The “Sleuth” scents a mystery! He “follows his nose.” The plot thickens! He makes deductions. There are surprises for the reader—and for the “Sleuth,” as well.
A new element creeps into Oakdale with another year’s registration of students. The old and the new standards of conduct in and out of school meet, battle, and cause sweeping changes in the lives of several of the boys.
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FROM BOYHOOD TO MANHOOD (The Life of Benjamin Franklin). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.
Benjamin Franklin was known in the scientific world for his inventions and discoveries, in the diplomatic world because of his statesmanship, and everywhere, because of his sound judgment, plain speaking, and consistent living.
FROM FARM HOUSE TO WHITE HOUSE (The Life of George Washington). By _Wm. M. Thayer_.
The story of the hatchet and other familiar incidents of the boyhood and young manhood of Washington are included in this book, as well as many less well-known accounts of his experiences as surveyor, soldier, emissary, leader, and first president of the United States.
FROM LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE (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.
FROM PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE (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.
FROM RANCH TO WHITE HOUSE (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 citizenship.