Chapter III: Part 3

"For Mr. Dunlop had said to his brother: 'Take them, first, to
the centre of things, Tom. Go to Washington. Let them see why our
government was made, how it was made, and how it is run.'"

Much regret has been felt from the fact that there has been no
book published heretofore in which the principles contended for
in the American Revolution, and a description of the institutions
of the Government, have been set forth in a sufficiently
interesting form to make the study attractive to children....
This work has now been produced, and it is presented in a form
which commends itself highly to the Society, and has received its
cordial approval.
HORACE PORTER.

BROOKS, E.S.
The Century Book of Famous Americans.
Century. 1.50

This companion to The Century Book for Young Americans, issued under the auspices of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, gives a description of the pilgrimage of the same young people to historic homes. It is fully illustrated.

BROOKS, E.S.
The True Story of Benjamin Franklin.
Lothrop. 1.50

As one who had a hand in shaping the destinies and securing the
independence of his native land, by word and pen, by brain (p. 116)
and hand, it is most fitting that the story of his life should
be retold for young Americans.--_Preface._

The volume contains many pictures.

Being ignorant is not so much a shame as being unwilling to
learn.--_Poor Richard's Almanac._

BROOKS, E.S.
The True Story of Lafayette.
Lothrop. 1.50

The whole life of Lafayette was a long struggle for
constitutional liberty, the freedom he had seen America secure
and which he so ardently desired for France.--_Preface._

Mr. Brooks's account emphasizes the great Frenchman's disinterested services to our country at a time of dire need. Many illustrations add to the book's value.

CHENOWETH, C. (V.D.).
Stories of the Saints.
Houghton. 1.25

"And as those of us who are men and women look with reverent and
smiling interest upon the outgrown garments, and books, and toys,
of our childhood, even so I think must Christendom ever look upon
these outgrown beliefs of an earlier day. There is not one of the
stories we can yet afford to lose. For we find, as we arrange the
allegory and romance, and the real, historic bits, in a way to
suit our wiser time, that the lessons they hold are as true for
us as they were for the childlike people who cherished them a
thousand years ago."

The lives and legends of Saint George, Saint Denis, Saint Nicholas, Saint Elizabeth, and others less well known in the great brotherhood of all lands, are told with dignity and simplicity. The (p. 117) illustrations are taken from old pictures.

COFFIN, C.C.
The Boys of '76.
Harper. 2.00

In this volume an attempt has been made to give a concise, plain,
and authentic narrative of the principal battles of the
Revolution as witnessed by those who took part in
them.--_Preface._

A companion to Old Times in the Colonies, with maps and many pictures.

COFFIN, C.C.
Old Times in the Colonies.
Harper. 2.00

Mr. Coffin's writings are full of reliable historical information, interestingly told. This, the first of a series, takes us from the discovery of San Salvador to the surrender of Montreal to General Amherst, in 1760. There are maps and many illustrations.

CREIGHTON, L.H. (V.G.).
A First History of France.
Longmans. 1.25

There is no reason why history should not be made delightful, though it so often fails in this respect. This little book of Mrs. Mandell Creighton's, with its good maps, and illustrations, many of them from old prints, is truly interesting to children.

GILMAN, ARTHUR.
The Making of the American Nation.
Lothrop. .50

The term Making of the American Nation, as used in the title (p. 118)
of the present volume, is intended to mean the process by which
the loosely connected American communities outgrew their colonial
condition of social and political life, and developed into a
nation.--_Preface._

HART, A.B., and B.E. HAZARD (Editors).
Colonial Children.
Macmillan. .40

This is the first of four readers which portray the life and conditions of our country at different periods by means of extracts from contemporary sources, freely edited. Many illustrations are given.

The stories are the same in substance as when they were first
told, two and three centuries ago; but their garb has been
changed without adding a detail or altering a statement of
fact.--_Introduction._

HAWTHORNE, NATHANIEL.
Grandfather's Chair, and Biographical Stories.
Houghton. .70

In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to
describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our
annals in such a form and style that the YOUNG may make
acquaintance with them of their own accord. For this purpose,
while ostensibly relating the adventures of a chair, he has
endeavored to keep a distinct and unbroken thread of authentic
history.... The author, it is true, has sometimes assumed the
license of filling up the outline of history with details for
which he has none but imaginative authority, but which, he hopes,
do not violate nor give a false coloring to the
truth.--_Preface._

Grandfather's Chair records, in narrative form, New England (p. 119) chronicles from 1620 to the War for Independence. Biographical Stories are tales of West, Newton, Johnson, Cromwell, Franklin, and Queen Christina, told to a little boy with defective sight. The book has a biographical sketch, notes, and illustrations.

HEMSTREET, CHARLES.
The Story of Manhattan.
Scribner. 1.00

Here the history of New York City is told as a story, in few
words. The effort has been to make it accurate and interesting.
The illustrations are largely from old prints and wood
engravings. Few dates are used. Instead, a Table of Events has
been added which can readily be referred to. The Index to
Chapters also gives the years in which the story of each chapter
occurs.--_Preface._

HILL, C.T.
Fighting a Fire.
Century. 1.50

An interesting account of the methods used in extinguishing fires and the thrilling experiences of the firemen in the city of New York, which will enthrall boys.

McMASTER, J.B.
A Primary History of the United States.
American Book. .60

This book has been written in the belief that a primary history
of the United States should be short, as interesting as possible,
and well illustrated.... The illustrations are historically
authentic.--_Preface._

PRICE, L.L. (p. 120)
Wandering Heroes.
Silver. .50

The deeds of great men belonging to different nomadic peoples are recounted. We are told about Abraham, Moses, Prince Siddartha, Clovis, Attila, Godwin, and Knut.

TAPPAN, E.M.
In the Days of Alfred the Great.
Lothrop. 1.00

As stated in the preface, this narrative of the life of the famous king is the result of a thoughtful study of his character and an earnest effort to be as accurate as the scantiness of material and the thousand years' interval would permit.

I have sought to live my life worthily.
ALFRED THE GREAT.

TAPPAN, E.M.
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth.
Lothrop. 1.00

Of all the sovereigns that have worn the crown of England, Queen
Elizabeth is the most puzzling, the most fascinating, the most
blindly praised, and the most unjustly blamed.... At a distance
of three hundred years it is not easy to balance these claims to
censure and to admiration, but at least no one should forget that
the little white hand of which she was so vain guided the ship of
state with most consummate skill in its perilous passage through
the troubled waters of the latter half of the sixteenth
century.--_Preface._

The book is illustrated from well-known paintings.

TAPPAN, E.M. (p. 121)
In the Days of William the Conqueror.
Lothrop. 1.00

The story of William the Conqueror is the story of the man who
for more than a quarter of a century was the most prominent
personage of Western Europe.... Whatever in the character of the
Conqueror the twentieth century may find worthy of blame or of
praise, no student of his life will deny that his faults were
those of his time, that his virtues were his own.--_Preface._

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

Our country is the world; our countrymen are all mankind.
GARRISON.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
England.
Macmillan. .75

London Town is described, there are two chapters on Father Thames, and we are led through old Wessex, Warwickshire, the Broads and Fen-country, and the beautiful Lakeland. Twelve plates in color are given.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
The Holy Land.
Illustrated by John Fulleylove.
Macmillan. .75

This account of peasant homes and the life of the people throughout the year makes many allusions in the Gospel story easily understood. There are chapters on Jerusalem and Bethlehem, and one entitled (p. 122) From Nazareth to Galilee. The volume contains twelve colored plates.

HOPE, A.R.
The World.
Macmillan. 1.50

Although from its nature and size this book can give only a glimpse of each country, yet it does seem to convey, in moderate compass, a general view of the world, and quite a vivid impression of the different lands is absorbed from the colored pictures, which children always enjoy. The plates are thirty-seven in number.

JUNGMAN, BEATRIX.
Holland.
Illustrated by Nico Jungman.
Macmillan. .75

A pleasant account of the manners and customs, the costumes and feast-days, of Water land. The twelve colored plates add to the book's attraction.

PELTIER, FLORENCE (Mrs. F. (P.) POPE).
A Japanese Garland.
Lothrop. 1.00

Charming accounts of the legends, stories, and customs, of the Flowery Kingdom, related by a little Japanese boy to his child friends in America.

STRANGE LANDS NEAR HOME.
Ginn. .25

This small volume contains a series of brief articles, by different persons, on Mexico and South America. Some of the subjects touched (p. 123) on are A Venezuelan Railway, The Land of the Llama, and The Argentine Capital.

TOWARD THE RISING SUN.
Ginn. .25

This companion volume to Strange Lands Near Home tells us of life in China, Japan, Korea, Borneo, and other Eastern countries. There is an interesting chapter on Housekeeping in East India, by Sara Jeannette Duncan.

HYGIENE

That man has a liberal education who has been so trained in youth
that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with
ease and pleasure all the work that, as a mechanism, it is
capable of.
HUXLEY.

JEWETT, F.G.
Good Health.
Ginn. .40

A clear statement of facts concerning the body and the attention that should be given to it. There are chapters on fresh air, eyesight, the ear, the care of the nails, hair, and teeth, and valuable information about tobacco and alcohol, and their effects on animals as well as people.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES

So it is; yet let us sing
Honour to the old bowstring!
Honour to the bugle-horn!
Honour to the woods unshorn!
Honour to the Lincoln green! (p. 124)
Honour to the archer keen!
Honour to tight little John,
And the horse he rode upon!
Honour to bold Robin Hood,
Sleeping in the underwood:
Honour to Maid Marian,
And to all the Sherwood clan!
Though their days have hurried by
Let us two a burden try.
KEATS.

BALDWIN, JAMES.
The Story of Roland.
Scribner. 1.50

This romance tells of the great Charlemagne, and of his warriors, Roland and Oliver and Ogier the Dane, all companions in arms. As James Baldwin states, Roland is unknown to history, yet he is the typical knight, the greatest hero of the Middle Ages. The story is culled from the song-writers and poets of five centuries and of as many languages.

BALDWIN, JAMES.
The Story of Siegfried.
Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Scribner. 1.50

From the many versions, Elder and Younger Edda, Volsunga Saga, and Nibelungen Lied, including modern sources, Mr. Baldwin has reshaped this ancient tale. Though he sometimes draws material from his own imagination, the essential parts of the myth remain unaltered.

CHURCH, A.J. (p. 125)
The Æneid for Boys and Girls.
Macmillan. 1.50

The famous wanderings are retold from Virgil in simple language. Twelve illustrations in color accompany the text.

CHURCH, A.J.
The Iliad for Boys and Girls.
Macmillan. 1.50

In a straightforward manner Mr. Church relates the incidents of the great siege. The volume contains twelve colored illustrations.

HARRIS, J.C.
*Nights with Uncle Remus.
Houghton. 1.50

This second book of folk-lore is supplementary to Uncle Remus; His Songs and His Sayings, and gives a large number of additional myths and legends of the South.

HUTCHINSON, W.M.L.
The Golden Porch.
Longmans. 1.40

In adding one more to the innumerable collections of stories from
the Greek, I have hoped to break fresh ground by reproducing the
myths of Pindar's Odes, as far as possible in a free translation,
and with such additions only as were needed to form a framework.
Some of these legends are already wholly or partly familiar, but
several will be new, I think, to English readers.--_Preface._

These old tales are rendered in exquisite language. They include, among others, the stories of Tantalus, the Heavenly Twins, Jason, (p. 126) and the Pansy Baby. The poet was bidden to prepare the Ode, from which this last story is taken, in honor of a friend's victory in the Olympic Games. The illustrations are in terra-cotta and black.

KIPLING, RUDYARD.
The Second Jungle Book.
Century. 1.50

Telling more of Mowgli, the child of the jungle, and his brethren the wild creatures of the forest; together with other marvellous animal stories.

"Now these are the Laws of the Jungle, and many and mighty
are they;
But the head and the hoof of the Law and the haunch and
the hump is--Obey!"

MARVIN, F.S., R.J.C. MAYOR, and F.M. STAWELL (Editors).
The Adventures of Odysseus.
Illustrated by Charles Robinson.
Dutton. 1.50

It has been our aim in this book to reproduce the substance of
Homer's Odyssey in simple modern English. We have not hesitated
to omit and compress where we thought fit, but we have done our
best to make a faithful translation within our limits, and to
keep what we could of the Homeric spirit.--_Preface._

PYLE, HOWARD.
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood.
Illustrated by the Author.
Scribner. 3.00

Henry II and Queen Eleanor, the Lord Bishop of Hereford, the (p. 127) Sheriff of Nottingham, and Richard of the Lion's Heart, come forth from the land of mingled fact and fancy, with Robin Hood and his merry train, and live for us. While the text of this luxurious volume is dignified and somewhat archaic, children delight in reading it, nevertheless. There are many full-page illustrations.

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM GREAT AUTHORS

But if he is a real classic, if his work belongs to the class of
the very best (for this is the true and right meaning of the word
classic, classical), then the great thing for us is to feel and
enjoy his work as deeply as ever we can, and to appreciate the
wide difference between it and all work which has not the same
high character.
MATTHEW ARNOLD.

CERVANTES, MIGUEL DE.
*Don Quixote of the Mancha.
Edited by E.A. Parry.
Illustrated by Walter Crane.
Lane. 1.50

Let it be understood that all I have attempted to do is to tell a
well-known story in print, as one who loves it would seek to tell
it in words to those around his own fireside; in the hope that
some may gather from this story that there is a vast storehouse
of humour and wisdom awaiting them in the book
itself.--_Preface._

HOLMES, O.W. (p. 128)
*The One Hoss Shay, and Companion Poems.
Illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Houghton. 1.50

How the Old Horse Won the Bet, and The Broomstick Train, are the other poems.

"You see, of course, if you're not a dunce,
How it went to pieces all at once--
All at once, and nothing first--
Just as bubbles do when they burst."

MacLEOD, MARY.
Stories from the Faerie Queene.
Illustrated by A.G. Walker.
Stokes. 1.50

Do we not most of us belong to the group "who at present know nothing or next to nothing of what is certainly one of the masterpieces of English literature"?

The tale of Spenser's great poem is simply related in acceptable prose.

NORTON, C.E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume IV. Fairy Stories and
Classic Tales.
Heath. .45

The imagination is the supreme intellectual faculty, and yet it
is of all the one which receives least attention in our common
systems of education.--_Preface._

RELIGION AND ETHICS (p. 129)

The Bible itself did not begin in the dry letter, but was a rich
and various life with Nature and among men before it was made
into a book.
SAMUEL OSGOOD.

THOMAS, E.L.
The Early Story of Israel.
Longmans. .60

This small volume presents a general view of the early history of the Jews, in accordance with the results of the best Biblical and historical criticism. In addition to the maps and illustrations, there are six full-page plates from famous paintings.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS

When I survey the bright
Celestial sphere,
So rich with jewels hung, that night
Doth like an Ethiop bride appear;
My soul her wings doth spread,
And heavenward flies,
The Almighty's mysteries to read
In the large volumes of the skies.
HABINGTON.

BALL, R.S.
Starland.
Ginn. 1.00

The Royal Institution of Great Britain each year provides at Christmas-time a course of lectures for children. In 1881 and 1887 Sir R.S. Ball gave talks on astronomy, and on them the present volume (p. 130) is founded.

BLANCHAN, NELTJE (Pseudonym of Mrs. N.B. (DeG.) DOUBLEDAY.)
Bird Neighbors.
With an introduction by John Burroughs.
Doubleday. 2.00

Illustrated with full-page color plates. Non-technical. Birds
grouped according to size and color; no specific color key.
Rather full biographies. There are chapters giving the
characteristics of the families, the habitats, and the seasons of
occurrence.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

Mr. Burroughs states that this book, which describes one hundred and fifty of our more common birds, is reliable, and is written in a vivacious strain by a real bird-lover, and should prove helpful and stimulating to any one who seeks by the aid of its pages to become better acquainted with our songsters. There are forty-eight plates in color.

BLANCHAN, NELTJE (Pseudonym of Mrs. N.B. (DeG.) DOUBLEDAY).
Nature's Garden.
Doubleday. 3.00

Mrs. Doubleday has classified over five hundred flowers according to color, months of blooming, their preferred localities or habitats, and finally according to their proper families--by the classification adopted by the International Botanical Congress. Special attention has been given to the flowers' insect visitors. This large volume (p. 131) contains thirty-two pages of color plates, and forty-eight in black and white. Children learn so much from association with a book of this sort that it has been placed, because of the pictures, under a younger heading than the text alone would warrant.

Mr. Dugmore's very beautiful photographs in color from the living
flowers, and the no less exquisite portraits from life in black
and white by Mr. Troth, cannot but prove the most attractive, as
they are the most useful, feature of this book.--_Preface._

BURROUGHS, JOHN.
Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers.
Houghton. 1.00

This wise old nature-lover tells us in his delightful way of the fox, mink, skunk, weasel, porcupine, muskrat, and other wild creatures. There are fifteen colored illustrations reduced from Audubon's large pictures.

CRAGIN, B.S.
Our Insect Friends and Foes.
Putnam. 1.75

A boy of eleven once asked me, in the midst of a schoolroom talk
on the uses of participles, where a grasshopper's ears were.... I
did not wonder that he found grasshoppers more interesting than
participles--I do myself--and so, I am sure, do the young people
for whom, most of all, this book has been written.--_Preface._

Butterflies, moths, and insects, are described, and full directions for collecting, preserving, and studying them, given in this (p. 132) satisfactory volume, which contains many illustrations. A list of popular and scientific names is included.

ECKSTORM, F.H.
The Woodpeckers.
Houghton. 1.00

Illustrated with colored plates and figures in the text;
non-technical; color key. This is an introduction to the study of
Woodpeckers. Not arranged as a manual, but giving information as
to structure and habits of the family, with several studies of
individual species.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

LANG, ANDREW (Editor).
The Red Book of Animal Stories.
Longmans. 2.00

Creatures mythical and real, extinct monsters and animals of to-day, dwell at peace within this book of many tales. Adventures of famous men, experiences of animal trainers, and stories of a quieter nature, are included.

MORLEY, M.W.
Wasps and Their Ways.
Illustrated by the Author.
Dodd. 1.50

To learn so easily and pleasantly about the wasp from an authority may keep boys from destroying their nests and wantonly annoying them.

And still, they say, in foreign lands,
do men this language hold,
There's nothing like your Attic wasp,
so testy and so bold.
ARISTOPHANES.

PROCTOR, R.A. (p. 133)
Half-Hours with the Stars.
Putnam. 2.00

A plain and easy guide to the knowledge of the constellations,
showing, in twelve maps, the position for the United States of
the principal star groups night after night throughout the year,
with introduction and a separate explanation of each
map.--_Title-page._

STORIES

The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever
afterwards; we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any
deserving equally our affections. Fortunate if the best fall in
our way during this susceptible and forming period of our lives.
A. BRONSON ALCOTT.

ALDEN, W.L.
The Moral Pirates.
Harper. .60

Four boys cruise in a large rowboat up the Hudson River and on some of the Adirondack Lakes, camping out, and having many funny and exciting experiences.

BLACK, WILLIAM.
The Four MacNicols, and An Adventure in Thule.
Harper. .60

This volume is given because of the first of these two stories, which is not published separately. It tells of the fishing experiences of four Scotch brothers, and shows how much plucky lads can accomplish. In An Adventure in Thule two boys discover a young Frenchwoman (p. 134) stranded on an island, and succeed in rescuing her.

CHURCH, A.J.
Three Greek Children.
Putnam. 1.25

An abundance of information about Greek life and customs is woven interestingly into the fabric of this tale. The battles of Marathon and Salamis are fought anew for the children by old men who were participants therein, and the Isthmian games are also described.

COOLIDGE, SUSAN (Pseudonym of S.C. Woolsey).
What Katy Did.
Little. 1.25

TO FIVE

Six of us once, my darlings, played together
Beneath green boughs, which faded long ago,
Made merry in the golden summer weather,
Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.
. . . . . . . . . . .
So, darlings, take this little childish story,
In which some gleams of the old sunshine play,
And, as with careless hands you turn the pages,
Look back and smile, as here I smile to-day.

This account of the lively doings of the six little Carrs is full of action and interest. In the midst of her happy life poor Katy has to stop and learn, through the invalidism which comes as the result of an accident, the great lessons of patience, cheerfulness, and living for others. Happily, in the end, after her battle has been won, full health returns to her.

DEFOE, DANIEL. (p. 135)
Robinson Crusoe.
Illustrated by the Brothers Rhead.
Harper. 1.50

Every child comprehends everything in Robinson Crusoe save one
sole point--what conceivable reason he could have had for feeling
discontented.
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON.

The illustrations are the result of a special trip to the island of Tobago, the scene of the great narrative, and are from sketches made on the island.

DODGE, M. (M.).
Hans Brinker.
Scribner. 1.50

First published in 1865, and since translated into many languages, this book still stands as _the_ picture of life in Holland to give to boys and girls.

EGGLESTON, EDWARD.
The Hoosier School-Boy.
Scribner. 1.00

School life in town and village of the Middle West, in 1850. First published in 1883, the story has retained popularity.

JACKSON, H.M. (F.) H.
Nelly's Silver Mine.
Little. 1.50

Rob and Nelly leave their New England home and journey with their parents to Colorado. There they have many interesting experiences in the silver mining country, which are told in Mrs. Jackson's (p. 136) charming natural style.

JEWETT, S.O.
Betty Leicester.
Houghton. 1.25

Fifteen-year-old Betty spends a happy and satisfactory summer at Tideshead with her two aged aunts, bringing brightness and pleasure into their quiet lives.

JOHNSON, ROSSITER.
*Phaeton Rogers.
Scribner. 1.50

Phaeton was so inventive that he was always in hot water. Boys love to read of his pranks and pleasures.

LUCAS, E.V.
Anne's Terrible Good Nature, and Other Stories for Children.
Macmillan. 1.75

The atmosphere of these eleven tales is decidedly English, but they are so unusually good that our children will read them with enjoyment notwithstanding the unfamiliar setting. The Thousand Threepenny Bits, The Anti-Burglars, and the uncommonly funny one called The Monkey's Revenge, are among the number.

MARRYAT, FREDERICK.
Masterman Ready.
Illustrated by Fred Pegram.
Macmillan. 1.50

As children we parents learned to love old Masterman, the faithful (p. 137) and resourceful friend of the good Seagraves. Even now our eyes grow a little misty as we think of his brave death.

Marryat began a continuation of The Swiss Family Robinson for his children, at their request, but its geographical anachronisms were too much for him, and he decided to write this story instead. No one will find fault with the change of plan.

MORRISON, S.E.
Chilhowee Boys.
Crowell. .75

This account of pioneer days is essentially true, having been gathered from family records which tell how, in 1811, "Parson Craig," with his wife, six children, and a number of friends, made the four-hundred-mile journey from North Carolina into Tennessee.

PAGE, T.N.
Two Little Confederates.
Scribner. 1.50

While this description of the life of two boys on a Southern plantation during the Civil War is dramatic and full of pathos, it is hardly necessary to say that Mr. Page, with his unerring touch, has not overdrawn a single detail of those days, happily long gone.

PHELPS, E.S. (Mrs. E.S. (P.) WARD).
Gypsy Breynton.
Dodd. 1.50

Every girl will love impulsive, careless Gypsy with her many (p. 138) faults and the many more winning qualities of her warm-hearted nature.

Wherever there is mischief, there is Gypsy. Yet, wherever there
is fun, and health, and hope, and happiness--and I think,
wherever there is truthfulness and generosity--there is Gypsy,
too.--_Preface._

PHELPS, E.S. (Mrs. E.S. (P.) WARD).
Gypsy's Cousin Joy.
Dodd. 1.50

Gypsy didn't want Joy to come and live with them at all, neither did she care for her at first, but through forbearance, gentleness, and Joy's great sorrow, they grew to love each other warmly.

SEAWELL, M.E.
°Little Jarvis.
Appleton. 1.00

The hero, midshipman on the Constellation, in the fight between that ship and the French frigate Vengeance, gave his life with notable bravery in the service of his country.

SMITH, M.P. (W.).
Jolly Good Times at Hackmatack.
Little. 1.25

A faithful description of farm life among the hills of Western Massachusetts seventy-five years ago.

Before these times become wholly traditional, it seems good to
picture them, as vividly as may be, for the benefit of the young
folks who will grow up under influences differing so widely from
those that shaped the youth of their ancestors.... They, and (p. 139)
such as they, made the old New England the New England of glorious
history and memories.--_Preface._

SMITH, N.A.
Three Little Marys.
Houghton. .85

Little girls of our own country will enjoy reading these three sketches which tell of faithful Gypsy Mairi of Scotland, English Molly of Sussex, and Irish Maureen. Each one of the three is natural, lovable, and worth knowing.

STOWE, H.B.
Little Pussy Willow.
Houghton. 1.25

This old-fashioned story of the country mouse and the city mouse possesses charm, and abounds in homely common-sense. Mothers, fortunately, no longer bring up their daughters in the foolish way in which Emily Proudie was reared. The second story is included only because there is no other edition of Pussy Willow.

ZOLLINGER, GULIELMA (Pseudonym of WILLIAM Z. GLAD WIN).
*The Widow O'Callaghan's Boys.
Illustrated by Florence Scovel Shinn.
McClurg. 1.50

An account of seven lads, who, after their father's death, help their brave little mother to keep the family together. Simply told; full of sterling common-sense and unselfish precept. The colored illustrations are delightful.

The staunch widow and her seven sons are an admirable (p. 140)
object-lesson in faithfulness to the claims of small things.
Quite inimitable is Mrs. O'Callaghan's Irish way of putting
things, which furnishes the salt to the solid nutriment of the
story.--_The Nation._

_TWELVE YEARS OF AGE_ (p. 141)

_The True University of these days is a collection of books._
CARLYLE.

AMUSEMENTS AND HANDICRAFT

When Youth and Pleasure meet
To chase the glowing Hours with flying feet.
BYRON.

BOND, A.R.
The Scientific American Boy.
Munn. 2.00

In the course of this camping story directions are given for making tents and other appurtenances of camp-life, bridges, windmills, ice-boats, sledges, et cetera. There are many illustrations.

TAYLOR, C.M., JR.
Why My Photographs Are Bad.
Jacobs. 1.00

Most of this very practical volume is devoted to the mistakes so familiar to those of us who have attempted photography. The short chapters are accompanied by pictures illustrating the failures described. Examples of twelve successful photographs and information with each about the plate and time of exposure will give encouragement to the beginner.

WHITE, MARY. (p. 142)
How to Make Baskets.
Doubleday. 1.00

A fully illustrated little book which contains clear directions for weaving many sorts of baskets, mats, bags, and other small articles.

The use of dyes is taught, and information given about raffia, rattan, and other necessary materials. There is a chapter on caning chairs, and one by Neltje Blanchan on What the Basket Means to the Indian.

BIOGRAPHY, HISTORY, AND GOVERNMENT

There is no Past so long as
Books shall live!
BULWER-LYTTON.

ARNOLD, E.J.
Stories of Ancient Peoples.
American Book. .50

An exceedingly interesting scholarly account of the ancient Orientals--Egyptians, Hittites, Medes and Persians, Chinese, and others. Descriptions of their methods of writing and translations from manuscripts and tablets are given.

BARNES, JAMES.
The Hero of Erie.
Appleton. 1.00

The brilliant career of Oliver Hazard Perry is simply presented. There is a detailed description of the Battle of Lake Erie, accompanied (p. 143) by diagrams, and illustrations from contemporary engravings.

CLEMENT, C.E. (Mrs. C.E. (C.) WATERS).
Stories of Art and Artists.
Houghton. 4.00

Mrs. Waters speaks with authority, and this fully illustrated volume, prepared with her own little daughter in mind, will be enjoyed by art-loving children. Many anecdotes are related. The first part is devoted to Ancient Art, including Sculpture.

COFFIN, C.C.
Building the Nation.
Harper. 2.00

The story of our country from the Revolution to the beginning of the Civil War. Like the others of this series, it has maps and many illustrations.

CUSTER, E. (B.).
Boots and Saddles.
Harper. 1.50

Mrs. Custer gives us a picture, drawn from her own experiences, of garrison and camp life on the frontier. The book ends with brief mention of the battle of the Little Big Horn, of Sunday, June twenty-fifth, 1876, in which General Custer lost his life.

DICKENS, CHARLES.
A Child's History of England.
Houghton. 2.50

Its adaptation to the needs of children lies in its lively (p. 144)
narrative form, and the picturesqueness of many of the scenes
which it presents.--_Introduction._

This volume, written with Dickens' own eight children in mind, now more than fifty years ago, holds the interest of the boys and girls of to-day as keenly as when it first appeared. The many excellent illustrations add to its attraction and value.

DOLE, C.F.
The Young Citizen.
Heath. .45

Permeated by the spirit of a broad and noble patriotism, and written in the interests of national peace, law, and good government, in regard to which it gives, very simply, much information. There are also chapters on voting, the proper use of the people's money, the ideal city and town, policemen and their duties, et cetera; all quite within the comprehension of a child. The book contains many illustrations.

FOA, EUGÉNIE.
The Boy Life of Napoleon.
Edited by E.S. Brooks.
Lothrop. 1.25

Children will enjoy reading of the childhood days of Napoleon and his brothers and sisters, and of the school-boy life of this remarkable lad who grew up from poverty to become the most wonderful man of his time. Napoleon's experiences as a "king's scholar" in Paris, and as lieutenant of an artillery regiment, are also described. Madame (p. 145) Foa's work is historically accurate, and her style very interesting.

HART, A.B., and MABEL HILL (Editors).
Camps and Firesides of the Revolution.
Macmillan. .50

The second volume of Source Readers is, like the first, wholly
made up of pieces written at the time of the events and incidents
here described. The language is modernized wherever
necessary.--_Preface._

LANG, JEANIE.
The Story of General Gordon.
Dutton. .50

The character, as well as the deeds, of this remarkable man, whose life stands for faith, courage, and charity, is interestingly drawn. There are eight pictures in color.

SCUDDER, H.E.
Boston Town.
Houghton. 1.50

Events in the early annals of this old city recounted in pleasant familiar fashion by a grandfather who visits the famous spots with the boys. Many illustrations help to make real the happenings described.

See, saw, sacradown!
Which is the way to Boston Town?
One foot up, the other foot down,
That is the way to Boston Town.
OLD RHYME.

SEAWELL, M.E. (p. 146)
Paul Jones.
Appleton. 1.00

Although this story is professedly and confessedly a romance,
history has been consulted at every point. Log-books, journals,
and biographies, have been searched, especially the logs,
journals, and letters, of Paul Jones himself. Much relating to
him has been left out, but nothing of consequence has been put in
that is not historically true. The language ascribed to him is,
whenever possible, that used by him at the time, or afterward, in
his letters and journals.--_Introduction._

For Captain Paul Jones ever loved close fighting.
FRANKLIN.

SEAWELL, M.E.
Twelve Naval Captains.
Scribner. 1.25

Brief accounts of the lives of some famous American commanders, many of them of the period from 1798 to 1815. Preble, Decatur, Somers, and Lawrence, are among the number. The book contains portraits.

SHEPARD, WILLIAM (Editor).
Our Young Folks' Josephus.
Lippincott. 1.25

"Flavius Josephus was born at Jerusalem A.D. 37.... His history
of The Jewish War, which was finished A.D. 75, was undertaken at
the command of Vespasian, and is a noble and pathetic narrative
of events that had been witnessed by himself. His other important
work, The Antiquities of the Jews, was finished about A.D. 93,
and was an attempt to familiarize the Roman people with the early
history of the Jews as it is recorded in the Scripture."

The following pages are ... a simplification of the story of (p. 147)
the Jews as related by Josephus.... Josephus wrote his histories
for the Romans, and we need not therefore wonder ... at his
modifying and toning down the historical statements of the
Mosaic records to recommend them to the prejudices of his
readers.--_Preface._

STOCKTON, F.R.
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts.
Macmillan. 1.50

"When I was a boy I strongly desired to be a pirate.... In fact,
I had a great desire to become what might be called a marine
Robin Hood."

All boys will sympathize with this point of view, and will enjoy reading of Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, and many less famous or infamous men who sailed our coasts.

FINE ARTS

Painting is silent poetry, and poetry is painting with the gift
of speech.
SIMONIDES.

STEEDMAN, AMY.
Knights of Art.
Jacobs. 2.00

Best book on art for children (1907). Contains sketches of
eighteen Italian painters from Giotto to Paul Veronese, based on
Vasari, and attractively written. Sixteen color and eight black
and white reproductions.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

This volume seems to the compiler of this List one of the few books on art which children will read with real enjoyment. It is not (p. 148) included with a view to having it take the place of a history of art, but to give a part of the information which old Vasari has handed down to us with such charm. The language is delightful, and we carry away some of the atmosphere of that sunny Italian period. It is a pity that we are not given illustrations photographed from the originals, instead of more or less modified drawings.

GEOGRAPHY, TRAVEL, AND DESCRIPTION

Up! up! let us a voyage take;
Why sit we here at ease?
Find us a vessel tight and snug,
Bound for the Northern Seas.
WILLIAM HOWITT.

BROOKS, NOAH.
The Story of Marco Polo.
Century. 1.50

The manner of the return of the Polos long after they had been
given up for dead, the subsequent adventures of Marco Polo, the
incredulity with which his book of travels was received, the
gradual and slow confirmation of the truth of his reports as
later explorations penetrated the mysterious Orient, and the fact
that he may be justly regarded as the founder of the geography of
Asia, have all combined to give to his narrative a certain
fascination, with which no other story of travel has been
invested.--_Preface._

As far as possible, Mr. Brooks has allowed the traveler to speak for himself.

BULL, J.B. (p. 149)
Fridtjof Nansen.
Heath. .30

This highly interesting account of the great explorer, his crossing of Greenland, and his Polar expedition, will enthrall young people as Farthest North did their elders.

CARPENTER, F.G.
South America.
American Book. .60

In this good geographical reader the children are taken "upon a personally conducted tour through the most characteristic parts of the South American continent.... The book has the merit of being written from original sources of information. It comprises the observations of the author gathered in a trip of more than twenty-five thousand miles along the routes herein described. Most of the descriptions were written on the ground, and a very large number of the photographs were made by the author especially for this book."

DU CHAILLU, P.B.
The Land of the Long Night.
Scribner. 2.00

Du Chaillu visited the Northern lands in winter, traveling overland to Nordkyn, living among the Lapps, and later going in a fishing-boat off the coast of Finmarken for cod.

FINNEMORE, JOHN.
France.
Illustrated by Nico Jungman and Others.
Macmillan. .75

Three chapters are devoted to the Loire country, and we are told (p. 150) of Normandy and Brittany, as well as other parts of France, including Paris. There is a sketch of boy and girl life which will make our young people glad of their freer environment. The twelve colored pictures add to the book's interest.

HORTON, EDITH.
The Frozen North.
Heath. .40

This account of Arctic exploration consists of a series of sketches of different Polar expeditions, from the days of Sir John Franklin to the Ziegler-Baldwin and other undertakings of 1902. Here children may read consecutively of Kane, Nordenskjöld, Greely, Nansen, and others, and acquire a general view of Polar discovery.

KELLY, R.T.
Egypt.
Illustrated by the Author.
Macmillan. .75

An interesting picture of this most interesting country. The Nile is fully described, and there are chapters on the people, the desert, and the monuments. The volume contains twelve plates in color.

NORDHOFF, CHARLES.
Sailor Life on a Man-of-War.
Dodd. 2.00

To give a sailor's impressions of a sailor's life ... has been
the aim. Neither exaggerating its hardships--they do not need
it--nor highly coloring its delights, whatever those may be, the
very plainest truth has been thought sufficient for the purpose
in view.--_Original Preface._

Many changes and improvements have come about since 1854, when (p. 151) this volume was written, but it is republished without alteration of the text, so as to give a picture of sailor days before the introduction of steam.

PLUMMER, M.W.
Roy and Ray in Mexico.
Holt. 1.75

Two wide-awake children, with their parents, visit modern cities
and ancient ruins, learn much of customs and history, meet
President Diaz, and compare things Mexican and American. Map,
sixteen half-tone plates, and Mexican songs with music. Useful as
a travel guide, and helpful to teachers and school children.
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY.

STARR, FREDERICK.
Strange Peoples.
Heath. .40

A series of brief accounts of some of the many peoples of the world, accompanied by authentic illustrations. The author is Professor of Anthropology in the University of Chicago.

MYTHOLOGY, FOLK-LORE, LEGENDS, AND FAIRY TALES

Lo! I must tell a tale of chivalry;
For large white plumes are dancing in mine eye.
KEATS.

HIGGINSON, T.W.
Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic.
Illustrated by Albert Herter.
Macmillan. 1.50

Hawthorne, in his Wonder Book, has described the beautiful (p. 152)
Greek myths and traditions, but no one has yet made similar use of
the wondrous tales that gathered for more than a thousand years
about the islands of the Atlantic deep.... The order of the tales
in the present work follows roughly the order of development,
giving first the legends which kept near the European shore, and
then those which, like St. Brandan's or Antillia, were assigned
to the open sea or, like Norumbega or the Isle of Demons, to the
very coast of America.... Every tale in this book bears reference
to some actual legend, followed more or less closely.--_Preface._

LAMB, CHARLES.
The Adventures of Ulysses.
Illustrated by M.H. Squire and E. Mars.
Russell. 2.50

Intended to be an introduction to the reading of Telemachus; it
is done out of the Odyssey, not from the Greek. I would not
mislead you; nor yet from Pope's Odyssey, but from an older
translation of one Chapman.
LAMB.

This children's classic, with its pure and forceful English, is presented in an attractive manner. The full-page illustrations are in black and buff.

LANIER, SIDNEY (Editor).
Knightly Legends of Wales, or The Boy's Mabinogion.
Scribner. 2.00

The Mabinogion, or Welsh legends of King Arthur, belong to a much earlier period than Malory. In this edition the original text is scrupulously preserved, except for necessary excision, and occasional condensation which is always placed in brackets.

WILSON, C.D. (p. 153)
The Story of the Cid.
Lothrop. 1.25

"Thus lived and died the great Cid Campeador of Spain, most
wonderful of heroes, who was never defeated, and who became the
ancestor of kings."

This edition is founded upon the translation of Southey.

POETRY, COLLECTIONS OF POETRY AND PROSE, AND STORIES ADAPTED FROM GREAT AUTHORS

In the best books, great men talk to us, with us, and give us
their most precious thoughts. Books are the voices of the distant
and the dead.... They give to all who will faithfully use them
the society and the presence of the best and greatest of our
race.
CHANNING.

DARTON, F.J.H.
Tales of the Canterbury Pilgrims.
Stokes. 1.50

Mr. Darton has so delightfully made real the times of Richard II, and has so well adapted the tales told by the immortal pilgrims, that we owe him a debt of thanks. I say we, for certainly we older people will enjoy them as much as our children. In retelling the tales in prose the editor has introduced material from Lydgate and others. Dr. Furnivall contributes an illuminating introduction, and Hugh Thomson's illustrations are, as usual, very satisfactory.

He (Chaucer) carried his sunshine with him as he rode and (p. 154)
walked about, observing with quick eye the varied life around
him, and then reproducing it for us in words which enable us to
recreate it, and to see the sun of his genius over the land we
love.
F.J. FURNIVALL.

LAMB, CHARLES and MARY.
Tales from Shakspeare.
Illustrated by N.M. Price.
Scribner. 2.50

The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader
as an introduction to the study of Shakspeare, for which purpose
his words are used whenever it seemed possible to bring them in;
... words introduced into our language since his time have been
as far as possible avoided.... What these Tales shall have been
to the _young_ readers, that and much more it is the writers'
wish that the true Plays of Shakspeare may prove to them in older
years--enrichers of the fancy, strengtheners of virtue, a
withdrawing from all selfish and mercenary thoughts, a lesson of
all sweet and honourable thoughts and actions, to teach courtesy,
benignity, generosity, humanity: for of examples, teaching these
virtues, his pages are full.--_Preface._

I have done Othello and Macbeth, and mean to do all the
tragedies. I think it will be popular among the little people,
besides money.
LAMB.

This edition of an English classic contains engraved portraits of Charles and Mary Lamb, after those in the National Portrait Gallery, and twenty full-page illustrations in color.

MACAULAY, T.B.
Lays of Ancient Rome.
Illustrated by J.R. Weguelin.
Longmans. 1.25

This attractive edition of Macaulay's famous poems contains, in (p. 155) addition, Ivry and The Armada.

NORTON, C.E. (Editor).
Heart of Oak Books. Volume V. Masterpieces of Literature.
Heath. .50

To make good reading more attractive than bad, to give right
direction to the choice, the growing intelligence of the child
should be nourished with selected portions of the best
literature, the virtue of which has been approved by long
consent.--_Preface._

WIGGIN, K.D. (S.) and N.A. SMITH (Editors).
Golden Numbers.
Doubleday. 2.00

Mrs. Wiggin tells us that she and her sister have searched the pages of the great English-speaking poets to find verses that children will love. The quest has been successful, for the collection gives us full measure of that which is among the best in English poetry. The selections are arranged under headings, such as The World Beautiful, For Home and Country, and In Merry Mood. One division is devoted to Christmas songs and carols.

RELIGION AND ETHICS

Oh books!... Ye are the golden vessels of the temple, the arms of
the soldiers of the Church, with which to quench all the fiery
darts of the wicked.
RICHARD DE BURY.

GILLIE, R.C. (p. 156)
The Story of Stories.
Macmillan. 1.25

An exceptionally good book, describing as a connected narrative the events of Christ's life. The language is simple and dignified, and the words of the Gospel, whenever used, are given without variation. Fully illustrated from photographs of famous paintings.

STRONG, SYDNEY.
Talks to Boys and Girls.
Revell. .50

Under three divisions, Kite Talks, Random Talks, and The Life I Ought to Live, Mr. Strong gives us practical, interesting, and helpful suggestions for leading broad spiritual lives of love and usefulness. Many anecdotes enliven the text.

SCIENCE, OUT-OF-DOOR BOOKS, AND STORIES OF ANIMALS

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade
when we are old.
CHESTERFIELD.

BAKER, R.S.
The Boy's Book of Inventions.
Doubleday. 2.00

These accounts of the wonders of modern science tell of liquid air, wireless telegraphy, X-Ray photography, and other marvels. There are many illustrations.

BAMFORD, M.E. (p. 157)
Up and Down the Brooks.
Houghton. .75

A careful observer and nature-lover gives us a familiar account of the wonderful lives of the little brook creatures. The insects mentioned in these pages are those of Alameda County, California, but members of the same families will be found in or beside almost any brook, East or West.

CHAPMAN, F.M.
Bird-Life.
Illustrated by E.E. Thompson-Seton.
Appleton. 2.00

Illustrated with seventy-five full-page plates in color and
figures in the text. Non-technical, with a color key to about one
hundred and fifty of the more common species. This book is in two
parts. The first chapters define the bird, its place in Nature,
and its relation to man, and outline the leading facts in its
life-history. The second part gives a Field Key based on color,
and biographies of some of the common birds.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

CLODD, EDWARD.
The Childhood of the World.
Kegan Paul. 1.25

This book ... is an attempt, in the absence of any kindred
elementary work, to narrate, in as simple language as the subject
will permit, the story of man's progress from the unknown time of
his early appearance upon the earth to the period from which
writers of history ordinarily begin. ... The First Part of this
book describes the progress of man in material things, while (p. 158)
the Second Part seeks to explain his mode of advance from
lower to higher stages of religious belief.--_Preface._

And step by step, since time began,
I see the steady gain of man.
WHITTIER.

The subject of this volume seems a little appalling for children, but it is treated in so remarkable a manner and with such simplicity that the book should be in the hands of all young people. It is not surprising to learn that it has been translated into many languages.

ECKSTORM, F. (H.).
The Bird Book.
Heath. .60

Illustrated with full-page woodcuts and figures in the text.
Written in popular style; chapters on Water-Birds in their Homes;
Structure and Comparison; Problems of Bird-Life; Some Common
Land-Birds. Much original matter about little-known water-birds.
AUDUBON SOCIETY.

GEIKIE, ARCHIBALD.
Physical Geography.
American Book. .35

Children of inquiring minds will find in this tiny volume expert answers to their questions about the earth and its wonders.

HOLLAND, W.J.
The Butterfly Book.
Doubleday. 3.00

Dr. Holland, Director of the Carnegie Museum, Pittsburgh, has given us an authoritative account of the butterfly-life of North America (p. 159) north of Mexico, and at the same time has kept this book entirely within the comprehension of the unscientific nature-lover. Directions are given for the capture, preparation, and preservation, of specimens. There are forty-eight pages of color plates, reproducing more than a thousand North American butterflies, and several hundred black and white text illustrations.

INGERSOLL, ERNEST.
The Book of the Ocean.
Century. 1.50

Waves, tides, and currents, early exploration, war-ships and naval battles, merchantmen, yachts and yachting, marine industries, and the animal life of the ocean, are all discussed in this good-sized, fully illustrated volume.

MEADOWCROFT, W.H.
The ABC of Electricity.
Excelsior Publishing. 50

A simple treatise on electricity and its uses in connection with the telephone, telegraph, electric light, et cetera.

MORLEY, M.W.
A Song of Life.
Illustrated by the Author and Robert Forsyth.
McClurg. 1.25

How few thoughtful parents have not been perplexed by the question of when and how best to tell their children the great truths of the beginning and development of life in the world of nature. Miss (p. 160) Morley is well qualified to treat this most difficult subject, which she does delicately and reverently, from a scientific standpoint. As there is so great a difference of opinion as to the advisability of giving books of this nature to adolescent boys and girls, it is strongly recommended that this one be carefully read beforehand by the parent.

ST. JOHN, T.M.
How Two Boys Made Their Own Electrical Apparatus.
St. John. 1.00

Directions for making simple electrical appliances, such as batteries and electric bells.

STONE, WITMER, and W.E. CRAM.
American Animals.
Doubleday. 3.00

A readable book, beautifully illustrated, ... and in many of its
life-histories much fuller, fresher, and more interestingly
written than any other work on animals that I know.
DALLAS LORE SHARP.

In preparing the present volume the aim has been to produce a
work sufficiently free from technicalities to appeal to the
general reader and at the same time to include such scientific
information relative to our North American mammals as would be
desired by one beginning their study.--_Preface._

The illustrations which accompany these descriptions of the mammals of North America north of Mexico comprise six plates in color from paintings by A.B. Dugmore, and ninety-four half-tones from (p. 161) remarkable photographs from life by Messrs. Dugmore, Carlin, Beebe, and other expert nature-photographers. Some of the photographs were taken in the New York and Washington Zoölogical Parks, and some in the open.

STORIES

The best romance becomes dangerous if by its excitement it
renders the ordinary course of life uninteresting, and increases
the morbid thirst for scenes in which we shall never be called on
to act.
RUSKIN.

ALCOTT, L.M.
Little Women.
Illustrated by Alice Barber Stephens.
Little. 2.00

Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, are as great favorites with the girls of this generation as they were with their mothers. The book gives a picture drawn from the youthful days of Miss Alcott and her sisters, and its sweet natural home atmosphere and high standards make it one that should be read by every little woman of to-day.

ALDRICH, T.B.
*The Story of a Bad Boy.
Illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Houghton. 2.00

"This is the story of a bad boy. Well, not such a very bad, but a
pretty bad boy; and I ought to know, for I am, or rather I was,
that boy myself."

This much loved volume should be put in the hands of every (p. 162) American lad. Mr. Frost's illustrations are delightfully sympathetic.

BENNETT, JOHN.
Master Skylark.
Century. 1.50

A sweet fresh tale of the days when Will Shakspere trod the boards. Little Nicholas Attwood joins a company of actors, and the head player, dubbing him Master Skylark because of his wonderful voice, takes him with them to London against his will. Good Master Shakspere, however, helps him in time of need, and little Nick gets safely home again to his mother in Stratford town.

BROOKS, NOAH.
The Boy Emigrants.
Scribner. 1.25

An account of an overland trip to California in 1849.

The scenery of the book is all taken from nature; many of the
characters were real people; and almost all the incidents which
here befall the Boy Emigrants came under my own observation, or
under that of people whom I knew on the trail or in California.
NOAH BROOKS.

CANAVAN, M.J.
Ben Comee.
Macmillan. 1.50

This eighteenth-century Colonial narrative gives a vivid description of Roger's Rangers. The Rangers were for the most part New (p. 163) Hampshire frontiersmen.