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LOSSING'S WAR OF 1812. The Pictorial 

 Field-Book of the War of 1812 ; or, Illustra- 

 tions, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biog- 

 raphy, vScenery, Relics, and Traditions of the 

 Last War for American Independence. By 

 Benson J. Lossing, Author of "The Picto- 

 rial Field-Book of the Revolution." With 

 882 Illustrations, engraved on Wood by Los- 

 sing & Barritt, chiefly from Original Sketches 

 by the Author. Complete in One Volume, 

 ] 084 pages, large Svo. Price, in Cloth, $7 00 ; 

 Slieep, $8 .50 ; Full Roan, $9 00 ; Half Calf 

 or Half Morocco extra, $10 GO. 



Mr. Lossing not only writes excellent history, but 

 he collects the materials from which that history is 

 made ; and we are reminded of Herodotus, who trav- 

 eled iuto many lauds to obtain the materials from 

 which his immortal work was composed, and whose 

 skill Ailuess in acquiring knowledge, and sagacity and 

 truthfulness in using his acquisitions, modern research 

 and criticism are putting beyond all question, thus re- 

 futing that ignorance which would have it that the 

 Fatljer of History was the Father of Lies. Mr. Los- 

 sing's industry is equaled only by his conscientious- 

 ness, which leads him to treat all parties to the War 

 of 1812 with the utmost impartiality, and to give all 

 the facts that throw light upon the contest, which is 

 a novelty in writing about it, for never was the his- 

 tory of an important war told in a more partisan man- 

 ner than that of our second conflict with England. 

 * * * The time has come when it is possible to write 

 of it with candor as well as with spirit, as Mr. Lossing 

 writes its history; and the time lias come, too, wlieu 

 we are beginning to understand its real effect on the 

 country, and whisn it is possible to discuss its charac- 

 ter and its conseqaences in a philosophical manner, as 

 Mr. Lossing discusses them. * * * It Is proper that the 

 history of such a contest should be given in a sound 

 manner; and such is the work that Mr. Lossing has 

 placed before his countrymen, after immense exer- 

 tions to make it worthy of their approbation. That 

 they will well appreciate what he has done so thor- 

 oughly is a thing of course. For young persons who 

 would have correct views of their country's history, 

 no better book can be named. Its minuteness, its 

 liveliness, its accuracy, its high tone, and its exhaust- 

 ive character, render it a fine opening work for youth- 

 ful readers, whose minds are always injured by the 

 perusal of superficial histories. * * * The volume is 

 perfectly printed, no European or American book ever 

 having come from the press in a more elegant state. 

 The paper and the binding are faultless. In fact, the 

 book pleases the eye as much as it affords food for the 

 mind. It should be in every library, public and pri- 

 vate, and in the hands of all persons who would un- 

 derstand American history, and who would acquire 

 knowledge thereof from the highest available sources. 

 — Boston Traveller. 



Worthy of the highest praise for its full and vivid 

 recital of the stirring events on land and sea that end- 

 ed with the Battle of New Orleans, and for its valua- 

 ble summary of political affairs from the close of the 

 Revolution to the Peace of Ghent.— Evening Post. 



HARTWIG'S POLAR WORLD. The Polar 

 World : a Popular Description of Man and 

 Nature in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions 

 of tlie Globe. By Dr. G. Hartwig, Author 

 of "The Sea and its Living Wonders," " The 

 Harmonies of Nature," and "The Tropical 

 World." With Additional Chapters and 160 

 Illustrations by the American Editor. Svo, 

 Cloth. 



Those of our readers who are acquainted with Dr. 

 Hartwig's former books on Physical Geography, espe- 

 cially his "Tropical World," will not be disappointed 

 by his description of man and nature in the Arctic 

 and Antarctic regions of the globe. Whereas within 

 the tropics the variety and abundance of nature throw 

 man and his works into the shade, in the "Polar 

 World" man becomes the most important and inter- 

 esting animal. A great part of Dr. Hartwig's book is 

 taken up with the adventures and hair-breadth escapes 

 of discoverei's by land and sea — Norsemen, Finns, 

 Cossacks, Russians, Dutch, English, and Americans. 

 Among these, the Finn philologist Gastrin is perhaps 

 the most interesting. He wore out his life traveling 

 across the frozen deserts of Northern Europe and Asia, 

 from Lapland to liake Baikal, studying the languages 

 of the most remote tribes, and died soon after his re- 

 turn to the LTniversity of Helsingfors. Equally inter- 

 esting is the account of the Cossack conquest of Sibe- 

 ria by the adventurous robber Yermak Timodajeff. 

 The book contains several lively sketches of the na- 

 tives of these inclement regions, including not only 

 the Lapps, Samoyedes, Jakuts, etc., of Europe and 

 Asia, but also the Esquimaux and Indians of Arctic 

 America. — Pall Mall Gazette. 



SCOTT'S FISHING - BOOK. Fishing in 

 American Waters. By Gknio C. Scott. 

 170 Illustrations. Crown Svo, Cloth, $3 50. 



Contains a vast amount of information concerning 

 the sea and fresh-water fishes of our American waters, 

 the various methods of capturing them, the tackle to 

 be employed, etc. Important in respect of fish-cnlture. 

 This book, like the author of it, is eminentlv practi- 

 cal, and every angler ought to have it. We doubt 

 whether there is another man in America capable of 

 writing and illustrating, as Mr. Scott has done, such 

 a book as this. — Spirit of the Times. 



The author is a skillful votary of the fascinating art, 

 to which he has given many years of successful prac- 

 tice, not only with an unusual knowlege of the sub- 

 ject, but with a keen sense of its manifold enjoy- 

 ments. * * * Describes the principal varieties of tlie 

 American salt and fresh water fishes, offers minute 

 directions for the most feasible methods of capture, 

 and enlivens his statements by relations of personal 

 adventures in many waters, and picturesque descrip- 

 tions of nature. — X. Y. Tribune. 



The book has certainly been got up with painstaking 

 care and a devoted loveof the subject, and it unques- 

 tionably contains a vast mass of valunhle infirmation 

 and innumerable useful directions.— A'. 1'. Citizen. 



