A VIGOROUS story for boys dealing with one of the most romantic episodes in the history of our country. From the beginning Japan has been a land of mystery. It was Commodore Perry who solved the mystery of the ages, and in this thrilling story, the spirit as well as the history of this great achievement, is ably set forth.
HANS BRINKER
Or, The Silver Skates. By Mary Mapes Dodge. With 100 illustrations by Allen B. Doggett. 12mo, $1.50
IN order to give a still wider circulation to Mrs. Dodge's celebrated American classic for young readers, the publishers have reduced the price of the New Amsterdam edition from $2.50 to $1.50, retaining all of Mr. Doggett's illustrations. No handsomer or more appropriate gift book for boy or girl can be found than this story of life in Holland, the vitality and popularity of which seem to increase year by year.
THE STORY OF MANHATTAN
By Charles Hemstreet, author of "Nooks and Corners of Old New York." Illustrated. 12mo, $1.00 net
MR. Hemstreet becomes in this charming young people's work the annalist as well as the antiquary of the city of his affection. He recounts its picturesque history with a most sympathetic pen. No New York boy or girl can gain elsewhere so readily and pleasantly the familiarity with the city they should know most about.
FIRST ACROSS THE CONTINENT
By Noah Brooks. Fully illustrated. $1.50 net.
THE absorbing story of the famous Lewis and Clark exploration of the vast northwestern territory acquired under the Louisiana purchase is here compiled with a special view of interesting young readers. The journey up the Missouri, over the Rockies, and down the Columbia to the Pacific, together with descriptions of the Indian tribes of the region makes fascinating material.