—Professor William M. Sloane, Princeton University.
“Mr. Hulbert has evidently mastered his subject, and has treated it very ably and enthusiastically. History is too frequently a mere collection of dry bones, but here we have a book which, when once begun, will be read eagerly to the end, so vividly does the author bring scenes and personages before us.”—Current Literature.
“As in the prior volumes, the general effect is that of a most entertaining series. The charm of the style is evident.”—American Historical Review.
“His style is effective ... an invaluable contribution to the makings of American History.”—New York Evening Post.
“Should fill an important and unoccupied place in American historical literature.”
—The Dial.
Transcriber’s note
Numbers in braces (i.e., {27}) are page references to the original manuscripts.
Minor punctuation errors have been changed without notice. The spelling of names and locations written by the author have been standardized. There is often a difference in the spelling of those between the author, the footnotes of Cramer, and the footnotes of the editor. The original spelling for all of these have been retained.
Other spelling has also been retained as originally published except for the changes below.