THE WINNING OF THE WEST.
Four volumes, with Maps each, $2.50
From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776.
From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1776-1783.
The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790.
Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1809.
“... A lucid, interesting narrative, written with the impartial soberness of history, warmed and colored by a lively imagination.... The work is admirably done, and forms a valuable contribution to the history of the country.”—London Spectator.
“For the first time the whole field has been covered in one work by one accomplished and thoroughly equipped writer, whose book will rank among American historical writings of the first order.”—Critic.
THE WILDERNESS HUNTER.
With an Account of the Big Game of the United States, and its Chase with Horse, Hound, and Rifle. With illustrations by Remington, Frost, Sandham, Eaton, Beard, and others. 8º.
Standard Library Edition $2.50
“A book which breathes the spirit of the wilderness and presents a vivid picture of a phase of American life which is rapidly passing away, with clear, incisive force.”—N. Y. Literary News.
“For one who intends to go a-hunting in the West this book is invaluable. One may rely upon its information. But it has better qualities. It is good reading for anybody, and people who never hunt and never will are sure to derive pleasure from its account of that part of the United States, relatively small, which is still a wilderness.”—N. Y. Times.