FAMOUS LEADERS OF INDUSTRY.—First Series
"Are these stories interesting? Let a boy read them; and tell you. He will pick out 'the best machine gun in the world;' the man who worked eighteen to twenty hours a day; the man who kodaked the earth; the inventor who died in debt; the case in which Lincoln earned his first fee; the secret of Woolworth's success and the man who says 'I can't be bothered eating.'"—Boston Transcript.
FAMOUS LEADERS OF INDUSTRY.—Second Series
"As fascinating as fiction are these biographies, which emphasize their humble beginning and drive home the truth that just as every soldier of Napoleon carried a marshal's baton in his knapsack, so every American youngster carries potential success under his hat."—New York World.
FAMOUS LEADERS OF CHARACTER: In America from the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
"An informing, interesting and inspiring book for boys."—Presbyterian Banner.
"... Is a book that should be read by every boy in the whole country...."—Atlanta Constitution.
"Opportunity beckons every boy, and this book may suggest the route to be followed. It is well worth reading."—Cortland Standard.