With 23 Illustrations by C. T. Hill.

The story of a country boy who fought his way to success in the metropolis.

D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK.


BOOKS BY J. A. ALTSHELER.

The Young Trailers.

Illustrated. 12mo. Ornamental cloth, $1.50.

A boys’ story, telling of the first settlers in Kentucky. Their pleasures and hardships, their means of protection, methods of obtaining food and ammunition are described in a way that makes the reader live with them. The life led by the young hero—his fights with Indians and his captivity among them—is vividly pictured.

The Wilderness Road.

A Romance of St. Clair’s Defeat and Wayne’s Victory. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50.