They are also suited to topical work.

Under the head of "Home Readings" great care has been taken to mention such books only as are likely to be found interesting.
The books most frequently cited in the margins are Higginson's _Young Folks' History_ (N.Y., Longmans), cited as "_Higginson_"; Eggleston's _United States and its People_ (N.Y., Appleton), cited as "_Eggleston_", McMaster's _School History of the United States_ (N.Y., American Book Co.), cited as "_McMaster_"; Higginson's _Book of American Explorers_ (N.Y., Longmans), cited as "_Explorers_"; Lodge and Roosevelt, _Hero Tales from American History_, cited as "_Hero Tales_"; and Hart's _Source-Book of American History_ (N.Y., Macmillan), cited as "_Source-Book_." THE UNITED STATES I DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, 1000-1600 Books for Study and Reading References .-- Parkman's _Pioneers of France_ (edition of 1887 or a later edition); Irving's _Columbus_ (abridged edition).
Home Readings .-- Higginson's _Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic_; Mackie's _With the Admiral of the Ocean Sea_ (Columbus); Lummis's _Spanish Pioneers_; King's _De Soto in the Land of Florida_; Wright's _Children's Stories in American History_; Barnes's _Drake and his Yeomen_..