of the colonists there
was for many years accepted without cavil by historians. His
story of his own heroism and of the wickedness of his colleagues
has been embodied in almost every American school history. Mr.
Charles Dean, in 1860, was the first to question Smith's
veracity, and since that date many historians have taken the
ground that his works are quite unreliable. Alexander Brown has
contended that his account of Virginia was purposely falsified
to further the designs of the Court Party during the reign of
James I. The discovery of numerous documents relating to the
years covered by Smith's histories, and the application of
historical criticism to his work, cannot but incline the student
to distrust much that he has written.

Spotswood, Alexander.--The Official Letters of. Edited by R.A.
Brock. Virginia Historical Society. Two volumes. These letters
are of great value, for they touch upon the most important
events of Spotwood's administration. They present, of course,
the governor's views upon public matters, and must be studied in
conjunction with other evidence for a just understanding of the
times. This, fortunately, is to be had in various manuscripts,
in the Journals of the House of Burgesses, the Journals of the
Council and in scattered papers, some of which have been
printed.

Stanard, Mary Newton.--The Story of Bacon's Rebellion. The Neale
Publishing Co., 1907. One volume. The authoress has had before
her in this work the general interest that attaches to the
picturesque subject and has written in a light and pleasing
style, No deep analysis of the causes and results of the
Rebellion are given, but the reader has the feeling throughout
that the facts presented have been gathered with great care and
that the narrative is as accurate as labor and research can make
it.

Stanard, William G. and Mary Newton.--The Colonial Virginia
Register. Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, 1902. This work contains
the names of the Governors of Virginia in the Colonial Period,
the Secretaries of State, the Auditors General, the Receivers
General, the Treasurers, the Attorneys General, the Surveyors
General, the Council members, the members of the House of
Burgesses and the members of the Conventions of 1775 and 1776.

Stith, William.--The History of the First Discovery and Settlem