Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-24
A VERY VALUABLE HISTORY.
Colupreh ensive ana Popular HI.
tory OF lhe Omitted states. from
rtsz che Discovery ofiAe Americas
Continsnt 70 the Present
- Time. BY Alexander Il
H. Stephens.r ,...5l.-...

F There. is a genuine demand for Z
s.History of the United States,," en-,
bracing complete and impartial ac:
count Of the. eveuts Of our history
from the discovery OF America down
to the present :ime, and presenting In
Buccinct aud com pre- bensive form the
history of our. country throughyits va
riOus periods, from q higher and more
thoughtful standpoint than any work
heretofore published. This demand
weare happy to- say II "a enthusiastically
met in ga Comprehensive and Popu-
lar History OF the Cuited Statss;" from
the pen OF the dlsting uished statesman
and author, Honorable Alexander H..
Stephens. ---'--...-, ,i...r =
+: OF all men Mr.. Stephens was the
best qualified for the task OF writing q
lhistoeysof tho Uuilsd States, ,aand he
has made this great Wuketna acrostn
+ ing effort OF ais life. g He is not only a
prolourd student of the early periods
Of our history. but for nearly half h
century has been one OF u the most
prominent actors in the events of " hich
he writes. He was the intimate FREUD
! of the great public msn of the last dfty
| years, and as such knew the secret
l
and was familiar with the inside his
tory Of all the great events Of ths past
half century, in most of which he was
Q prominent leader. He therefore
writes from his own knowledge ol
events. an advantage never enjoyed By
any other American historian. Thi.
personal knowledge enables him to
she'd food OF light over many of the
most important periods of our history
aud his high character ard vel
known impar,ial'ty, added to his en-
inent gifts a. q statesmsn aud an au
thor render him the most competent
writer who has ever treated the sub
Ject of American history.
The narrative opens with an account
Of the discoveries OF the Norsemsn
Columbus and other early explorers
The settlement and growth OF the col
oules, the Indian wars, the great strug
gle for independence, and the chang,
from the old confederation to the pres
snt system OF government under th'
constitution, are all fully and ably
treated then follows the history of ou
country until the second war Will
England, the Mexican war, aud tn
events OF our history up to the com
mencement OF the great civil war
This narrative Of that terrible struggl,
Is rendered doubly valuable in conse
quencs of Mr.. Stephens position q
vice.presldent OF the confederacy. Th
work closes with history of the ad
ministratious of Grant, Hayes, Gar
field and Arthur. Mr.. Stephens write
with the calmness and impartiallty of
trained historian and statesman, pre-
senting the facts of his narrative l
their true light, and his book Is i
every way worthy of the great fame G
its author.
The work Is comprised in one roys
octave volums Of nearly 1000 larg
, double-cohmn pages, Il handsome!
bound, and illustrated with over so
fine engravIngs on steel ami wood, Ell
bracing battles and other historic,
scenes. portraits of the distinguishe
men of our history, views of our pril
: opal cities, etc. The book is issued b
. the National Publishing Co., OF Phi
adelphia, Chic,go, st. Louis and Atlal
ia. whose imprint Is o sufficient qua
antce of the, excellence OF the worl
manship. 1t Is sold by subscriptio
only. MIR. A. j. Porter, of Clay tow
ship, this county, who is III
authorized agent for this section,
. now canvassing for it. The price
/ low, and we edvise our readers
secure copy OF the work.