ically minute, that give the strength and value which
are felt rather than seen. This is due to the art of
presentation. The author's position as a scientific workman we
may accept on the abundant testimony of the experts who know the
solid worth of his work; his skill as a literary artist we can
all appreciate, the charm of his style being
self-evident."--_Philadelphia Telegraph._

"The third volume contains the brilliantly written and
fascinating story of the progress and doings of the people of
this country from the era of the Louisiana purchase to the
opening scenes of the second war with Great Britain--say a
period of ten years. In every page of the book the reader finds
that fascinating flow of narrative, that clear and lucid style,
and that penetrating power of thought and judgment which
distinguished the previous volumes."--_Columbus State Journal._

"Prof. McMaster has more than fulfilled the promises made in his
first volumes, and his work is constantly growing better and
more valuable as he brings it nearer to our own time. His style
is clear, simple, and idiomatic, and there is just enough of the
critical spirit in the narrative to guide the reader."--_Boston
Herald._

"Take it all in all, the History promises to be the ideal
American history. Not so much given to dates and battles and
great events as in the fact that it is like a great panorama of
the people, revealing their inner life and action. It contains,
with all its sober facts, the spice of personalities and
incidents, which relieves every page from dullness."--_Chicago
Inter-Ocean._

"History written in this picturesque style will tempt the most
heedless to read. Prof. McMaster is more than a stylist; he is a
student, and his History abounds in evidences of research in
quarters not before discovered by the historian."--_Chicago
Tribune._

"A History _sui generis_ which has made and will keep its own
place in our literature."--_New York Evening Post._

"His style is vigorous and his treatment candid and
impartial."--_New York Tribune._

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_THE BEGINNERS OF A NATION._ A History of the Source and Rise of the
Earliest English Settlements in America, with Special Reference to the
Life and Character of the People. The first volume in A History of Life
in the