The Pioneer Boys of the Mississippi; or, The Homestead in the Wilderness
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FAMOUS LEADERS SERIES
_By CHARLES H. L. JOHNSTON_
_Each, large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated_ $1.50
=FAMOUS CAVALRY LEADERS=
Biographical sketches, with anecdotes and reminiscences, of the heroesof history who were leaders of cavalry.
"More of such books should be written, books that acquaint youngreaders with historical personages in a pleasant informal way."--_N. Y.Sun._
=FAMOUS INDIAN CHIEFS=
In this book Mr. Johnston gives interesting sketches of the Indianbraves who have figured with prominence in the history of our own land.
=FAMOUS PRIVATEERSMEN AND ADVENTURERS OF THE SEA=
In this volume Mr. Johnston tells interesting stories about the famoussailors of fortune.
=FAMOUS SCOUTS=
"It is the kind of a book that will have a great fascination forboys and young men and while it entertains them it will also presentvaluable information in regard to those who have left their impressupon the history of the country."--_The New London Day._
=FAMOUS FRONTIERSMEN AND HEROES OF THE BORDER=
This book is devoted to a description of the adventurous lives andstirring experiences of many pioneer heroes who were prominentlyidentified with the opening of the great west.
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=RALPH SOMERBY AT PANAMA=
By FORBES LINDSAY.
Large 12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
Real buccaneers who overran the Spanish main, and adventurers whofigured prominently in the sack of Panama, all enter into the lifeof Ralph Somerby, a young English lad, on his way to the colony inJamaica. After a year of wandering and adventure he covers the route ofthe present Panama Canal.
=THE DOCTOR'S LITTLE GIRL=
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
A thoroughly enjoyable tale of a little girl and her comrade father,written in a delightful vein of sympathetic comprehension of thechild's point of view.
"The characters are strongly drawn with a life-like realism, theincidents are well and progressively sequenced, and the action is sowell timed that the interest never slackens."--_Boston Ideas._
=SWEET NANCY=
THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF THE DOCTOR'S LITTLE GIRL. By MARION AMESTAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In the new book, the author tells how Nancy becomes in fact "thedoctor's assistant," and continues to shed happiness around her.
=NANCY, THE DOCTOR'S LITTLE PARTNER=
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
In Nancy Porter, Miss Taggart has created one of the most lovable childcharacters in recent years. In the new story she is the same bright andcheerful little maid.
=NANCY PORTER'S OPPORTUNITY=
By MARION AMES TAGGART.
One vol., library 12mo, illustrated $1.50
Already as the "doctor's partner" Nancy Porter has won the affection ofher readers, and in the same lovable manner she continues in the newbook to press the keynotes of optimism and good-will.
=BORN TO THE BLUE=
By FLORENCE KIMBALL RUSSEL.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.25
The atmosphere of army life on the plains breathes on every page ofthis delightful tale. The boy is the son of a captain of U. S. cavalrystationed at a frontier post in the days when our regulars earned thegratitude of a nation.
=IN WEST POINT GRAY=
By FLORENCE KIMBALL RUSSEL.
12mo, cloth decorative, illustrated $1.50
"Singularly enough one of the best books of the year for boys iswritten by a woman and deals with life at West Point. The presentmentof life in the famous military academy whence so many heroes havegraduated is realistic and enjoyable."--_New York Sun._
=THE SANDMAN: HIS FARM STORIES=
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS. With fifty illustrations by Ada ClendeninWilliamson.
Large 12mo, decorative cover $1.50
"An amusing, original book, written for the benefit of very smallchildren. It should be one of the most popular of the year's books forreading to small children."--_Buffalo Express._
=THE SANDMAN: MORE FARM STORIES=
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Mr. Hopkins's first essay at bedtime stories met with such approvalthat this second book of "Sandman" tales was issued for scores of eagerchildren. Life on the farm, and out-of-doors, is portrayed in hisinimitable manner.
=THE SANDMAN: HIS SHIP STORIES=
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS, author of "The Sandman: His Farm Stories," etc.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
"Children call for these stories over and over again."--_ChicagoEvening Post._
=THE SANDMAN: HIS SEA STORIES=
By WILLIAM J. HOPKINS.
Large 12mo, decorative cover, fully illustrated $1.50
Each year adds to the popularity of this unique series of stories to beread to the little ones at bed time and at other times.