Book reviwed in this articleVIRGIN LAND: THE AMERICAN WEST AS SYMBOL AND MYTH.THE AMERICAN MIND: AN INTERPRETATION OF AMERICAN THOUGHT AND CHARACTER SINCE THE 1880's.THE MAKING OF AMERICAN HISTORY.A TESTING MANUAL FOR COURSES IN AMERICAN CIVILIZATION AND INSTITUTIONS.AN INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC AMERICAN HISTORY.IDEAS AND MEN: THE STORY OF WESTERN THOUGHT.CRITICAL PREFACES OF THE FRENCH RENAISSANCE.A HISTORY OF ENGLAND.STAR OF EMPIRE: A STUDY OF BRITAIN AS A WORLD POWERTHE WORLD IN CRISIS: POLITICAL AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY.