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586 Non-English Writings I language of their adopted country, FoUen in his essays and sermons, Lieber in his literary essays and books on political science. We can observe this tendency even earlier, in Baron Steuben's Regulations for the Order and Discipline of the Troops of the United States, published in 1779 and reprinted many times for use at West Point. Others published in both lan- guages, notably Carl Schurz, whose widely-read Reminiscences were first written in German, but whose speeches (with many exceptions), reports, and essays appeared mostly in English.' The Memoirs of Gustav Koerner are a fit companion piece to the autobiography of Carl Schurz, since they amplify the account of conditions in the Middle West between 1835 and 1865, and particularly the rise of the Republican party. In the historical field the crown of achievement belongs to Her- mann von Hoist, whose work on the constitutional and political history of the United States is generally conceded to be authori- tative. It was written during the period of his professorship in the University of Chicago, and published in sections under the general title Verfassung und Demokratie der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Unfortunately the English translation is too literal and by no means does justice to the virile style of the original. Hugo Miinsterberg in his Die Amerikaner {American Traits, etc.), gave a view of America from the psychologist's standpoint, a book comparable to the works of De Tocqueville and Bryce for its critical and sympathetic treatment. An historical work of merit, though little known (the poor translation is perhaps partly responsible), is that of Therese von Jakob ("Talvj "), the wife of the American Orien- talist Edward Robinson, entitled Geschichte der Colonisation von Neu-England, 1607-1692. Nach den Quellen bearbeitet. In its wisely restricted field it is not surpassed. Among the many valuable memoirs that have been written by Germans in the United States, some of which have already been mentioned, we should not forget the reminiscences of Hans Kudlich, the emancipator of the serfs in Austria, and a secretary in the provisional revolutionary government of 1849 in the Pala- tinate. Others of interest are Aus zwei Weltteilen, by Marie Hansen-Taylor (wife of Bayard Taylor 0; Memoir m einer " See Bibliography for exact references to biographical works, ^ See Book III, Chap. x.