Mrs. Sarah K. Bolton's Famous Books.
"The most interesting books to me are the histories of individuals and individual minds, all autobiographies, and the like. This is my favorite reading"—H. W. Longfellow.
"Mrs. Bolton never fails to interest and instruct her readers."—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
"Always written in a bright and fresh style"—Boston Home Journal.
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POOR BOYS WHO BECAME FAMOUS.
By Sarah K. Bolton. Short biographical sketches of George Peabody, Michael Faraday, Samuel Johnson, Admiral Farragut, Horace Greeley, William Lloyd Garrison, Garibaldi, President Lincoln, and other noted persons who, from humble circumstances, have risen to fame and distinction, and left behind an imperishable record. Illustrated with 24 portraits. 12mo. $1.50.
"It is seldom that a book passes under our notice which we feel impelled to commend so highly to young readers, and especially to boys."—N. Y. Observer.
"No book within our knowledge is better suited to be adopted in the rapidly growing reading-circles of our country."—Journal of Education.
"Of this class of books we cannot have too many,—the more we have the better. This book, placed in the hands of our youth, will be worth more to them than gold."—Christian Intelligencer.