Journal of School Geography (Volume 4) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1900. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... hood of Sitka to Kadiak Island, near the Alaskan peninsula, and further north in the waters of Bering Sea, which now contributes about a fifth of the entire catch. Kadiak and Chignik supply about three-sevenths of the catch, southeastern Alaska a quarter, and Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound and the Copper River make up the remainder.--Bull. Am. Geog. Soc, No. 5, 1899. reviews. Africa as Seen by Its Explorers. E. J. Webb, B.A. London, Edward Arnold, 1899. The Story of the North East Passage. The Story of North West Passage. As Seen by the Early Explorers. Nelson, 1899. 4d. These three books have one feature in common, which, in this country, at least, is something of a novelty. They are attempts to substitute for me.re summaries of results the actual narratives of the explorers themselves. This method has already been applied to the teaching of geography on the continent, and we welcome its introduction in this country. The story of the North West Passage is, of course, mainly from Hakluyt and Purchas, supplemented in the case of the North East Passage by extracts "from the translation of Gerrit de Veer's account, made by William Philip at the request of Hakluyt." To say this is to render further commendation unnecessary, except for the skill with which the anonymous compiler has managed to compress the story within the limit of eighty pages. Against his anonymity, however, we feel bound to protest. Not merely is "the laborer worthy of his hire," in the shape of any credit his work may deserve; but the purchaser lvi a right to know whether he is getting the work of an expert or of a mere literary hack. In the present case, as we happen to know, the insertion of the compiler's name would in itself have been a guarantee for careful and competent workmanship. Mr. W...