The author was drummer-boy during the Civil War in the 150th regiment of Pennsylvania volunteers, and he tells his own experiences in camp and on the battlefield from the time of his enlistment to the "muster-out."
Carnegie Library Of Pittsburgh.
Lanier, Sidney (Editor).
The Boy's Froissart.
Scribner. 2.00
These tales, which retain to a considerable extent the archaic style of the original, will interest only the exceptional boy or girl.
Parton, James.
Captains of Industry.
Houghton. Two volumes. 2.50
The careers of successful business men who had aims beyond mere money-getting. Among those told of are Elihu Burritt, Henry Bessemer, Sir William Phips, and Ezra Cornell.