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THE YOUNG AMERICAN'S LIBRARY;

A USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE SERIES OF BOOKS FOR

YOUNG PEOPLE:

EMBRACING EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY,

AND LIVES OF ITS DISTINGUISHED MEN.

Written with much care, and in an entertaining and instructive manner. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATED TITLE PAGES,

LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

Franklin as a Tallow Chandler.
Franklin at the Printing Press.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Franklin's first Arrival in Philadelphia.
Franklin acting as his own Porter.

The Philadelphia Library, founded by Franklin.
Franklin attracting Lightning from the Clouds.
Franklin Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Franklin as a Statesman.

LIFE OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.

Washington at Eighteen.

Washington Crossing the Alleghany.
Surrender of Cornwailis.

A View of Mount Vernon.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Washington at Valley Forge.
The Washington Family.
The Tomb of Washington.

LIFE OF LAFAYETTE,

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Lafayette as Commander of the National Guard.
Lafayette Offering his Ses vier to Washington.
Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine.
Battle of Monmouth.

Portrait of William Penn.

Lafayette's Final Interview with Washington
Lafayette's Arrival at New York.

Triumphal Arch at Philadelphia.
Lafayette's Tomb.

LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Penn receiving Instruction from his Mother.
Penn receiving a Visit from his Mother in Prison.
Penn Landing at Chester.

Marion as a Trooper.

The Last Shot.

Marion and the Raw Recruits.

Visit to the Indian Country.
Penn's Treaty with the Indians.
Penn's Cottage, Lætitia Court.
Penn's Residence at Philadelphia.

LIFE OF MARION.

Sergeant McDonald and the Tory.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Famous Potato Dinner.
Colonel Campbell taken Prisoner.
Macdonald's Message to Colonel Watson.
Mrs. Motte and the Bow and Arrows.

LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER.

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LINDSAY & BLAKISTON'S PUBLICATIONS,

Henry Clay the Statesman.

The Village School.

The Birthplace of Clay.

LIFE OF HENRY CLAY.

The Mill Boy of the Slashes.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Debating Society.

Bolivar Reading Clay's Speech to the Army.
The Residence of Mr. Clay.
The Torchlight Procession.

LIFE OF ANDREW JACKSON.

A Portrait of Jackson.

Jackson's Presence of Mind.
Jackson's Narrow Escape.

Jackson and the Acorns.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Jackson as Judge.

Jackson and the Indian Prisoners.
The Battle of New Orleans.
Jackson at the Hermitage.

LIFE OF NAPOLEON BONAPARTE.

Napoleon's Snow Fortress.
The Battle of the Pyramids.
Napoleon's Retreat from Russia.
Napoleon's Return from Elba.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Bridge of Arcola.

The Battle of Marengo.

Napoleon before the Battle of Austerlitz.
Napoleon Drawing a Plan of Attack.

THE YANKEE TEA-PARTY,

AND OTHER STORIES OF THE REVOLUTION.

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'The Old State House Bell.

OR PHILADELPHIA IN 1776.

ILLUSTRATIONS

Washington's Prayer for the Dying Soldier.
Defeat of the Skinners at Deadman's Lake.
The Story of the Half-Breed.

The Outlaws of the Pines.
The Battle of the Kegs.
Capture of General Prescott.

Riley going to the Place of Execution.

LIFE OF GENERAL TAYLOR.

Portrait of General Taylor.
Defence of Fort Harrison.

Battle of Okee Chobee.

Capture of General La Vega.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

The Streets of Monterey.

Capitulation of Monterey.

General Taylor Never Surrenders.

Charge of the Kentuckians at Buena Vista.

Each of these volumes is well written, in a high, moral tone, by responsible authors, and contains numerous anecdotes, illustrative of the early and latter history of our country. The compact style in which these works are written, as well as their low price, make them well adapted for Family, School, or District Libraries.

Price per Volume, 56 Cents, Cloth gilt. In Setts, neatly done up in Boxes, $6 75.

MRS. LEE'S YOUNG PEOPLE'S LIBRARY.

THE AFRICAN CRUSOES;

Or, the ADVENTURES OF CARLOS AND ANTONIO in the Wilds of Africa. With ILLUSTRATIONS.

THE AUSTRALIAN WANDERERS;

Or, the ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN SPENCER, HIS HORSE AND DOG, In the Bush and Wilds of Australia. With ILLUSTRATIONS.

ANECDOTES of the HABITS and INSTINCTS of ANIMALS. With ILLUSTRATIONS.

ANECDOTES of the HABITS and INSTINCTS of BIRDS, FISHES, and REPTILES.

With ILLUSTRATIONS. Each volume neatly bound in cloth, gilt backs, and sold separately at 75 cents; or neatly put in a box together, price $3 00.

MARY HOWITT'S BEAUTIFUL JUVENILES, ELEGANTLY ILLUSTRATED.

MIDSUMMER FLOWERS,

FOR THE YOUNG. By MARY HOWITT. With Ten beautiful ILLUSTRATIONS. Price, bound in cloth, gilt backs, 75 cents. In full gilt edges, &c., $1 00.

THE DIAL OF LOVE,

A CHRISTMAS BOOK FOR THE YOUNG. By MARY HOWITT. Ten beautiful ILLUSTRATIONS. Price, bound in cloth, gilt backs, 75 cents; in full cloth, gilt edges, &c., $1 00.

MY NEIGHBOR'S CHILDREN.

From the German. By MRS. SARAH A. MYERS. In 2 volumes, 16mo. With Price $1 25.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

A sprightly and very effective tale. It preaches a kind of domestic gospel which every parent will see the beauty of, and perhaps feel the force of. Its impression is both decided and good.-Evangelist.

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PROCTOR'S HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES. With 154 Illustrations.

HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES,

THEIR RISE, PROGRESS, AND RESULTS. By MAJOR PROCTOR, of the Royal Military Academy.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. THE FIRST CRUSADE.-Causes of the Crnsades-Preaching on the First Crusade-Peter the Hermit The Crusade nndertaken by the PeopleThe Crusade undertaken by the Kings and Nobles-The First Crusaders at Constantinople-The Siege of Nice-Defeat of the Turks-Seizure of EdessaSiege and Capture of Antioch by the Crusaders--Defence of Antioch by the Crusaders-Siege and Capture of Jerusalem by the Crusaders.

CHAPTER II. THE SECOND CRUSADE.-State of the Latin Kingdom-Origin of the Orders of Religious Chivalry-Fall of Edessa-Preaching of the Second Crusade-Louis VII. and Conrad III. in Palestine.

CHAPTER III. THE THIRD CRUSADE.-The Rise of Saladin-Rattle of Tiberias, and Fall of Jerusalem-The Germans undertake the Crusade-Richard Coeur de Lion in Palestine.

CHAPTER IV. THE FOURTH CRUSADE.-The French, Germans, and Italians unite in the Crusade-Affairs of the Eastern Empire-Expedition against Constantinople-Second Siege of Constantinople.

CHAPTER V. THE LAST FOUR CRUSADES.-History of the Latin Empire of the East-The Fifth Crusade-The Sixth Crusade-The Seventh Crusadc - The Eighth Crusade.

CHAPTER VI.-CONSEQUENCES OF THE CRUSADES.

At the present time, when a misunderstanding concerning the Holy Places at Jerusalem has given rise to a war involving four of the great Powers of Europe, the mind naturally reverts to the period when nearly all the military powers of Europe made a descent on Palestine for the recovery of them from the possession of the infidels. It would seem that the interest in these places is still alive; and the history of the Holy Wars in Palestine during a considerable portion of the Middle Ages, may be supposed to form an attractive theme for the general reader. Under this impression Major Proctor's excellent "History of the Crusades" has been carefully revised, some additions made, a series of illustrative engravings, executed by first-rate artists, introduced, and the edition is now respectfully submitted to the public.

The editor, in the performance of his duty, has been struck with the masterly, clear, and lucid method in which the author has executed the work-a work of considerable difficulty, when we consider the long period and the multiplicity of important events embraced in the history; nor has the editor been less impressed with the vigorous style, and the happy power of giving vividness, colour, and thrilling interest to the events which he narrates, so conspicuous in Major Proctor's history. No other historian of the Crusades has succeeded in comprising so complete and entertaining a narrative in so reasonable a compass.

A Handsome Octavo Volume, bound in Cloth, with appropriate Designs, $2 25 66 elegantly gilt, 3.00

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