HISTORICAL STORIES FOR BOYS
THE EVE OF WAR
By W. Bert Foster. Illustrated by F. A. Carter.
A story of the critical days just before the Civil War, when every hourmade history. Joe Ransom learns of the plan to assassinate PresidentLincoln on the way to his inauguration, and is sent by the UnitedStates Government officials to warn the President-elect. His mission isaccomplished, and largely as a result of his services the plot comes tonaught. Historical facts are closely followed, but this nowhereinterferes with the interest in the story.
WITH ETHAN ALLEN AT TICONDEROGA
By W. Bert Foster. Illustrated by F. A. Carter.
A vivid picture of the struggles of those heroic New Englanders, theGreen Mountain Boys, against the Tory residents. That dramaticcharacter in revolutionary history, Ethan Allen, with whom the younghero is continually in touch, is the central figure of the narrative,and the incidents which lead up to the capture of Fort Ticonderoga aretold in a wonderfully interesting manner.
WITH WASHINGTON AT VALLEY FORGE
By W. Bert Foster. Illustrated by F. A. Carter.
The hero, a boy of sixteen, is an enthusiastic patriot. He soon enlistshis services with his country, and performs many heroic deeds in thecapacity of a courier in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and atthe Paoli massacre. He renders great service to our forces at ValleyForge, and participates in the hardships which the struggling Americanarmy endured during that memorable winter.
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UNCROWNING A KING
By Edward S. Ellis, A. M. Illustrated by J. Steeple Davis.
A tale of the Indian war waged by King Philip in 1675. The adventuresof the young hero during that eventful period, his efforts in behalf ofthe attacked towns, his capture by the Indians, and his subsequentrelease through the efforts of King Philip himself, with a vividaccount of the tragic death of that renowned Indian chieftain, form amost interesting and instructive story.
AT THE SIEGE OF QUEBEC
By James Otis. Illustrated by F. A. Carter.
Two boys living on the Kennebec River join Benedict Arnold's expeditionas it passes their dwelling en route for the Canadian border. They,with their command, are taken prisoners before Quebec. The terriblemarch through the wilderness, the incidents of the siege, and thedisastrous assault, which cost the gallant General Montgomery his life,are in the highest degree thrilling, and true in every particular.
WITH PURITAN AND PEQUOT
By William Murray Graydon. Illustrated by Clyde O. Deland.
There is a swing of martial spirit and a spice of bold enterprise inthis story of colonial times. Rufus Jennicom, the impetuous Puritanboy, finds fighting Indians more to his taste than raising Indian corn.It is his rare good fortune to have for his friend Roger Williams andto meet with Captain Miles Standish. The incidents that go to make upthis stirring tale have much to do with the struggles of the early NewEngland colonies.
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IN THE DAYS OF WASHINGTON
By William Murray Graydon. Illustrated by J. C. Claghorn.
The story opens in Philadelphia just prior to its evacuation by theBritish in 1778. Nathan Stanbury, a bright lad of seventeen, joins theContinental Army, which is then suffering the hardships of the winterat Valley Forge. A short time later the Battle of Monmouth is fought,and in this the young hero figures quite prominently, as he doesafterward at the Massacre of Wyoming.
THE BOER BOY OF THE TRANSVAAL
By Kate Milner Rabb. Illustrated by F. A. Carter.
The career of the Boer boy is one series of exciting adventures. In thegallant service for his country he comes face to face with PresidentKruger, General Cronje, and General Joubert. Much interestinginformation pertaining to this country and its people is introduced,and the reader will understand as never before the cause of the intensehatred of the Boers for the British.
ON WOOD COVE ISLAND
By Elbridge S. Brooks. Illustrated by Frederic J. Boston.
A trio of bright New England children are given an island on which tospend their summer vacation. Here they establish a little colony, themanagement of which gives them a large amount of amusement and at timescauses some seemingly serious difficulties. In the solution of theirperplexing problems the young people receive much encouragement andcounsel from the poet Longfellow, whose delightful acquaintance theyform in a very unexpected and amusing manner.
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UNDER THE TAMARACKS
By Elbridge S. Brooks. Illustrated.
An interesting and healthful story for boys and girls, representing asummer's outing of young people among the Thousand Islands. It is timedto include the visit of General Grant at Alexandria Bay, and severalinteresting conversations between one of the boys and the hero of theRebellion shed pleasing side lights upon the great General's character.
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