Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-02-13
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore's Famous
Book,
my STORY OF THE WAR;

In this new and superbly illustrated work,
the world famous Mary A. Livermore mar
rates her personal work and experiences as a
hospital and field nurse during the war Of the
rebellion. We do not know when 700 pages
have given us more genuine pleasure. Mrs.
Livermore spent four years as nurse in hos
pitfalls, camps, at the front, and on the battle
field and these four years we're packed with
pathos, glory and sacrifice probably never
paralleIed in the life of any other woman. Her
narrative presents vivid inner picture of
the tUOmdnly side of the tUdr, more especially
of her own work and thrilling experiences,
with many pathetic and humorous incidents
portraying the lights and shadows of hospital
life. These are described as only an eye wit
ness and a tender hearted woman could de-
scribe them.
What wonderful work she did. How he
roic her labors, how thrilling her experience
in those dark years. It lis story never to be
forgotten. When she first entered upon her
hospital careera deathly faintness came over
her, but she nerved herself for the work that
had to be done, and soon became accustomed
to it. Never again we're her nerves disturbed
by hospital sights and scenes. For four years
sheheld herself in iron control, and gave her
self up to motherly ministrations to the sick
and wounded of the rank and file.
| We regard this book as wholly unique
work, for it presents the lcomdnly, or what
may be very appropriately termed the heau-
emily side of the tcdT, aud this has never
hitherto been written. 1t lifts the curtain,
and shows how heroic and devoted and bles-
sed her work was. 1t is full of the deepest
pathos, the richest humor, the most touching
tales, the most stirring anecdotes and Incl
dents. and through the whole runs the story OF
the adventures and striking experiences of its
| illustrious author. Stranger stories are here
told than romance ever dreamed of, every one
of them drawn from real life by woman's
hand. In every chapter she weaves in anec-
dote after anecdote, incident after incident
story after story, and the readers attention is
heald breathless to the end of the volume
Should every other book on the war be blotted
out of existence, this one would completely
reflect the spirit and work of the women of the
North. . In reading it our eyes were often fill
ed with tears; at other times we we're convuls
ed with laughter at its rich humor. Such 6
work, by 30 eminent an author, at whose fee
hundreds of thousands have sat and listened
in admiration and wonder, whose power, WIS
dom, influence, and fame are now world wide
is the literary event of our times. ID:
But the illustrations! An able critic recently said
'This is the most richly embelished work ever pub
lished In America We endorse this opinion
There are splendid steel-plate portraits Of fanou
nurses of Union soldiers, and many plates illustra
ting hospital scenes and thrilling incidents In
womans army life. No newspaper description car
do these costly plates Justice. They must be seei
to be appreciated. There are also aplendid fa,
simle plates Of famous old battle flags, from photo
graphs and paintings made from the original flags
printed In sixteen colOrs from one hundred ant
twenty-eight engraved stones. They show all tn
colors, tints, bloOd-stains rents shot-holes, ant
splintered STATS, exactly they appear in the org
nal flags. As we look ct them it is hacd to believ
that the real flags not before us. Even the let
tcring and inscriptions perfectly reproduced ii
gold. The story Of each flag is told, with pathsti
incidents attending the death Of color-bearers VIII
died under their folds
This grand volume has no competitor, and we d
not believe it can have q rival II We speak warm
y Of the book, 1t Is because II richly deserves 1t.
is sold only by agents, and is meeting with O.
enormous sale. Agents who introduce a work Q
such sterling merit ought to be cordially welcomed
We believe that the best way to keep out poor book
is by Introducing good ones, and better and moi
absordingiy interesting and thrilling work than th
has certainly never been brought to our notice.
La rarely that one can speak in terms OF such ur
qualified praise of any book.
Put 1t into your homes 1t will be read over an
over again by old and young, with increasing plea
ure and lasting profit, and will be priced by al
You can. in our opinion, much better afford to dill
, pense with dozen other books than not pOsset
this. Every subscriber will consider the price of
"a charity TO himself"