united states a better known name than that of there can be no doubt therefore that these recollections of his busy life will have readers in good store and with better reason than many books read such a career as this volume describes conducting its hero up from the depths of an extreme though not sordid poverty to the eminent position in the world of politics and which he achieved might well make a wiser man than mr think more high ly than he ought to think of his own share in the great changes he had witnessed and to over estimate the importance of the part he had had in them ct we are exceedingly obliged to mr of the for asking mr to these recollections to mr for with the request and to the of this book for giving it to the world in so attractive a form we who have known mr from the early days of the nay even back of that through the log and new days find many things in the book which we knew very well before but also many things which are fresh and new we can assure those who buy this book that they will greatly enjoy it journal these letters were very popular when appearing in the and now when and in part by the author and with original matter added cannot fail to be more valuable in their present elegant and � form to the student the ambitious or the poor boy these letters are full of instruction and hope they abound in anecdotes in humor and wise counsel f lift thy thi eve fan late we led ad all classes of american readers will find material for g thought in this volume a series of sketches written for the new york in this volume they relate the mental history of one of the and forcible wi in p this country the recollections have been j changed from their original shape by mr y himself for this volume all of them have been to one half of them additions have been made and a number of entire ly new topics have been added x d on an an a vigorous � messrs j b ford co who have recently p a house in this c city give evidence of fitness for their work in v their first production which happens to be t s recollections of a busy life r the book is a credit to the country and should be an everlasting reproach to publish ers who make much money at com i mr ey s here with the miserable under which his name is � printed in mrs s eminent men recently brought out by a house it is like comparing day witli night and so of i a new standard work for city and country the greatest book ever published tv on the trotting horse of america how to train drive with of the trotting turf the results of the author s forty tears experience and skill in training and driving together with a store of interesting matter concerning celebrated american horses by charles j foster of s spirit of the times every one who knows anything of the history of horses in america knows that might almost be said to have been the creator of our national animal the the value of this record of his experience and suggestions of his skill cannot therefore be doubted as a standard authority in 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land east new york mr charles foster sir l have read the book of which you sent me a handsome copy � s book � and i want to say what i think about it it is the most excellent careful and practical book about horses i ever saw and it cannot be too ly recommended to those who have either or family horses the likeness of my old friend is capital yours respectfully s d from tbe famous driver dan new york aa charles j foster dear sir � i am much obliged to vou for book some think that my opinion of it may be of service to the young men in the country and here it is this is the best horse book that i have ever seen and a precious better than i ever expected to see i found that and you had set to work at one together it will be invaluable to those who have and if a man will s � service to the men of the country who have got young horses i have read it through more than once people who have es lead it carefully and the directions set down for the treatment feeding training and of it makes ij me remember old times when i read the v story of for was with then yours truly i spirit of 