FEW men now remain who can describe the “Forty-Niners” from personal knowledge and experience, and the very best one of them is the noted historical writer, Col. Drake. One of two young chums in Boston yields to the excitement of the day and goes to California, partly at his friend’s expense. Later, the hero of the story is driven by injustice to make his way thither via the route across Nicaragua, befriended by an old sailor. A reunion and exciting experiences in San Francisco follow.
“The book is a bright, able, and wholesome contribution to the knowledge of our country’s progress.”—Religious Telescope, Dayton, O.
Joe’s Signal Code
By W. Reiff Hesser Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill $1.25
THIS book tells of the abandoning of a fine ship with its cargo in the Pacific Ocean. The leading characters, who are to leave in the last boat, had their escape cut off by its destruction, but succeed in saving the ship and lead a most interesting life for more than a year on a hitherto unknown island.
“The boys will enjoy it from cover to cover. The book is many degrees above the ordinary story.”—American Boy, Detroit.
PATRIOTIC SERIES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
“Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime.”