The Library and the School (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ... separate battles have been chosen according to the significance of each particular fight, which was the standard adopted by Creasy. For example, Bunker Hill was a mere skirmish compared with Gettysburg, but it represented the first organized American stand against the British. Among the conflicts named and discussed are the defeat of the Pequots, the fall of Quebec, the battles of Bunker Hill, Saratoga, Lake Erie, Lake Champlain, of Buena Vista in the Mexican War, of Sumter, the Monitor and Merrimac fight, Farragut's capture of New Orleans. Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and Appomattox in the Civil War, and, in the recent Spanish War, Manila Bay and Santiago de Cuba. The history is so vital, and told with such supreme interest, that readers old and young will be stimulated by it. DEFOE, DANIEL Robinson Crusoe. Illustrated by the Brothers Rhead. New edition. 363 pages. $1.50. "Sergeant Hart nailing the colors to the flagstaff at Fort Sumter" From DECISIVE BATTLES OF AMERICA A new edition of Defoe's masterpiece, with over ioo penand-ink drawings, head and tail pieces, borders, and decorations done in old wood-cut style. The illustrations were made the object of a special trip to the island of Tobago, where Defoe placed his great character, and all the illustrative material is direct from sketches from life made on the island. The frontispiece portrait of Defoe, from a print in the British Museum, is considered the best extant. DELAND, ELLEN DOUGLAS Oakleigh. Illustrated. 234 pages. Post 8vo, $1.25. This story follows the lives of a family of girls and boys in their country home on the Charles River, Massachusetts, until most of them have grown up and some are married. A delightful portrayal of a pleasant home life. Alan Ransford. Illustrated. 281 pages. Po...