erstand the rugged honesty of the
Green Mountain Boy; but he, knowing the exposed situation of his friends
and neighbors, craftily led his captors to believe that they might
obtain Vermont and her sturdy people on their own side.

When Ethan Allen was exchanged and came back to the Green Mountains, he
still, with other leaders, carefully watched the British agents and thus
saved the rich farming lands of the Otter and Wonooski from bloodshed,
that the patriot farmers might continue to plant and reap the grain
which was truly "the sinews of war." It is true therefore that few
leaders of the Revolution deserve greater commendation, for none
displayed more consecrated courage, nor was more beloved by his
followers, than the hero of Ticonderoga.

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 hour
made history. Joe Ransom learns of the plan to assassinate President
Lincoln on the way to his inauguration, and is sent by the United
States Government officials to warn the President-elect. His mission is
accomplished, and largely as a result of his services the plot comes to
naught. Historical facts are closely followed, but this nowhere
interferes 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, the
Green Mountain Boys, against the Tory residents. That dramatic
character in revolutionary history, Ethan Allen, with whom the young
hero is continually in touch, is the central figure of the narrative,
and the incidents which lead up to the capture of Fort Ticonderoga are
told 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 enlists
his services with his country, and performs many heroic deeds in the
capacity of a courier in the battles of Brandywine, Monmouth, and at
the Paoli massacre. He renders great service to our forces at Valley
Forge, and participates in the hardships which the struggling American
army endured during that memorable winter.

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UNCROWNING A KING

By Edward S. Ellis, A. M. Illustrated by J. Steeple Davis.