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Boy With the U. S. Survey

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by William Henry Giles Kingston


  U. S. SERVICE SERIES

  By FRANCIS ROLT-WHEELER

  Illustrations from photographs taken in work for U. S. Government

  Large 12mo Cloth $1.50 per volume

  "There are no better books for boys than Francis Rolt-Wheeler's 'U. S.Service Series.'"--_Chicago Record-Herald._

  THE BOY WITH THE U. S. SURVEY

  This story describes the thrilling adventures of members of the U. S.Geological Survey, graphically woven into a stirring narrative that bothpleases and instructs. The author enjoys an intimate acquaintance withthe chiefs of the various bureaus in Washington, and is able to obtainat first hand the material for his books.

  "There is abundant charm and vigor in the narrative which is sure to please the boy readers and will do much toward stimulating their patriotism by making them alive to the needs of conservation of the vast resources of their country."--_Chicago News._

  THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FORESTERS

  The life of a typical boy is followed in all its adventurous detail--themighty representative of our country's government, though young inyears--a youthful monarch in a vast domain of forest. Replete withinformation, alive with adventure, and inciting patriotism at everystep, this handsome book is one to be instantly appreciated.

  "It is a fascinating romance of real life in our country, and will prove a great pleasure and inspiration to the boys who read it."--_The Continent, Chicago._

  THE BOY WITH THE U. S. CENSUS

  Through the experiences of a bright American boy, the author shows howthe necessary information is gathered. The securing of this ofteninvolves hardship and peril, requiring journeys by dog-team in thefrozen North and by launch in the alligator-filled Everglades ofFlorida, while the enumerator whose work lies among the dangerouscriminal classes of the greater cities must take his life in his ownhands.

  "Every young man should read this story from cover to cover, thereby getting a clear conception of conditions as they exist to-day, for such knowledge will have a clean, invigorating and healthy influence on the young growing and thinking mind."--_Boston Globe._

  THE BOY WITH THE U. S. FISHERIES

  With a bright, active American youth as a hero, is told the story of theFisheries, which in their actual importance dwarf every other humanindustry. The book does not lack thrilling scenes. The far AleutianIslands have witnessed more desperate sea-fighting than has occurredelsewhere since the days of the Spanish buccaneers, and pirate craft,which the U. S. Fisheries must watch, rifle in hand, are prowling in theBehring Sea to-day. The fish-farms of the United States are asinteresting as they are immense in their scope.

  "One of the best books for boys of all ages, so attractively written and illustrated as to fascinate the reader into staying up until all hours to finish it."--_Philadelphia Despatch._

  THE BOY WITH THE U. S. INDIANS

  This book tells all about the Indian as he really was and is; theMenominee in his birch-bark canoe; the Iroquois in his wigwam in theforest; the Sioux of the plains upon his war-pony; the Apache, cruel andunyielding as his arid desert; the Pueblo Indians, with remains ofancient Spanish civilization lurking in the fastnesses of their massedcommunal dwellings; the Tlingit of the Pacific Coast, with histotem-poles. With a typical bright American youth as a central figure, agood idea of a great field of national activity is given, and madethrilling in its human side by the heroism demanded by the little-knownadventures of those who do the work of "Uncle Sam."

  "An exceedingly interesting Indian story, because it is true, and not merely a dramatic and picturesque incident of Indian life."--_N. Y. Times._

  "It tells the Indian's story in a way that will fascinate the youngster."--_Rochester Herald._

  For sale by all booksellers or sent postpaid on receipt of price by thepublishers

  LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO., BOSTON

 

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