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LATEST PUBLICATIONS OF 

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NE^V YORK, JANUARY, 1900. 



A History of American Privateers. 



By Edgar Stanton Maclay, A. M., author of "A History of the United States Na\7." 

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 After several years of research the distingfuished historian of American sea power presents the first 

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 1 he importance of tiie theme is indicated by the fact that the value of prizes and cargoes taken by priva- 

 teer, in the Revolution was three times that of the prizes and cargoes taken by naval vessels, while in the 

 War of 1812 we had 517 privateers and only 23 vessels in our navy. The intimate connection between 

 privateers and the navy, the former serving often as a training school for the latter, is brought out in the 

 author's narrative. From forgotten monographs, the records of historical societies, from unpublished log 

 books, and from descendants of noted privateersmen, he has obtained intimate and vivid accounts of the 

 fitting out of the vessels, the incidents of their voyages, and the thrilling adventures of the brave sailors 

 who manned them Mr. Maclay's romantic tale is accompanied by reproductions of contemporary pic- 

 tures, portraits, and documents, and also by illustrations by Mr. George F. Gibbs. 



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Reminiscences of a Very Old Man. 



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The White Terror. 



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