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SCRIBNER’S BOOKS FOR THE YOUNG. "
CHILDRENS STORIES OF AMERICAN PROGRESS.
BY HENRIETTA CHRISTIAN WRIGHT.
With Twelve full-page Illustrations from Drawings by J. Steeple Davis.
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One volume, I2mo, . . . ; i : $1.5
Miss Wright
in dealing with:
the remote and
partially legend-¬
ary episodes of
the earlier his¬
tory of ourcoun¬
try in her C%z/¬
dren's Stories tw
American His¬
tory displayed a
remarkable tal¬
ent for vivid and’
picturesque nar¬
ration, which in-¬
sures for hernew
volume a cordiak
reception.
“The Stories
OF American
Progresscontaim
a series of pic¬
tures of events:
of the first half
of the present
century, and the
scope of the book
comprehends all
the prominent:
steps by which
we have reached
Our present
position both as regards extent of country and industrial prosperity. They include an account of the first Steam¬
boat, the Railroad, and the Telegraph, as well as of the purchase of Florida, the War of 1812, and the discovery
of Gold, Although the separate stories are not designed to forma closely connected series, yet it will be found
that no event of importance has been omitted and any child fond of story telling will gain from these two books:
an amount of knowledge without pain or injury, which may far exceed that which is usually gained from the rigid.
instruction of the School-room ”’
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CHILDREN’S STORIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. |
BY HENRIETTA CHRISTIAN WRIGHT.
With Twelve full-page Illustrations from Drawings by J. Steeple Davis.
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One volume, 12mo, ,
" To the teacher or parent endeavoring to convey to her pupil’s understanding the fact that there is some¬
thing worth remembering about America before the battle of Bunker Hill, the CAz/dren'’s Stories will prove a.
boon. Sketches of the Mound Builders, of De Soto, of Columbus, Cortés, Pocahontas and Pizarro, so clearly and
charmingly told as these, will surely rivet the attention of alittle reader even when there is a book of fairy tales.
to follow. "— Mrs. Burton Harrison.