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 citing by the weaving in of romance. Published October 1937 and now in its third printing.

NORTHWEST PASSAGE—Kenneth Roberts (Doubleday Doran). A splendid tale of the search by England for a Northwest passage to the east Indies—continuing almost to Revolutionary War days and indicating one of England's great reasons for not willingly giving up Northwest Territory.

DOWN THE OHIO WITH CLARK—Charles F. Lender (Thomas Y. Crowell). A_ thrilling narrative of George Rogers Clark's exploits in the Ohio Country. For young and old.

THE AMERINDIANS—Donald M. McNicol (Frederick A. Stokes Co.). Compelling and largely original research as to the history of the Indians, giving enlightening and startling information as to their relations with the whites in America.

A-GOING TO THE WESTWARD—Lois Lenski (Frederick A. Stokes Co.). Delightful story of a covered wagon and flatboat trek by pioneers from Connecticut to Ohio in the first years of the Nineteenth Century. For both youngsters and oldsters.

FRONTIER VERSE—Elizabeth Peck (Doubleday Doran). Pleasing verse of the whole westward movement of America but including many of the sagas of the Old Northwest.

THE FIRST REBEL—Neil Swanson (Farrar & Rinehart). A jolting piece of research as to the beginnings of our Revolutionary War in excitingly readable form and splendidly documented.

MAINLAND—Gilbert Seldes (Scribners). An economic and political treatise for modern days but placing due emphasis upon the Ordinance of 1787 along with other indicative

history. OLIVER POLLOCK—James A. James (Appleton Century). A biography of an almost unknown patriot who rivalled Robert Morris in financing the upheaval which became the United

States. THE WEST IN AMERICAN HISTORY—Dan Elbert Clerk (Thomas Y. Crowell). One of the newer textbooks of the period.

BUCKSKIN BRIGADE—L. Ron Hubbard (Macaulay). A racy tale—said by the author to be based upon authentic documents in behalf of the Indians and not very complimentary to early white traders.

MERIWETHER LEWIS—TRAIL BLAZIER—Flora Morren Seymour (Appleton-Century). A story for young and old of the great exploration of the far west which followed shortly after establishment of the "Old Northwest".

THE ORDINANCE OF 1787 AND OLD NORTHWEST TERRITORY—Harlow M. Lindley and Associates (Northwest Territory Celebration Commission. Federal—Marietta. Ohio). The first brief and concise but reasonably complete history for school and adult use of these factors in eelce: ment of America. A good framework around which to build reading of many other books upon the subject.

FORBIDDEN GROUND—Neil Swanson (Farrar & Rinehart). A novel, said to be historically based—of the fur trade on the Great Lakes.

WESTERN LANDS IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION—Thomas Perkins Abernathy. A splendid treatment of the early American land problems, documented pleasingly. Not light reading, but invaluable to people wanting the facts.

ADVANCING THE OHIO FRONTIER—Frazier E. Wilson. An interesting treatise by a newer author.

FRONTIER OHIO—R. C. Downes. Standard text and reference work.

THE OHIO GATEWAY—D. E. Crouse. A novel pictorial treat-