W. A. Wilde Company, Publishers.
THE QUEEN’S RANGERS. By Charles Ledyard, Norton. 352 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
The thrilling period during the last years of our struggle for independence forms the groundwork for Colonel Norton’s latest work.
The intense patriotism which prompted our young men to do and dare anything for their country is shown in the exploits of the three young heroes.
By enlisting for a time beneath His Majesty’s flag they were able to give much valuable information to the colonial cause.
With historical truth the author in this, his latest book, has happily coupled an exceedingly interesting and instructive story.
THE ROMANCE OF CONQUEST. The Story of American Expansion through Arms and Diplomacy. By William E. Griffis. 312 pp. Cloth, $1.50.
In concise form it is the story of American expansion from the birth of the nation to the present day.
The reader will find details of every war. Anecdote enlivens the story from July 4, 1776, down to the days of Dewey, Sampson, and Schley, and of Miles, Merritt, Shatter, and Otis. It is a book as full of rapid movement as a novel.