izabeth and the movement toward the colonization of
America.

English history, wherever possible, forms the basis of the story, giving
the clearness and simplicity of treatment necessary in a history for the
grammar grades. Altogether, this book in a new field is admirably
adapted to successful use in American schools.

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BLAISDELL'S

BOOKS ON HISTORY

By ALBERT F. BLAISDELL

STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY

12mo, cloth, 191 pages, illustrated, 40 cents.

Forty of the most interesting events in English history, from the
earliest times to the present day, form the subjects of these chapters,
which have been carefully edited and rewritten from standard writers for
the use of pupils in grades five to eight.

THE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY

12mo, cloth, 440 pages, illustrated, 60 cents.

The story of our country is here told in twenty-six short chapters.
Each one connects some leading event with an important historical
character. Picturesque accounts are given of dramatic events, manners
of olden times, and exceptional deeds of valor. The book provides
suitable reading for pupils in the middle grades of the grammar school.

HERO STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY

By Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball, formerly Instructor in
The Browne, and Nichols School, Cambridge, Mass. 12mo, cloth, 259
pages, illustrated, 50 cents.

This book may be used either as a supplementary reader in American
history for the fifth and sixth grades in elementary schools or for
collateral reading in connection with a formal textbook of a somewhat
higher grade.

SHORT STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY

By Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball, formerly Instructor in
The Browne and Nichols School, Cambridge, Mass. 12mo, cloth, 146
pages, illustrated, 40 cents.

This collection of interesting stories is designed for supplementary
reading in the fourth and fifth grades of elementary schools. It
contains eighteen vivid narratives of dramatic events which took place
during the first two hundred years in the history of our country. Each
story will appeal to the young reader because of its human interest and
because of its presentation of the picturesque life of our forefathers.

GINN AND COMPANY Publishers

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FROM TRAIL TO RAILWAY THROUGH THE APPALACHIANS

By ALBERT PERRY BRIGHAM

Professor of Geology