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BOOK NOTES Historical Viewpoints: Notable Articles from American Heritage. Edited by John A. Garraty. (New York: American Heritage Publishing Co., 1971. Pp. 634. $7.50.) Fifteen of the articles relate directly to the Middle Period. The Leadership of Abraham Lincoln. Edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher. (New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1970. Pp. 194. $6.95 cloth; $2.95 paper. ) Life Under the "Peculiar Institution": Selections from the SZaoe Narrative Collection. Edited by Norman R. Yetman. (New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970. Pp. xi, 368. $3.95.) Presidents on Wheels: The Complete Collection of Carriages and Automobiles Used by Our American Presidents. By Herbert Ridgeway Collins . (Washington: Acropolis Books, 1971. Pp. 224. $15.00.) Abraham Lincoln and Others at the St. Nichohs [hotel in Springfield, Illinois]. By Wayne C. Temple. (Springfield: St. Nicholas Corporation, 1968.Pp. 48. $.25.) Confederate Indian Forces Outside of Indian Territory. By LeRoy H. Fischer and Jerry Gill. (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1969.Pp. 36. $1.00.) Quantrill's Civil War Operations in Indian Territory . By Leroy H. Fischer and Lary C. Rampp. (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1968. Pp. 27. $1.00.) Civil War Sites in Okhhoma. By Muriel H. Wright and LeRoy H. Fischer. (Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1969. Pp. 61. $1.75.) The Romantic Democracy, 1835-1855: A Source Pamphlet in American Intellectual History. Edited by Gilman M. Ostrander. ( Clio, Michigan: Marston Press, 1971. Pp. 80. $1.75.) Four Years in the Stonewall Brigade. By John O. Casier. Edited by James I. Robertson, Jr. (Dayton: Morningside Bookshop, 1971. Pp. xvi, 362. $10.00. ) The war record of John Casier first appeared in 1893. It has been reprinted on other occasions but this volume is undoubtedly the best. Professor Robertson's introduction is a model of its kind and his editorial comments are of the high quality associated with his publications . BOOK NOTES89 Diary and Correspondence of Salmon P. Chase. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. 527. $22.50. ) Reprint of 1903 edition by the American Historical Association. Report of the Debates and Proceedings of the Peace Convention, February , 1861. Edited by L. E. Chittenden. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. 626. $25.00.) Reprint of 1864 edition. The Life of John McClean. By Francis P. Weisenburger. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. ix, 244. $12.50.) Reprint of 1937 edition. Recollections of Alexander H. Stephens. Edited by Myrta Lockett Avary. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. xiii, 572. $17.50.) Reprint of 1910 edition. John Archibald Campbell: Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1853-1861. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. viii, 310. $12.50.) Reprint of 1920 edition. The Secession Movement in South Carolina, 1847-1852. By Philip M. Hamer. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. v, 152. $9.50.) Reprint of 1918 edition. Legishtive and Judicial History of the Fifteenth Amendment. By John M. Mathews. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. Pp. 126. $15.00.) Reprint of 1909 edition. The Life and Public Services of Justin Smith Morrill. By William B. Parker. (New York: Da Capo Press, 1971. $15.00.) Reprint of 1924 edition . William G. Brownlow: Fighting Parson of the Southern Highhnds. By E. Merton Coulter. Introduction by James W. Patton. (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 1971. Pp. xxii, 432. $6.50.) This biography was first published in 1937 and has not been supplanted. Professor Patton 's introduction offers a good bibliographical review of references to Brownlow in subsequent books and articles. The Nat Turner Rebellion: The Historical Event and the Modern Controversy . Edited by John B. Duff and Peter M. Mitchell. (New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Pp. viii, 246. $3.95. ) This anthology grew out of the editors' earlier connection with a research project undertaken by black students at Seton Hall University. It includes source materials, historians' assessments, and particularly the often acrimonious debates surrounding the publication of William Styron's novel. 90CIVIL WAR HISTORY Did Slavery Pay? Readings in the Economics of Bhck Shvery in the United States. Edited by Hugh G. J. Aitken. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1971. Pp. xiii, 343. $3.95.) Five Bhck Lives. Introduction by Ama Bontemps. (Middleton, Conn.: Wesleyan University Press, 1971...