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OOK EIEWS 563 "writers who are dazzled by velvet and lace," the author has steered clear of the legends and myths of former years and has endeavored to present a true picture of the development of the great company. Ev- idently he has consciously avoided the mechanical technique of the orthodox historian and while the result is inconvenient, it is not dis- pleasing in a work of this type. There is an introduction by Stewart Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jah/article/18/4/563/679982 by guest on 29 September 2021 Edward White, fifteen illustrations, thirty-eight chapters, but no table of contents, no chapter headings, no index, and only five footnotes in the entire volume. The last chapter is a bibliographical survey and suggests additional fields of research and study. W. Ross IIGSO ose pnn, 0842: uis, Scoa, Isie o e As. By Burton Alva Konkle. (Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 1931. xii + 361 pp. Illustrations. $4.00.) Busily Mr. Konkle goes the tenor of his chosen way as a biographer of men eminent in the history of early Pennsylvania. Seven such studies become eight as he adds the career of Joseph Hopkinson to his studies of James Wilson and Nicholas Biddle as Pennsylvanians of both state and national prominence. All told the author's scholarly efforts throw a rich light upon the many angles of colonial, state, and national history. Three generations of Hopkinsons form a remarkable line. Thomas of colonial days, Francis, the patriot of Revolutionary times, and Joseph, staunch supporter of early nationalism, were all cultured, high-minded, and useful citizens. Versatility of genius, similarity of taste and temper, and a varied public interest are the distinctive marks of the family. They served well at the bar or on the bench ; they were prominent in the coun- cils of government ; they advanced the interests of culture. And the greatest of the three was Joseph, eminent in his day as lawyer, judge, patron of the arts, and a man of letters. The author effectively explains the influences of heredity and environment which molded and colored the career of Hopkinson, III. The appeal of the book is as wide as the varied interests and activities of the man himself. The student of the cultural beginnings of the new nation will find the story of Philadelphia as an educational and intel- lectual center and of Hopkinson as a moving spirit therein. The Law Society, the Law Library, the Academy of Fine Arts are the product and concern of a small group in which Hopkinson was a leader. Here one gathers the intimate story of Hopkinson as composer of the first national anthem, as editor of the first American edition of Shakespeare, as patron of the rtfl devoted to belles-lettres, as a poet and essayist. The student of legal history will find the story of the public service of 564 THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY HISTORICAL REVIEW the celebrated group of Philadelphia lawyers among whom Hopkinson moved as a peer. One may gather something of the political philosophy of James Wilson from the notes of young Hopkinson sitting at his master's feet. Mr. Konkle has brought into needed relief the high part Hopkinson played as an exponent of broad constitutional principles in the days when Marshall and Story from the vantage of the Supreme Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/jah/article/18/4/563/679982 by guest on 29 September 2021 Court were translating parchment into authority. Hopkinson takes his place with Webster as an advocate of strong national power in such celebrated cases as Dartmouth College and McCulloch vs. Maryland. As one of the counsel for the defense in the impeachment of Justice Chase and as delegate to the state convention of 1791, Hopkinson served effec- tively in upholding the independence of the judiciary against bitter assault. Mr. Konkle treats Hopkinson with restrained sympathy. It is worthy of note that the author is not content merely to catalogue the externals of Hopkinson's life, but has gone behind spent forces to catch the spirit, thoughts, and character of the man as mirrored in his legal arguments, judicial decisions, letters, and literary contributions. The study has back of it the sanction of a careful use of all available sources. The manner of style is good, but at times one detects an uneveness in literary power, and in places a plethora of minor detail breaks the even flow of the narrative. After all it is a scholarly, substantial, and useful study of a man of real distinction. W. T. ROOT acoi a uo, o Eay Ameica oiics as iewe i e iay o . aaie Ames, 8822. By Charles Warren. (Cam- bridge : Harvard University Press, 1931. 324 pp. $3.50.) "Jacobin," as used in the title of this volume, is the epithet by which the early Federalists referred to their opponents; while "Junto" was the term of reproach applied by the latter to the Federalist leaders of New England. One's first impression of the book is that it is a reprint of an early American diary edited by the well known author of e Sueme Cou i Uie Saes isoy. This, however, is not accurate because not all of the diary is printed, while the work of Warren is more than that of an editor. Lengthy quotations from the iay of Dr. Nathaniel Ames are used merely as a framework for a running comment by the author upon the political controversies of the period covered, 1758-1822. Num- erous other contemporary records letters, speeches, resolutions, and editorials are freely used to adorn the tale. Dr. Nathaniel Ames (1741-1822) was a brother of the more famous.
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