The National tribune., 1886-10-14
THE
RED ACORN
Il III T.
The Most Fascinating War Noves
Ever Written, and the Truest
to History.
By JOHN McELROY,


The Red Acorn" Is one Of the remarkable books
Of the day. Under the guse Of agreeable fiction q
tells the true story Of the war and Of the men who
a pleasant country town, enlists them in hard
marching, hari-fghting regiment and they have The
experiences customary 70 our citizen In learn
ing the trade Of war The heorine is beautiful girl
who after the hSt impulse OF SeshnesS rises into me
acters introduced into literature is Aunt Debby" o
type OF the loyal mountain women of Kentucky. Critics
have frequently compared her TO one OF IhaekerAys
best creations She IL not creation, but accurate
and tennessee. Nearly IS interesting is her nephew
Jim Former" the bold, vindictive. UniOn-loying.
The descriptions OF scenery aud incidents have 70
hsT ~ nn e an 1s Pms nan % o me "
the spitefu little skirmishes the tedious life ths
dreary wards the hospital and awful grandeur OF
battle In all the literature of the late there il moth
ing finer and more impressive than the description Of the
battle of Stone River A fine vein OF humor runs all
through the book and the interest ags rom hrss
better book for the family circle can be found any
where 10 those who in The great struggle
1t IS an eloquent reminder Of what their experiences
We're ~ IS Just the book to put into the hands Of boys
those who were engaged in IT, While It is fiction Il 10
substantially true O~whie all that Is related IN 10 aid
happened one and the account OF how
it happened is absolutely true 70 life
large clear type, and handsomely bound in cloth, with
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country with more fattering comments than any other
book published that year. We select few lines Of some
of the notices in leading papers,
The Red Acorn.
1T bright humorous and attractive story OF The
late war; Chronicle Leyald philadelphia.
The Red Acorn.
The book is rich in incident and gives very aikh-
e. bJ 2ISor' fanny life. "S''''' tribune Washington
The Red Acorn.
IL is wonderfully realistic story life in It's
anu ~ the naturaness o. us characters a.
ply and not romance; II is the unusual realistic char
acter of the book which gives prominence above books
OF its kind."-Irter Ocean (ChicagO).
The Ped Acorn.
an admirable R0ret called by a made glorious
the badge Of the First Division Of the Fourteenth Army
marked and individual creation who contributes not
(Chicago).
/ The Red Acorn.
The characters love, laugh, fight and endure In much
the same roilickng style which makes
American Bookseller New York;.
/ The Red Acorn.
THE book is realistic story of real people, who bore
the heat and burden of the late II is carefully and
and women the reader. The book win become popu-
lar with those fond Of fiction which is true to hfe
/ Daily Ne1es (Denyer).
The Red Acorn.
"The way John McEIroy in HIS story, The Red
Acorn sets his people 70 Ovemaking and talking about
Of realism and right smart talk. There Is map
In Rachel Bond; something winning about Aunt Debby
it Is not a dull bOOk"-IiDss (Philadelphial.
/ The Red Acorn.
THE romantic element is the most prOmn emit in the
tale the historic Is woven i'm in such manner 70 DO
highly attractive eDlivened by pungeut dialOgs and
amusing incidents and some really stirring deserp-
tiOns."-Tl0es CDenver)
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