Geographical Books of 1907 



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Dogs Occupy the Pavement, People Walk in the Streets 

 Scene in Constantinople. From "The Balkan Trail." Macmillan Co. 



off year (imagine my disappointment!), and 

 still another year must be waited. Procuring 

 specimens from lofty tree-toos are trivial 

 ordeals compared with instances like these. 

 Add to these vicissitudes the distribution of 

 our trees, and the consequent necessity of be- 

 ing in many places at about the same time, 

 and it can be readily understood that the field 

 •work required many seasons." 



Afield With the Seasons. By James Buck- 

 ham. Pp. 174. vH^SVi inches. Illus- 

 trated. New York : Thomas Y. Crowell 

 & Co. 1907. $1.25. 



The Mountain People of Kentucky. An ac- 

 count of present conditions with the atti- 

 tude of the people towards improvement. 

 By William H. Haney. Pp. 196. 8'^ x S'A 

 inches. Illustrated. Cincinnati, Ohio ; The 

 Robert H. Clarke Co. 1906. 

 Mr Haney refutes the prevalent idea that 



these mountaineers are ignorant and sodden, 



maintaining that with opportunity they become 



eager to improve their condition. ' 



The Future in America. A search after reali- 

 ties. By H. G. Wells. Pp. 259. 8^^ x 5^ 

 inches. Illustrated. New York : Harper 

 & Bros. 1906. 



The Wonder Book of Volcanoes and Earth- 

 quakes. By Prof. Edwin J. Houston. Pp. 

 369. 754 X 5% inches. Illustrated. New 

 York : Frederick A. Stokes & Co. 1907. 



American Birds. Studied and photographed 



from life. By William Lovell Finley. Pp. 



256. 8j4 X 5J4 inches. Illustrated. New 



York : Charles Scribner's Sons. 1907. 



Representative birds from the humming bird 



to^the eagle are described. Mr Finley carried 



both camera and notebook, and has succeeded 



in his purpose, to portray the bird as a live 



creature, showing its real wild personality and 



character. 



Mars and Its Canals. By Percival Lowell. 

 Pp. 393- 9x6 inches. Illustrated. New 

 York : Macmillan Co. 1907. $2.50. 



Earthquakes. An introduction to Seismic 

 Geology, By William H. Hobbs. Pp. 336. 

 7l's X 5% inches. Illustrated. New York : 

 D. Appleton & Co. 1907. 



The Soil. Its nature, relations, and funda- 

 mental principles of management. By 

 F. H. King. Pp. 303. TH^SH inches. 

 Illustrated. New York: Macmillan Co. 

 1907. 

 The amateur and professional farmer will 



find this volume of much assistance. 



