The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-03-01
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A story Of the People for the People.

A story Of the People for the People.
The D. Lothrop Company take pleas
ure in announcing the preparation and
speedy publication Of series Of graphic
historical nsrrations by popular authors
telling "the Story Of the States" Of the
American Union from their earliest be-
ginnings TO the present day.
|. The design Of this series is to detach
the record Of the several States from the
domain Of prosaic historical detail and
to infuse into the narrative life and
vigor that shall interest all Americans in
the romance, the daring, the persistent
and practical endeavor that have given
to each State its present proud position
and supplied the possibilities for we'll
rounded, connected and interesting
story.
To better insure this result the pub
fishers have secured the cooperation of
authors specially fitted to clothe their
PERCEPTION Of historical facts with graph
ic, strong and picturesque writing.
These authors bear, many Of them, fa-
NOUS names; most OF them are we'll.
known as peculiarly gifted with clear,
entertaining and transparent style Of
narrative writing, having achieved &C.
ceptable results in this novel combine
ton of historic facts and q fascinating
literary environment. With these we'll
known authors will be associated others
of less present prominence but of posi-
tive promise and acceptability.
"The Story of the States" will be is.
sued under the editorial supervision Of
Elbridge s. Brooks, whose successful
work in the field of historical romance
for young people is an assurance of dis
eliminating selection and popular pre-.
sentation. Each volume will be fully il
lustrated with designs by L. J. Bridg-
man, made, after careful historical stud
les, in the spirit OF the accompanying
narrative and in the desire to supply
helpful interpretations of the text of
each story.
The initial volumes will appear in the
spring OF 1888. New York, Ohio and
Louisiana are now nearly ready and the
remaining volumes will follow in rapid
succession but not so closely as to dimin-
ish the interest in the series by hasty
or crowding issue.
The publication Of this novel and at
tractive series entails great expense
and large preliminary outlay. In order,
however, to bring the "stories" within
the reach of all, these handsome octave
volumes will be placed at the net sub
scription price of $l.5O per volume, and
the publishers are determined to make
the series 30 comprehensive and yet so
entertaining to readers of every age and
every degree of intellectual endowmenta
that it shall become the standard au.
thority among the people. They aim to
present a series of variations that shall
arouse the interest OF every American
not only in his own commonwealth but
in the story, also, of every sitter State
and thus to contribute a notable addi.
ton to American historical literature.
The volumes already arranged for are
The Story of California-By Noah
Brooke.
The Story Of. Massachusetts-By Ed
ward Everett Hale.
The Story of virginia-By Marion
Harland.
The Story of Louisana-By Maurics
Thompson.
The Story Of New York-By Elbridgs
s. Brooks.
The Story of Ohio-By Alexander
Black.
The Story of Missouri-By Jessie Ben
ton Fremont.
The Story of Vermont-By John Hea
ton.
The Story Of Texas-By E. S. Nadal
The Story of Maryland-By John R
Coryell.
The Story of Colorado Charles N
Skinner.
The Story of Kentucky-By Emma M
; Connolly.
The Story of the District of Columbi
) BY Edmund Alton.
The Story of Maine-By Almon Gun
nison.
The Story of Pennsylvania-By DIV
} Risely Seward.
The Story of Connecticut-By sidne
Luska.
Announcements of additional volume
} will be made later. Inquiries respect
ing the series may be addressed to th
publishers, D. Lothrop Company, Boz
ton.
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