3D. Bppleton an& Company's publications. 



Cannon and Camera. 



Sea and Land Battles of the Spanish-American War in Cuba, Camp Life, and the Return of the 

 Soldiers. Described and illustrated by J. C. Hemment. With over one hundred full-page 

 pictures taken by the Author, and an Index. Large i2mo. Cloth, $2.00. 



"The most interesting book about the war so far is 'Cannon and Camera.' It is also the best considered 

 purely as a narrative. Mr. Hemment was at the right places at the right times. . . . No series of pictures as 

 good as this on the scenes and events of the war has been made by any other man."— Boston Herald. 



Recollections of the Civil War. 



By Charles A. Dana. With Portrait. Large i2mo. Cloth, gilt top, uncut, $2.00. 



"Out of his rich material Mr. Dana has woven a marvelous narrative. . . . Written, as the book is, in Mr. 

 Dana's inimitable English, it is worthy to rank with the autobiography of Grant in the list of the really great 

 works which will bear down to posterity the true story of the great war for freedom and for the Union." — Boston 

 Journal. 



"A most remarkable volume of historical, political, and personal reminiscences." — Buffalo Commercial. 



The History of the World, 



From the Earliest Historical Time to the Year i8g8. By Edgar Sanderson, M. A., sometime 

 scholar of Clare College, Cambridge, author of "A History of the British Empire," "The British 

 Empire in the Nineteenth Century," "Outlines of the World's History." etc. Uniform with 

 "Natural History," "Astronomy," and "The Historical Reference-Book." Small 8vo. Half 

 leather, $2.00. 



The thoroughness and compactness of this well-digested and comprehensive work render it invaluable as a 

 convenient book of reference. The American edition has brought the history of our own country down to the 

 close of the war with Spain. 



" A wonderfully comprehensive work, ably written, and industriously and accurately compiled." — St. James's 

 Gazette. 



Our Country's Flag and the Flags of Foreign Countries. 



By Edward S. Holden. Illustrated. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. i2mo. Cloth, 80 

 cents net. 



This book is intended to give the American child a brief history of our national flag and its significance, with 

 some account of the flags of other countries, and of symbols that have had so much to do with the hopes, aspira- 

 tions, and loyalty of nations. The first part deals with the history of the American flag, and the second part 

 with a short history of flags in general and of the flags of European nations in particular. It is a book that will 

 help the American boy or girl to a higher conception of duty and patriotism. 



Historic Boston and its Neighborhood. 



By Edward Everett Hale. Illustrated. Appletons' Home-Reading Books. 121110. Cloth, 

 50 cents net. 



This little book will serve as a key or as an introduction to the more elaborate guides to historic Boston and 

 its suburbs, and to a general study of the early history of our country, many dramatic events in which occurred 

 in and around this city. Mr. Hale's charming style, pure diction, and power of description, given here in a 

 conversational form, can not fail to make this an entertaining and instructive book for older as well as young 

 readers. 



Paleface and Redskin, and Other Stories for Boys and Girls. 



By F. ANSTEY, author of " Vice Versa," etc. With many Illustrations. 121110. Cloth, $1.50. 

 " ' Paleface and Redskin, and Other Stories for Boys and Girls,' is about as delightful a collection of stories 

 of their own particular kind as one could wish for — stories of the kind that appeal to all healthy, jolly boys, and 

 all nice little girls, and that, as a natural consequence, will appeal equally to most of their elders." — New 

 York Sun. 



With the Black Prince. 



A Story of Adventure in the Fourteenth Century. By William O. Stoddard, author of 

 "The Battle of New York," "Chris, the Model-Maker," "Little Smoke:' "Crowded Out o' 

 Crofield," "On the Old Frontier; or, The last Raid of the Iroquois," etc. Illustrated by B. 

 West Clinedinst. i2ino. Cloth, .$ 1 50. 

 "Aside from the good story Mr. Stoddard tells, he is very clever in mixing history and fiction in judicious 



proportions, and his work has serious value that places it far above the ordinary book written to amuse only." — 



Chicago Evening Post. 



Success against Odds ; or, How an American Boy made his Way. 



By William O. Stoddard. Illustrated by B. West Clinedinst. Uniform edition. i2mo. 

 Cloth, $1.50. 

 "The storv is written in a lively manner, and the adventures, while exciting, are not at all improbable." — 

 Minneapolis Tribune. 



"Just the sort of a book to get hold of a boy and help make a man of him." — New York Evangelist. 



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