fashioned g American & know-how: MY? "Imaginative, chewy, rewarding Calhoun's aim in this imaginative study is to account for the rise and fall of general intelligence levels —using as his working model the socio-cultural life of New York State between 1770 and 1850 He looks closely into old-time literacy rates, bridge- and ship-building techniques, ideas about child rearing, and styles of pulpit oratory. These passages are rewarding in themselves, for they bristle with bits and pieces of eye-opening data." —Saturday Review/ World THE! IHTELLIGENCE OF A PEOPLE by Daniel Calhoun $14.50 at bookstores or direct from PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS ACCOMPLICE IN TREASON Joshua Hett Smith and the Arnold Conspiracy By RICHARD J. KOKE On September 25,1780, General Benedict Arnold, thwarted in his plot to betray the American cause, fled to the British sloop of war Vulture. Joshua Hett Smith, a young attorney from a wealthy and prominent New York family, was held in American custody, charged with complicity in the plot. The question whether Smith knowingly aided Arnold has remained unanswered to this day. Who this enigmatic figure was, how he was involved in the treason, and what became of him make fascinating reading. This is a lively and dramatic account based on solid historical evidence. Mr. Koke has focused closely on the men, events, and circumstances surrounding this notorious incident of the American Revolution. xvii, 326 pp., preface, illus., appendixes, biblio., index. $12.50 The New-York Historical Society 170 Central Park West New York, N.Y. 10024