THIS book will not assist to make commercial geography a scientific study. Like the geographical books of old time, the volume consists largely of disconnected details which no pupil ought to be asked ...

MR. ALFORD SMITH'S book has many useful characteristics. It is clearly written, has good maps and diagrams, and a number of appropriate pictures, and includes well-chosen and suggestive examination ...

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