REMINISCENCES

by Smith, Goldwin; Haultain, Arnold, ed

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NY:: Macmillan,, 1911. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; rear cover a bit bowed; otherwise good.. + index. With b&w portrait + 11 full-pg. b&w photos. 2nd prtg. of 1910 first issue. ||| 76-year-old Smith (1824-1910) knew anecdotes of, & had decided opinions about: British government leaders he knew--people of Ireland--American Civil War & American friends--his travels--teaching history at Oxford--woman suffrage-- Mafia in Sicily--teaching at newly-established Cornell University--his views on American political parties--the Oneida Community--his residence in, & writing about, Canada; his consistent claim that logically, Canada & U.S should be one nation. ||| Curious, interesting melange of reminiscence & opinion by an esteemed scholar/writer noted for outspoken impartiality.