The reader may turn to these volumes with full assurance of faith for a fresh rehearsal of the old facts, which no time can stale, and for new views of those old facts, according to the larger framework of ideas in which they can now be set by the master of a captivating style and an expert in historical philosophy.—New York Evening Post.
THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
In Riverside Library for Young People. With Maps. 16mo, 75 cents.
John Fiske's "War of Independence" is a miracle.... A book brilliant and effective beyond measure.... It is a statement that every child can comprehend, but that only a man of consummate genius could have written.—Mrs. Caroline H. Dall, in the Springfield Republican.
THE CRITICAL PERIOD OF AMERICAN HISTORY, 1783-1789
With Map, Notes, etc. Crown 8vo, gilt top, $2.00. Illustrated Edition. Containing about 170 Illustrations. 8vo, gilt top, $4.00.
The author combines in an unusual degree the impartiality of the trained scholar with the fervor of the interested narrator.... The volume should be in every library in the land.—The Congregationalist (Boston).
An admirable book.... Mr. Fiske has a great talent for making history interesting to the general reader.—New York Times.
A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FOR SCHOOLS
With Topical Analysis, Suggestive Questions, and Directions for Teachers, by F. A. Hill, and Illustrations and Maps. Crown 8vo, $1.00, net.