(The Life of James A. Garfield). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.
It was a long step from pioneer home in Ohio where James A. Garfield was born, to the White House in Washington, and that it was an interesting life-journey one cannot doubt who reads Mr. Thayer's account of it.
(The Life of Abraham Lincoln). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.
No President was ever dearer to the hearts of his people than was homely, humorous "Honest Abe."
To read of his mother, his early home, his efforts for an education, and his rise to prominence is to understand better his rare nature and practical wisdom.
(The Life of Theodore Roosevelt). By _Edward S. Ellis. A. M._
Every boy and girl is more or less familiar with the experiences of Mr. Roosevelt as Colonel and President, but few of them know him as the boy and man of family and school circles and private citzenship.
Mr. Ellis describes Theodore Roosevelt as a writer, a hunter, a fighter of "graft" at home and of Spaniards in Cuba, and a just and vigorous defender of right.
(The Life of Ulysses S. Grant). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.
Perhaps General Grant is best known to boys and girls as the hero of the famous declaration: "I will fight it out on this line if it takes all summer."
A new boy moves into town. Who is he? What can he do? Will he make one of the school teams? Is his friendship worth having? These are the queries of the Ridgewood High Students. The story is the answer.
Rex and some of his Ridgewood friends establish a camp fire in the North Woods, and there mystery, jealousy, and rivalry enter to menace their safety, fire their interest and finally cement their friendship.
Lively boarding school experiences make this the "best yet" of the Rex Kingdon series.
The title tells you what this story is; it is a rattling good story about baseball. Boys will like it.
Gordon Braddock knows what Boys want and how to write it. These stories make the best reading you can procure.
_Two American Boys with the Allied Armies_
_Two American Boys in the French War Trenches_
_Two American Boys with the Dardanelles Battle Fleet_
The disastrous battle raging In Europe between Germany and Austria on one side and the Allied countries on the other, has created demand for literature on the subject. The American public to a large extent is ignorant of the exact locations of the fighting zones with its small towns and villages. Major Crockett, who is familiar with the present battle-fields, has undertaken to place before the American boy an interesting Series of War stories.