A large portion of the narrative and historical literature of the great civil war has a profound interest for every patriot as well as for every soldier. It tells of noble deeds performed by heroic men and furnishes us with some of the most sublime instances of bravery and fidelity of which there is either record or tradition. Among the books belonging to this class is one which is unique in its character, intense in its interest, and which stands in the front rank of works relating to the war. In a vivid manner it describes the inception and incidents of that most daring and brilliant exploit known as
The Great Locomotive Chase.
Daring and Suffering. A history of the great Raid and Locomotive chase in Georgia in 1862. By William Pittenger. New edition, large 8vo, illustrated, cloth, $1.50, post-paid (60c) —The same, cheap ed., the story complete but omitting documents, paper, 40c.; cloth, 75c., post-paid.
“The story of the Andrews Railroad Raid must always be one of the most picturesque, thrilling and moving episodes of the rebellion, and though the facts were made public many years ago by the author of the work before us, this exhaustive, revised and expanded narrative, will be received with the hearty welcome it deserves. ‘Daring and Suffering’ is indeed a remarkable book, not only for its matter, but for the manner of its recital. It deserves to take its place with the most notable histories of imprisonment and escape.”—Tribune, N. Y. City.
A DARING ENTERPRISE.
“Every reader will agree with Gen. Joseph Holt that the expedition, in the daring of its conception, had the wildness of romance, ‘while in the gigantic and overwhelming results it sought to obtain it was absolutely sublime.’ An Atlanta paper said of the affair, a few days after its failure, that it was ‘the deepest laid scheme, and on the grandest scale, that ever emanated from the brains of any number of Yankees combined.’ Count de Paris says in his history of the civil war in America that, ‘despite its tragic termination, it shows what a handful of brave men could undertake in America.’ In truth, there is no parallel in history to this undertaking of Andrews in an enemy’s country.”—Commercial Gazette, Cincinnati, O.
“This is a narrative of one of the wildest and most thrilling adventures of the war.” The Evening Post, N. Y. City.
A VIVID PRESENTATION.
“The realism of the author reminds one of Tolstoi and his military pictures in the forms of both history and romance.”—The Eagle, Brooklyn, N. Y.
“So thrillingly and graphically told that the readers pulses tingle as his fancy accompanies this wild expedition.”—The Courier, Buffalo, N. Y.