New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-21
4 NATIONAL SCHOOL HISTORY.
LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHING HOUSE on A. s.
BARNES : COMPANY.

TO the fftor OF Tire Trtbuns
| SIR: Perhaps no.schoOl- book ever published
in America has enjoyed such phenomenal as
Barnes Brief History OF tbs United states" First
published in 1870. It's cle4r loeca and systematic
Arrangement ts eorsise presentation OF the salient
facts in the history the country it. charming style,
different from the dull prOsac chronicles then In
tnrOuhout the United states, attracted attention Of
educators everywhere and 1t at became general
fayorite IN the schooroom. Year by year. since that
time the demand for IL has continued TO increase. to
such extent indeed inst 1t be sEfely said that
more o; it sold annually than OF any thres
boOds OF lts class before the pCbc may be said
moreover, that is TIE only school history which Is truly
national for is used ia every state the Union Tue
author recognizing thar passion and prejudice had
place In the schoO0Om, resolved that they should ind
no place in his work Calm and dispassionate himself
By nature, 1e rightly conceived that his cOunrymen
EVERYWHERE priced truth ard Justice above all ese.
aud believing be lis history the judicial spirit
the true historian. lie might written passion
ate political pamphlet which would have been epheme-
raj but instead he wrote history ich lived. That
his perception Of the require nens OF the educational
community correct, nnds It's best evidence IN the
ever widening reputation ghieh II enjoys
Daring the present year. pubshers in recognition
OF It's vastly increasing popularity. resolved 10 present
the favOrte a dress. 10 accordingly reset
in type. With realth OF pictorial illustration and
in it, and beautifed form it hailed from one
country to the artistic ext-
book that had appeared Ia America The demand
for the booS In It's dress simply incredible,
1t seemed literally to sweep the market Applications
poured in upon the publishers and their agents fIOm
ttschsrs AMI SCHOOL officers in all parts OF the country
soliciting Its exchange the old and antiquated books
in the hands OF their scholars.
To stem this tide a cry raised that Barnes Bret
History OF o. U,ited States " Rebel Book"
that 10 almost wholly based Confederate aui hor-
tics, and nynymOus circulars mailed all the
country ieuounring 1t oI rs ALLEGED dsloya'y and Tor
This carrying business rivalry To a scandaOus K
trsme, but this lot enough. BY Ingenious
system OF enrtiPg and m;srepre entatOn an att mpt
then made TO against II the Grand Army or the
Republic, and Posts that AOuOTed Organi
Zaton falling into the rap passed solutions denouncing
H. HOuts. In their Intentions but msled as they were
less not traI by their action they andernR
the memory OF author who was himself one OF the
most gallant and patriotic soldiers that ever drew
swOrd in defence OF Ills country.
These base tactics tried az Trenton N j., but the
BOARD or En ion OF that after careful and PRO-
iOnRed examination NJ u work, vote OF irteenl3 81
TO dat lis meeting OF Frldag last adOpJeu Barnes
Brief History for utur" IN the schools or Ina city.
The publisher confident that nielllgent teachers
and stockholders will readily for themselves the
fa-ity brought this late date against
reputation But for others VINO mas not have the OPP
portnuty for historical Investigation, they nave pre-
pared pamphlet containing eNtrac nom authorities
sustaining the authors position where assal-d anu
which show az glance upon how b!msy basis this
superstrucrure OF alsehoOd is raise1 rhis pamphlet
will he furnished on application.
The publishers II conclusion only ask that the public
examine the book them instead OF Judging by
the aD0nym representations Of those VINO in their
jealous a2e are co ~srGy enough TO strike IN the dark
tue memory and reputation OF author VINO IL no
longer here 10 deiend himself
Very respectfully, A. {. BARNES 4 co.
Ne,c- York, Oct. 90 1886.