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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. . . . I. 0. One volume, I2mo, . . . ; i : $1.5 Miss Wright in dealing with: the remote and partially legend-ary episodes of the earlier history of ourcountry in her C%z/dren's Stories tw American History displayed a remarkable talent for vivid and’ picturesque narration, which in-sures for hernew volume a cordiak reception. “The Stories OF American Progresscontaim a series of pictures 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 Steamboat, 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 ”’ 1 , Us 4 S , | WN a) Re | ANY pass hh. TETT" wT CHILDREN’S STORIES IN AMERICAN HISTORY. | BY HENRIETTA CHRISTIAN WRIGHT. With Twelve full-page Illustrations from Drawings by J. Steeple Davis. ; ; ; A ; - ; ; : : ; $1.50... One volume, 12mo, , " To the teacher or parent endeavoring to convey to her pupil’s understanding the fact that there is something 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.
