THE LIFE OF DAVID GLASGOW FARRAGUT, FIRST ADMIRAL OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, EMBODYING HIS JOURNAL AND LETTERS. By his Son, Loyall Farragut. With Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations. 8vo. Cloth, $4.00; sheep, $5.00; half morocco, $6.00.
"The book is a stirring one, of course; the story of Farragut's life is a tale of adventure of the most ravishing sort, so that, aside from the value of this work as an authentic biography of the greatest of American naval commanders, the book is one of surpassing interest, considered merely as a narrative of difficult and dangerous enterprises and heroic achievements."—New York Evening Post.
FARTHEST NORTH; Or, THE LIFE AND EXPLORATIONS OF LIEUTENANT JAMES BOOTH LOCKWOOD, OF THE GREELY ARCTIC EXPEDITION. With Portrait, Map, and Illustrations. By Charles Lanman. Small 12mo. Cloth, $1.25.
THE REAR-GUARD OF THE REVOLUTION. By James R. Gilmore (Edmund Kirke). With Portrait of John Sevier, and Map. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
"The Rear-Guard of the Revolution" is a narrative of the adventures of the pioneers that first crossed the Alleghanies and settled in what is now Tennessee, under the leadership of two remarkable men, James Robertson and John Sevier. The title of the book is derived from the fact that a body of hardy volunteers, under the leadership of Sevier, crossed the mountains, and by their timely arrival secured the defeat of the British army at King's Mountain.
JOHN SEVIER AS A COMMONWEALTH-BUILDER. A Sequel to "The Rear-Guard of the Revolution." By James R. Gilmore (Edmund Kirke). 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
John Sevier was among the pioneers who settled the region in Eastern Tennessee. He was the founder of the State of Franklin, which afterward became Tennessee, and was the first Governor of the State. His innumerable battles with the Indians, his remarkable exploits, his address and genius for leadership, render his career one of the most thrilling and interesting on record.
THE ADVANCE-GUARD OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION. By James R. Gilmore (Edmund Kirke). With Map, and Portrait of James Robertson. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.
This work is in a measure a continuation of the thrilling story told by the author in his two preceding volumes, "The Rear-Guard of the Revolution" and "John Sevier as a Commonwealth-Builder." The three volumes together cover, says the author in his preface, "a neglected period of American history, and they disclose facts well worthy the attention of historians—namely, that these Western men turned the tide of the American Revolution, and subsequently saved the newly-formed Union from disruption, and thereby made possible our present great republic."