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D. APPLETON & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS. 



I STORY OF THE PEOPLE OF 

 THE UNITED STATES, from the 

 Revolution to the Civil War. By JOHN 

 BACH McMASTER. To be completed in 

 six volumes. Vols. I, II, III, and IV now 

 ready. 8vo, cloth, gilt top, $2.50 each. 



" . . . Prof. McMaster has told us what no other histo- 

 rians have told. . . . The skill, the animation, the bright- 

 ness, the force, and the charm with which he arrays the 

 facts before us are such that we can hardly conceive of more 

 interesting reading for an American citizen who cares to 

 know the nature of those causes which have made not only 

 him but his environment and the opportunities life has 

 given him what they are." New York Times. 



JOHN BACH MCMASTER " Those who can read between the lines may discover in 



these pages constant evidences of care and skill and faithful 



labor, of which the old-time superficial essayists, compiling library notes on dates and 

 striking events, had no conception ; but to the general reader the fluent narrative 

 gives no hint of the conscientious labors, far-reaching, world-wide, vast and yet micro- 

 scopically 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 pur- 

 chase 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. 



"In his first two volumes Prof. McMaster achieved a distinct success. In this 

 (third) volume the reputation thus gained is fully sustained. The same brilliancy of 

 style which characterizes his previous volumes is seen here, and the same excellent 

 arrangement and thorough comprehension of causes and results is apparent." Boston 

 Advertiser. 



" 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 liter- 

 ature." New York Evening Post. 



" His style is vigorous and his treatment candid and impartial." N. Y. Tribune. 



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