El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-03
BOOKS Of FACT
FOR JUVENILES
Historical and Biographical
Works Now in the Local
Public Library.

lncluQeQ III lne llsL OF juvenile uoohS
furnished today by Mrs Edith Graham
Coyne, the librarian, as among those in
the local library that are recommended
for youthful reading.
'The historical story should be the
connecting. though frequently missing,
link between the boy and the history of
his own land" says Mrs. Coyne 1T
may not develop a genius. but it may
do better still, it may arouse admira-
ton for a true man It may not. In
reer, ought not to glorify the battle
field; but it may assist in cultivating
courage. devotion 10 ideals and, above
all, q true estimate and proper valua-
ton OF what his heritage as an Ameri-
can is" The list Of books follows;
Biography and History.
Barnes. James The Hero Of Erie
Commodore Perry)- A well told lie
Of commodore Perry. relating his ad-
ventures as a boy on the frig2te Cen
Greene. as a commander, In the battle
Of Lake Erie
Barnes. James. 'AIidshipman Farra-
gut" In this story the author gives an
interesting record OF two years OF ad-
miral Farraguts boy life on commo-
dore Porter's ship during the war OF
1912.
Duncan, r b. Brave Deeds Of Revo-
lutionary Soldiers" Relates stories OF
bravery at Lexington. at Bunker Fiji.
Of Montgomery at Quebec. Of Jasper al
F0EL EMAAAhdlLs OF aNaAlAlN IlaANs Va
Herkimer at Oriskanny, Of Arnold AT
Saratoga. Of Martin at Valley Forge,
Of Wayne at stony Point. OF John
Champe, OF Clarke at Kaskaskie ana
Vincennes. and Of Marion in South Car
DINA
Hiu +. T.. con the Trail Of Washing
ton" The story Of George Washing
ton. not as "a dignified president Of the
United States, but first as a child. then
as a boy in his adventurous surveylnS
"a "a 81 ~-fn =
ing with and later commanding troops
in the American Revolutions The ac-
curacv of the book gives it strong
educational value, and the pictures re-
produced in colOrs and the handsome
binding make il very attractive si4t
SesweIl. N. E. Paul Jones" The
story OF the interesting life OF the
famous American captain. written eS-
pecially for young people Benjamin
Franklin. Louis WI and Marie An
toinette appear i'm the narrative
Historical Stories
Altsheler. !. A.. The Texan star
Ned Fulton. the young hero, IS prs
ouer IN the City OF Mexico. He makes
a novel escape and attempts to reach
Texas. He has many adventures WIN
the indians and MeXicans, and seyerat
times his doom seems certain santa
Anna, Sam Houston and other famous l,l
historical characters appear IN lhe
course OF the story. and the capture OF
san Antonio is brilliantly narrated
AltsheIer J. A. The Guns Of Bull
Run An exciting story OF the civil
wars eve It portrays first the tense
DAYS that preceded the firing on Fort
Sumpter. The action opens in ken
lucky. which was divided In its aftec-
tious between the north ana south-
Harry Kenton, the hero. follows me
lead of his father. a West Point on
Ger. and Is warmly Tor the south haf-
~ is sent on n journey TO Charleston
and later sees many OF the most sur
ring, scenes of tn eearly days OF the
conflict ending with the great baltle
OF Bull Run The historical details
have been carefully studied and the
book contains striking Facts new 70 li1-
Beach. Can't E. l.. Roger Paulding,
Apprentice Seaman" The life OF FUN
loving but manly boy IN the nav .
which he enters at the lowest rank IN
the hone Of a commission. BY an off
Ger, in the service
BRADY. C. T.. "a Midshipman in the
Pacific" Here is a boy that is 2 boy,
even when he is the hero Of stirring
story Of adventure. Mr.. Brady has sur =
passed himself in writing TINS story OA
midshipman Martin Fuller. y. : y
Malone Capt. P b, a West POINT
Tfeutenant- How a young battalion
ouarterma ster" discovers fraud m Inc
purchasing Of supplies. and solves the
Ssbin. f. I, "On the Plains With Gus
ter" The western life and deeds OF
me chief with the yellow hair, under
whom served boy bugler Ned Brews-
ter when in the troublOus years 1901
1876 the Fighting seventh cavalry
helped TO win pioneer Kansas. Neoras-
ka and Dakota for white civilization
and today's peace. -.,-
Tomlinson, +. T.. "The Boy Sailors
of 1872" a story based upon the MS
torfcai knowledge Of an expert ana
showing the price paid for out nosr-
ties. IT does not glorify war, but SHOWS
that the qualities displayed by commo-
dore Perry in time Of war are Just as
much needed today in problems OF a
different nature, but equally threaten
ing
Tomliuson. Z. T.. The Young sharp
shooter" This book treats Of the olNli
war in an interesting and stimulating
way. It tells the experiences Of New
York boy who is enrolled as sharp
shooter in the Peninsula campaign OF
1852 under Mcclellan
True, j. P, Scouting FOR Washing
ton a story Of the days Of Sumter
and TarletOn.