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BOOKS BY THOMAS W. KNOX
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'BOYS' LIFE OF GENERAL GRANT
Illustrated ; large, squa re
121110 .
Cloth binding.
420
pages. This
account of our great General begins with the a rriva l of his ancestors on
America n soil , follows him through his childhood; his ca reer at West
Point, and active military career thereafter.
It
w ill gwe the boy r eader a
clear idea of the l\I exican Wa r, and quite a full account of the "\Var of the
Rebellion. The General's voyage around the world a lso enlivens the
narrative. Told in the spirited and absorbing way that Mr. Knox has of
writing for boy readers.
THE LOST ARMY
A story illustrative of the camp and milita ry life of the soldiers of the
Federa l Army in the Civil War.
"It
is a stirring, w ell-told narrative of patriotic adventure a nd service
and will kindle the love of Country a nd Huma nity in the young r eader." '
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Co11f(reg atio11alist.
"It
is
iull of stirring incidents."-Sa7t
Fra1lcisco
Cltronicle.
Cloth bound, with emblematic cover design; illustra ted.
CAPTAIN JOHN CRANE
The hero of this book tells 111s adventures on the sea from
18oo
to
1815;
his experiences w ith the pirates; the da ngers of our ships during the
lrouble with Fra nce and Tripoli; how British war s hips overhauled our
merc_!Jantmen; their
1na nner
of sea rching for deserters, etc., etc. Sailors'
superstitions a re woven into the nar rative in the
tnost
admirable m a nner.
The story is historically correct and entertainingly related. H andsomely
bound in cloth, stamped in two colors, 311 pages.
A CLOSE SHAVE
Or how Major Flagg won his bet, and Journeyed around the world in
seventy days. Modern aids to travel and communication; valuable scien–
tific discoveries a nd inventions brought to the reader:s attention in an
attractive form . The routes, time -tables, monsooI:s, etc., described in
"A Close Shave " may be relied upon a s bein'g a bsolutely correct. An
excellent description of the country between New York a nd Sa n Fran–
cisco ; a train robbery with one of the n otorious Jesse J am es gang as a
leader; an exciting experience w ith a school of wha les; a ty phoon a nd
the wreck; the story about m onsoons ; Chinese a nd Malay pirates; a train
accident in Egypt, etc., etc. Will prove exceedingly interesting to all boy
readers. Cloth bound. Specia l cover design. Illustrated.
l'HE TALKING HANDKERCHIEF
Under this title, Colonel Knox, that inveterate globe-trotter and writer
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stories for boys, has gathered a collection of absorbing tales of adven·
ture in Russia, China, India , and elsewh ere, which w ill prove of d eep in·
terest to both young and old. Cloth bound; illustra ted with over one bun·
dred drawings by John Henderson Garnsey.
121110.
Price,
$1.25
each.
Any of the allove Books sent postpaid upon receipt of price lly
THE SAALFIELD PUBLISHIN.G
~OMPANY,
AKRON,
OHIO.