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RTLEY. With Illustrations. Cloth. $1 75. LIFE OF COLONEL DAVID CROCKET, THE ORIGINAL HUMORIST AND IRREPRESSIBLE BACKWOODSMAN. Showing his strong will and indomitable spirit, his bear hunting, his military services, his career in Congress, and his triumphal tour through the States--written by himself; to which is added the account of his glorious death at the Alamo. With Illustrations. Cloth. $1 75. LIFE OF KIT CARSON, THE GREAT WESTERN HUNTER AND GUIDE. An exciting volume of wild and romantic exploits, thrilling adventures, hair-breadth escapes, daring coolness, moral and physical courage, and invaluable services--such as rarely transpire in the history of the world. By CHARLES BURDETT. With Illustrations. Cloth. $1 75. LIFE OF CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH, THE FOUNDER OF VIRGINIA. The adventures contained herein serve to denote the more noble and daring events of a period distinguished by its spirit, its courage, and its passion, and challenges the attention of the American people. By W. GILMORE SIMMS. With Illustrations. Price $1 75. LIFE OF GENERAL FRANCIS MARION, THE CELEBRATED PARTISAN HERO OF THE REVOLUTION. This was one of the most distinguished men who figured on the grand theatre of war during the times that "tried men's souls," and his brilliant career has scarcely a parallel in history. By CECIL B. HARTLEY. With Illustrations. Cloth. $1 75. LIFE OF GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON, THE CELEBRATED PATRIOT AND STATESMAN. The character here shown as firm in will, clear in judgment, rapid in decision and decidedly pronounced, sprung from comparative obscurity to the highest gift within the power of the American people, and is prolific in interest. By ALEXANDER WALKER. $1 75. LIFE AND TIMES OF GENERAL SAM HOUSTON, THE HUNTER, PATRIOT, AND STATESMAN. It reminds one of the story of Romulus--who was nurtured by the beasts of the forest till he planted the foundations of a mighty empire--and stands alone as an authentic memoir. With Maps, Portrait, and Illustrations. Cloth. $1 75. LIVES OF THE THREE MRS. JUDSONS, THE CELEBRATED FEMALE MISSIONARIES. The domestic lives and individual labors of these three bright stars in the galaxy of American heroines, who in ministering to the souls of heathens, experienced much of persecution. By CECIL B. HARTLEY. With steel Portraits. Cloth. $1 75. LIFE OF ELISHA KENT KANE, AND OF OTHER DISTINGUISHED AMERICAN EXPLORERS. A narrative of the discoverers who possess the strongest hold upon
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