Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-08-08
Editors Table,

"THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES, ITS CAUSES,
CHARACTER, CoNDUCT AND RESULTS" by Hon
Alexander IL Stephens is the title of valuable
work just issued by the National Publishing Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa.
Histories of the late civil havo sprung up like
mushrooms, and they can now be numbered almost
by hundreds. This book presents careful political
analysis OF the past separating real from apparent
causes of the late unhappy conflict, and gives those
anterior lights and shadows of the great war, only
known to those high officers who watched the flood
tide of revolution from its fountain springs, and
which were SO accessible to Mr.. Stephens from his
position second officer of the Confederacy.
To public that has been surfeted with appa-
rently similar productions, it presents change of
fare, both agreeable and salutary, and an ntelcc-
tua treat of the highest order. The great American
war has found in Mr.. Stephens historian worthy of
its Importance, and at whose hands it receives that
moderate, candid and impartial treatment which
truth and justice SO urgently demand.
This most valuable work is sold only by subscrip-
tion and the publishers want agent in every
county.
MEN OF 0UR DAY.-A peculiar feature of Repub-
lican society is the rapid advancement of men of
talent and ability to positions of trust and RESPONSE
bity. There are, at this time, many men prom-
nently before the American people whose career is
but partially known. We read eagerly the words of
counsel and cheer they speak, and catch glimpses
of their lives, only to wish for more intimate
knowledge of their character and the steps by which
they have attained their present position. Dr. l.. p
Brockett, the popular biographical editor of Apple
toms Cyclopedia has prepared concise and interest
ing biographies of some fifty of these men
including all the prominent Statesmen, Gene
rails, FinaHciers and Philanthropsts of the country
The work has just issued from the press, and is a
model of the art of book making.
The position and reputation of its author is a
guarantee of its strict and impartial accuracy The
work is written in clear terse and interesting style
and is interspersed with incidents and anecdote:
wherever they can illustrate the peculiariles OF
character of the subject.
| We copy some extracts from the press in various
parts of the country:
The sketches written with great ability and
vgor there is no sameness, dullness in them, but
| the diversity of the experience, and the numerous
and thrilling incidents Dterspersed give the book
| perpetual charm, which must delight even the mos
ennuyed readers.
| 1.-The engravings admirable, indeed they
should be, being the best productions of such engrs
vers as Sartan and Walters, and the Typography
will show that Philadelphia printers have no caus,
to fear the competition Of Boston, Cambridge New
! York
"No other work on this subject yet published will
compare with this in the extent and completeness o
its sketches the careful accuracy of its statements
| The variety of the labor of the men whose work 4
described in it, and the introduction of thrilling in
reader to he interested and delighted with it. Thi
is one of the few works that can unhesitatingl,
endorse. In the beauty of its Typography, and th'
excellence of its engravings, it is a model"
The work is sold only by canyassers, and intelli
! gent men and women wanted in every county
10 whom the most liberal inducements are offered,