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Francis Bacon's comments on communication and rhetoric are scattered throughout his works. The author collects these observations and presents a systematic exposition of Bacon's rhetorical theory. In addition, he evaluates Bacon's ideas and indicates his relation to classical and to Elizabethan rhetoric. Originally published in 1943.

It is the purpose of this study to show how the rate-making rule and its procedure were developed, to consider the difficulties that were experienced under this rule, to discuss the new methods of rate making that commissions used during a period of rapid fluctuation in prices, and to offer a reasonable solution for the rate-making problem. Originally published in 1937.

Southern aristocrat, mayor of Savannah, congressman for three terms, justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, James Moore Wayne made love of the federal union the governing principle of his political and judicial career. Here is shown the impact of this southern unionist upon the Supreme Court during the critical period from 1835 to 1867. Originally published in 1943.

Discusses the inducements to public life and describes the type of personnel responsible for the public service, analyzes relationships in the various branches of the government, and presents information concerning social and educational backgrounds. Originally published in 1938.

In clear and forceful style, the author pleads that society make use of the knowledge of its experts; that the means of disseminating knowledge be operated in accordance with a professional ethics as high as that of certain other groups; that men learn to analyse situations in order to ascertain the relevant consequences of specific acts. Originally published in 1931.

Explores questions concerning the nature, use, and welfare of the human resources found in the American South and also considers their relationship to the rest of the nation. The author presents the factual basis on which they must be answered. Nowhere is he dogmatic, but he does not fear to take sides where the facts and our social values justify. Originally published in 1945.

The Gibbon Controversy began in 1776 with the publication of the first volume of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and has continued to the present. The present comprehensive account of the controversy reveals that it has been of larger proportions than has generally been known. Originally published in 1933.

This is a description of the effects of the 1933 depression on the unemployed and their dependents. The author shows that public health and morale were destroyed on a large scale and outlines a plan for a more effective system of relief. He shows also that the economic system must be changed to prevent recurrences of such catastrophes. Originally published in 1933.

In the biography of Sidney Lanier there is little radically new to be learned though the author has located a number of previously unpublished letters and neglected sources of information. The emphasis is primarily one of interpreting what is known, of looking freshly at long-accepted opinions. Originally published in 1933.

Analyses the nature, method, and development of the effort to promote international understanding through schools. The author gives the treaty aspects of international educational relations and comprehensive accounts of agencies promoting international understanding. Originally published in 1933.

This book resulted from a cooperative study by the Institute for Research in Social Science of the University of North Carolina and the University of South Carolina. It traces the historical development of South Carolina county government, describes its present organisation and administration, and offers constructive suggestions. Originally published in 1933.

The church of Venezuela has been reduced to a political and social impotence that makes it unique in Spanish-American states. Because of the low stage of Indian civilization and the decentralization and factionalism in organization, the church never consolidated its control. This book covers all the more important aspects of the story of the church in Venezuela. Originally published in 1933.

A great Prussian dramatist is viewed in the light of his times, in his relation to his contemporaries and to the important events of his day. Much of the conflicting criticism of this enigmatic character is reviewed, and his eight dramas are analysed in detail. The volume includes an extensive bibliography of Kleist literature. Originally published in 1931.

From the heart of Dixie come these warm, human songs, full of deep understanding of and love for all the sights, voices, and moods of nature. The author, before his death at the age of 33, showed great literary promise, and he wrote most of the verses collected here. The poems range from delightfully humorous scraps of verse to longer lyrics. Originally published in 1922.

Although many indexes to the vocabulary of the plays of Terence have been published, for centuries there was none that was adequate for present-day requirements. Here is a complete alphabetical list of all references to every word in the edition of Kauer and Lindsay, with variants from the texts of Umpfenbach, Dziatzko, Fleckeisen, and Tyrrell. Originally published in 1932.

This study is the report of a series of original investigations into the extent and causes of homicide in relation to such factors as climate, race, population, and law enforcement. The monograph features a critical summary of the significant information concerning homicide and presents the first published rates for each country and city in the registration area. Originally published in 1932.

Examines liberal movements in the fields of politics, education, religion, race relations, industry, literature, journalism, and women's rights over a period of more than a century and a half. The history of the South is reviewed in four divisions: the era of Jefferson, the era of Calhoun, the period following reconstruction, and the South today. Originally published in 1939.

The importance of Warton's Essay on Pope to the literary world of its day is indicated by the fact that within fifty years its first publication was reprinted five times. MacClintock traces the history of its growth and development, and he clears up a number of points about the reception and circulation of the book. Originally published in 1933.

This volume gives in brief scope some of the most significant changes in fundamental concepts that have resulted from the extraordinary advances made in recent years in the field of experimental physics. These changes have important bearings on nature and life in general as well as on physics. Originally published in 1932.

The niece of Mrs. Sarah Siddons, Fanny Kemble was a woman of unusual talent, intellect, and versatility: poet, dramatist, novelist, critic, musician, actress, and dramatic reader. To Americans she is particularly interesting for her popularizing of Shakespeare and for her keen comments on the American scene in the momentous decades leading up to the Civil War. Originally published in 1933.

Bireley explores the anti-Machavellian tradition of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Europe and the writers who cultivated it, including Giovanni Botero and Justus Lipsius. The tradition produced an international political literature that is immensely important for understanding the Counter-Reformation, Baroque culture, and early modern politics and diplomacy. Originally published in 1990.

A book of black folklore and superstition, voodoo and conjure, magic and religion, songs and wonders. The author's aim has been to present these folk-beliefs, to show their origin whenever possible, and to indicate some of the general principles governing the transmission and content of folklore in general as a means of establishing better relations between the races. Originally published in 1926.

This volume covers more than 350 years of varied and exciting life in the state of North Carolina. The book is admirably balanced in its treatment of political, economic, social and cultural history. It devotes a great deal of space to the momentous development of the state during the present century. Originally published in 1973.

A collection of case studies of the effects of injunctions in southern towns which is based on court records and interviews with local officials and contestants involved in the cases. The author has examined the facts and has taken care to trace the effect of the injunction on the outcome of the strike. Originally published in 1931.

These five one-act plays, originally produced by the Carolina Playmakers at Chapel Hill and on various tours, offer an unusual combination of brilliant local colour and truth about human nature everywhere. Well written, with skilful stage directions and notes on Mexican costume and Spanish pronunciation, they are highly practical for production. Originally published in 1938.

Brings Mexican politics and art together, chronicling the turbulent relations between radical artists and the post-revolutionary Mexican state. While artists and intellectuals sought free expression, Stephanie Smith reveals how they simultaneously learned the fine art of negotiation with the increasingly authoritarian government in order to secure clout and financial patronage.

The author has drawn on newly discovered manuscripts and the US Treasury archives to present a complete picture of the Sea Islands during the Federal occupation during the Civil War. The book contains accounts of indigo culture, the St. Helena slave market, the planter aristocracy, the slave community, the black as landowner, and the effects of the Civil War. Originally published in 1930.