his statements clear and explicit, in which
curious and picturesque details are inserted, and in which the writer
does not neglect such anecdotes as lend the charm of a human and
personal interest to the broader facts of the nation's story. That
history is often tiresome to the young is not so much the fault of
history as of a false method of writing by which one contrives to
relate events without sympathy or imagination, without narrative
connection or animation. The attempt to master vague and general
records of kiln-dried facts is certain to beget in the ordinary reader
a repulsion from the study of history--one of the very most important
of all studies for its widening influence on general culture.

[Illustration: INDIAN'S TRAP.]

"Fills a decided gap which has existed for the past twenty years in
American historical literature. The work is admirably planned and
executed, and will at once take its place as a standard record of
the life, growth, and development of the nation. It is profusely and
beautifully illustrated."--_Boston Transcript._

"The book in its new dress makes a much finer appearance than
before, and will be welcomed by older readers as gladly as its
predecessor was greeted by girls and boys. The lavish use the
publishers have made of colored plates, woodcuts, and photographic
reproductions, gives an unwonted piquancy to the printed page,
catching the eye as surely as the text engages the mind."--_New York
Critic._

[Illustration: GENERAL PUTNAM.]

"The author writes history as a story. It can never be less than
that. The book will enlist the interest of young people, enlighten
their understanding, and by the glow of its statements fix the great
events of the country firmly in the mind."--_San Francisco
Bulletin._

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