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re comprehensive work of Noah Webster, LL. D. 12mo. Near 300 large pages. Price, 50 Cents. For sale by all Book and Newsdealers, or will send to any address in the United States, Canada or Mexico, postage prepaid, on receipt of price, in currency, money order or stamps. M. A. DONOHUE & CO. 407-429 Dearborn St. CHICAGO ------------------------------------------------------------------------- LIFE AND DEEDS OF ETHAN ALLEN AND THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS BY CHARLES WALTER BROWN, A. M. Author of "John Paul Jones," "Nathan Hale," "Lafayette," "Pulaski," "Washington," "Abraham Lincoln," "Sherman." 16 ILLUSTRATIONS. The hero of Ticonderoga and leader of the Green Mountain Boys is best known for his characteristic demand upon the British garrison at Fort Ticonderoga, on Lake Champlain, to surrender "in the name of the Continental Congress and the Great Jehovah." This book not only gives a full account of the exploits of Colonel Allen, but contains also a brief history of Vermont, formerly called the New Hampshire Grants, in her contention with New York authorities, who opposed Vermont's admission into the Union, but which was finally accomplished by Ethan Allen. "It is the best 'life' of Ethan Allen published." 12mo, cloth, size 5-5/8 x 7-7/8, nearly 300 pages. Price, Postpaid . . . . . . . . . . . $1.00 LIFE AND DEEDS OF JOHN PAUL JONES OF NAVAL FAME By Charles Walter Brown, A. M. 12 Illustrations. American history gleams with the brilliant achievements of her adopted sons. No historian ever wearies in telling of the glorious deeds and self-sacrifices of Lafayette, de Kalb, Pulaski, Kosciuszko, de Grasse, Rochambeau, Steuben, St. Clair, d'Estaing and John Paul Jones, who gave up home and country to aid the struggling colonists in their fight for freedom. This is one of the most patriotic books, both from a literary and artistic standpoint, ever issued. It is printed on a superior quality of paper with a dozen or more half-tone portraits of the principal actors, who participated in our struggle for independence, together with a chart and views of Jones' most daring exploits on the coasts of England and on the Black Sea, with his portrait in the full uniform of Admiral of the United States Navy, of which he was the founder. Cover stamped in red, white and gold on a navy blue silk cloth, showing in beautiful colors the colonial flags and American shield with its thirteen stars and stripes, with Jon
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