;n the " American Statesmen " series, but the present volume does not claim to be a biography. For a gallery of portrait-sketches of the men of Jackson's circle and era, one may resort to the more leisurely page of Peck's Jacksonian Epoch, and for Jackson himself to Parton, or to John Fiske's brilliant essays, but for a lucid and temperate statement of all but one of the dominant questions during Jackson's presidency, Professor MacDonald's volume is adequate. Charles H. Levermore. Lincoln, .Master of Men. By Alonzo Rothschild. (Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin, and Company. 1906. Pp.531.) In view of all that has been written about Abraham Lincoln, an accession in the shape of a volume of four hundred pages may reason- ably be asked to justify its existence. Readers of the Review will insist upon knowing at the outset, whether the author has had access to hitherto unpublished material; or failing this, whether he has essayed a fresh interpretation of the career and character of the great man who has become the subject of a cycle of traditions. The first query must be met with a negative. Nowhere in the text, or in the copious notes, is there any evidence that Mr. Rothschild has used other than well- known authorities. As an interpretative study, the book has to do rather with a phase of Lincoln's character than with the wliolc man.