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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), A foreign view of the civil War in America. (search)
A foreign view of the civil War in America. [The following review from the facile pen of Mr. W. Baird, of Essex Co., Virginia, is important as pointing out some of the errors of a book which is being widely circulated, and which some of our Southern papers even have warmly commended without reading]. History of the civil War in America. By the Comte de Paris. Translated, with the approval of the Author, by Louis F. Tasistro. Edited by Henry Coppee, Ll. D. Volume I. Philadelphia: Joseph H. Coates & Co. 1875. It would be absurdly extravagant praise to say of this bulky volume, what was said with such pointed severity of the reply to Bentley, published under the name of Boyle, in the once famous controversy concerning the letters of Phalaris, that it was the best book ever written by any man upon the wrong side of a question of which he was profoundly ignorant. It would, indeed, be much nearer the truth, strong as such language certainly is, to pronounce it the worst book ever
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Editorial paragraphs. (search)
e. I shall read with greatest interest that account, by one so well situated as you were, of the life and deeds of the great soldier, for whom my admiration has increasedd every day I have studied more closely his military achievements. Messrs. Coates & Co. having communicated to me your letter of July 1st, I now personally apply to you for my admission as a life member of the Southern Historical Society. I think that once the war over nothing could be more useful to both sections of thave the honor of informing you that you have been unanimously elected a life member of our Society, and of enclosing herewith your certificate of membership. We hope that you have received our Monthly Papers, which we have sent you through Messrs. Coates & Co., of Philadelphia, and that you may receive safely copies of our bound volume, and of our Treatment of prisoners, which we have the pleasure of sending you by this mail. We shall send you regularly all of our future publications. W