Shepard, William (Editor).
Our Young Folks' Josephus.
Lippincott. 1.25
"Flavius Josephus was born at Jerusalem A.D. 37.... His history of The Jewish War, which was finished A.D. 75, was undertaken at the command of Vespasian, and is a noble and pathetic narrative of events that had been witnessed by himself. His other important work, The Antiquities of the Jews, was finished about A.D. 93, and was an attempt to familiarize the Roman people with the early history of the Jews as it is recorded in the Scripture."
The following pages are ... a simplification of the story of the Jews as related by Josephus.... Josephus wrote his histories for the Romans, and we need not therefore wonder ... at his modifying and toning down the historical statements of the Mosaic records to recommend them to the prejudices of his readers.--Preface.
Stockton, F.R.
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts.
Macmillan. 1.50
"When I was a boy I strongly desired to be a pirate.... In fact, I had a great desire to become what might be called a marine Robin Hood."
All boys will sympathize with this point of view, and will enjoy reading of Morgan, Blackbeard, Kidd, and many less famous or infamous men who sailed our coasts.