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us. Dodd. 1.00 The Father of History tells us of Croesus, his war with and defeat by the Persians; of Cyrus and his triumphs; of certain kings of Egypt and the manners of the people; of Cambyses and the Persian conquest; of the False Smerdis; and of Darius, lord of all Asia. DRAKE, F.S. Indian History for Young Folks. Harper. 3.00 This standard work gives a general account of the North American (p. 173) Indian, and of our various wars with the different tribes to recent times. There are maps and many illustrations. GRIFFIS, W.E. Young People's History of Holland. Houghton. 1.50 Every American should know the history of the Netherlands, the fatherland of millions of Americans and the storehouse of precedents in federal government from which those who made our nation borrowed most freely. Nowhere in Europe, except in England, can one find the origin of so much that is deepest and best in our national life--including the highest jewel of civilization, religious liberty--as in Holland, as John Adams and Benjamin Franklin long ago confessed.--_Preface._ The satisfactory illustrations to this excellent book are taken from old prints. HART, A.B., and A.B. CHAPMAN (Editors). How Our Grandfathers Lived. Macmillan. .60 This volume relates chiefly to the first half of the nineteenth century. Our grandfathers and even our fathers passed lives full of interest and of unusual incidents: the school, the field, the forest, the hunt, the stagecoach, and the steamboat, are already remote from our present generation.... Special pains have been taken to illustrate the remarkable life of the Western frontier, now fast becoming a tradition.--_Preface._ Girls will enjoy the informal letters, describing the customs and costumes at the English Court, as well as those of our own land. HIGGINSON, T.W. (p. 174) Young Folks' History of the United States. Longmans. 1.00 There are many histories of our country to choose from, but none is more satisfactory for young people than this, with its choice language and interesting style. It contains maps and numerous illustrations. It will be noticed that less space than usual is given, in these pages,
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