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 GEORGE MAKEPEACE TOWLE'S BOOKS 



HEROES OF HISTORY. 6 volumes. 



The Voyages and Adventures of Vasco da Gama. By 



GEORGE M. TOWLE. Illustrated. $1.25. 



The subject of this work was in his own day more famous than Columbus. 

 His discovery of the way to India around the Cape of Good Hope was one of 

 the most momentous ever made by man ; for up to the time the Suez Canal was 

 opened it was the only sea route between Europe and India. His story is full 

 of striking- incidents, of strange adventures, of desperate dangers, and of 

 moving' triumphs. 



Pizarro: His ADVENTURES AND CONOJJESTS. By GEORGE M. 

 TOWLE. Illustrated. $1.25. 



Pizarro was heroic in the indomitable energy with which he pursued his end, 

 in the patience with which he bore terrible hardships, in the courage with 

 which he assailed a great empire with a mere handful of resolute troops, and in 

 the vigor and genius with which he established the Spanish rule over the 

 conquered nation. 



Magellan; OR, THE FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD. By 



GEORGE M. TOWLE. Illustrated. $1.25. 



As Vasco da Gama found the water-way to Asia around the Cape of Good 

 Hope, so Magellan, a little more than twenty years after, discovered the route to 

 the same continent by sailing westward and passing through the stormy straits 

 which perpetuate his name and renown. The story of his famous expedition 

 comprises one of the most thrilling portions of the world's history. 



Marco Polo : His TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES. By GEORGE M. 



TOWLE. Illustrated. $1.25. 



In this volume the old narrative of " Marco Polo " is transformed into an 

 interesting story, and we follow the young Venetian of the thirteenth century 

 as he journeys among the fierce tribes of Asia and Abyssinia. We see him at 

 the Tartar court of Kublai Khan, where he rose to distinction. We see him 

 after his return engaged in the war between Venice and Genoa, and find him 

 a prisoner in the latter city, where he dictated his wonderful narrative. The 

 scenes and incidents in which he was the leading actor are dramatic and 

 thrilling. 



Ralegh: His EXPLOITS AND VOYAGES. By GEORGE M. TOWLE. 



Illustrated. $1.25. 



A well-known and brilliant figure at the court of Elizabeth, an undaunted 

 explorer and soldier, a scholar and historian, and a poet with the verve and 

 directness of that age, the career of such a man could not fail to be invested 

 with interest by the accomplished author of this series. 



Drake, THE SEA-KING OF DEVON. By GEORGE M. TOWLE. 



Illustrated. $1.25. 



Sir Francis Drake, as is well known, was the leading naval captain under 

 the reign of Elizabeth, and was chief among the destroyers of the Spanish 

 Armada. Loose notions prevailed in that age, and Drake's exploits in plunder- 

 ing foreign vessels differed little from piracy. He was safe, however, so long 

 as he shared his plunder with his royal mistress and her friends. He was the 

 first English admiral to sail a ship completely around the globe. 



The book is full of adventures spiritedly told. 



Heroes and Martyrs of Invention. By GEORGE M. TOWLE. 

 Illustrated. $1.00. 



Mr. TOWLE'S book will be fascinating to young people who have not yet 

 made the acquaintance of the heroes of the age of industry, nor learned that the 

 battles of life are fought with many weapons besides the cross-bow, the sword, 

 and the cannon. 



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