Publications of Moore, Wihtach, Keys & Co. 



■We recommend all the boys In the land to get these books and read them.— 

 Pittsburg Gazette. 



MAN-OF-WAR LIFE, 



A Bay's Experience in the United States TVory. By Chaeles Noedhoit. Saienth 

 Edition. One volume, 16mo., illustrated. MusUn, 75 cents. JUmKn, gilt, $1. 



THE MERCHANT VESSEL, 



A Sailor Bvy's Voyage to See the World. By Chables Noedhopf. Seventh. Edition. 

 One volume, l^mo., illustrated. Muslin, 7S cents. Mtistin, gilt, $1. 



WHALING AND FISHING. 



Sy Chahleb Nobdhofp, Author of " Man-of- War Life," " TJte Merchant Vessel," etc 

 One voluvie, IQmo., illustrated. MusUut 75 cents. 



A writer who ia destined to cheer the family circle in many ♦•housand Iiouscb on 

 many a winter night. He writes well— admirably ; that ia, simply and truthfully, 

 and in a very interesting way indeed. He tells the story of the vicissitudes, as well 

 as the pleasures, of the life of the hoy or man before the mast, bo that no youth who 

 longs to be on the "deep blue sea" may hereafter say that it was out of his power 

 ttf learn precisely what he would have to encounter on becoming a sailor. Tlic moral 

 of the work is excellent, and its style pithy and descriptive. — "Washington Star. 



Full of variety, and adapted to awaken the interest of young people in traveling 

 adventure, while it must greatly extend their geographical knowledge. — N. Y. Times. 



Very striking and graphic pictures of the life at sea, evidently authentic and very 



instructive Has adventure enough to please, yet truth enough to dissipate 



tlie charm of a sailor's life. — N. T. Evangehst. 



There is in them a vast amount of information respecting the commerce of the 

 world. — Presbyterian Witness. 



These books are not for mere children, but for lads of some years and discretion. 

 They are remarkably well written. — N, if. Independent. 



One of the best and truest descriptions of seamen and of "a seaman's life ever 

 given to the public, and the reader is only left to wonder why one who can write so 

 remarkably well, had ever any thing to do with the rigging. : ... He describes the 

 various countnes which he visited so far only, be it remembered, as they fell under 

 his own observation— and this careftil restriction and regard to the truth forms one 

 of the principal charms of the works. — Boston Traveler. 



Has a flue eye for observation and excellent descriptive powers. — Louisville Cour. 



Multitudes of young readers will delight in these books. — Presbyterian Banner. 



Since Dana's "Two Years Before the Mast," we do not call to mind any more 

 admirable descriptions of a sailor's life at sea than are contained in these graphic 

 volumes. Herman Melville's nautical narratives are more highly spiced with 

 piquiUQ't descriptive scenes, it is true, but- for quiet, absorbing, and, as far as lands- 

 men 'can judge, faithful accounts of life on shipboard, commend us to this anony- 

 mous autlior. He somewhat resembles Capt. Basil Hall in his lively pictures of the 

 routine of sea service, but he is not so rambling nor so flippant as that celebrated 

 "old salt."— N. Y. Tribune. 



It (Man-of-War LifeJ ia excellently well wi-ittcn, ia characterized by a high moral 

 tone, and impresses the reader with the truthftdness of its sketches, while it has all 

 the fascination of a romance. It is by far the best book for boys that we have ever 

 seen. It both instructs and amuses them. Indeed, there are few men who will 

 commence this book and lay-It down uuflniahed. — Lexington Ky., Statesman. 



Mr. Nordhoff ia a young writer who has seen every variety of sea life, from the 

 artistic organization of the Man-of-War to the rough and tumble arrangements of a 

 Nantucket whaler; and without assuming any- of the airs of aulhorship. has given 

 a strait-forward account of his adventures, which, in fVank confiding naturalness, 

 are not without something of the secret charm which so bewilders all classes of 

 readers in the perusal of works like Eobineon Crusoe. Not that he makes use of 

 any imaginary touches to add to the piquancy of his autobiographical confessions, 

 but he has the rare gift of investing every day realities with an atmosphere of hu- 

 man sympathy which is more eflfective than the most dazzling colors of romance. — 

 Harper's Magazine. 



