Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-14
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ony, the story grows by way Of the
boys efforts to circumvent the treach-
cry of the colonial ranger and his
robber band. Admirably write n. Mr..
Kaufman writes that way.
FAMOUS AMERICAN NAVAL Of
FICERS. (Charles Lee Lewis. L. c..
Page & Coz Here you have the high
seas and great battles and brave men
to read about. Men as alive as you
are and almost as near as you are to
yourselves. Dewey and Peary and
Sims and Mahan so near as to be, al
most. at hand Then Farragut and
Perry. Porter, Hull, Decatur and back
to Paul Jones. Oh, fine and inspiring!
THE TRAIL BLAZERS. MARY H.
Wade. Little, Brown & Coz The
story goes back to 1904 and the ex-
petition of Lewis and Clark in the
West and Northwest following the
Louisiana Purchase in 1903. The first
white men to cross our great CONT
nent. A great adventure that this
writer gives with accuracy and SPLEEN
did spirit. The help of the Indians,
the good service guide and inter-
prefer of Bird Woman, tho Indian
girl; the hard days, the many haz-
ards. these have been taken from the
Lewis and Clark journal Of the expe-
dtiou. great chapter of Anne rican
history given in a most stirring story
of adventure.
WHERE THE TRAIL DIVIDES.
tAline Hazard. Charles Scrbner's
Sons.) A story of pioneer days. OF
adventure in Oregon and California
about the time of the gold rush to
the coast. in 1s4a. The story CEN
ters in the adventures of a caravan
crossing the plains. Two young peo-
pie have "A conspicuous part in this
out-fariug, a part that supports the
story in it's best action. A consistent
picture of the times as we'll as a
prime adventure of pioneer days
through which Dave and Ruth enlist
keen interest in their personal hopes
and plans.
LITTLE MAID OF MOHAWK
VALLEY. (Alice Turner Curtis. The
Penn Publishing Coz A story that
takes for background the upper
reaches of New York State in the
Revolutionary period. Burgoyne Is
marching against Albany. The lit
tie maid" and a playmate are carried
off by the Indians. but are rescued by
an American scout. What they hear
while they are prisoners and what
they do to get the message to Gen.
Schuyler make the body of the story.
one that is calculated to give young
readers something of the atmosphere
and action of the times that il is
meant to picture.
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Three books that will register in
stantly with boys. All three are put
out by Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co.:
THE BOY WITH THE L. 3. RADIO.
Dr. Francis Holt Wheeler) Here a
score of new developments In wire
IL of
into another as the story shifts from
Polar seas to desert sands. Sinking
ships send out their sos and aero
planes race to report the fires in the
forests. The adventure Is in imme-
date touch with a theme in which
boys. no matter how young or how
old, are at the moment engrossed.
THE GEM HUNTERS. CDR Francis
Holt-Wheeler) This is a romance Of
South Africa and the diamond mines.
\ boy. finding good sized diamond
on his unCle'S farm near the kimber-
ley mines, becomes the center of the
stirring action of the tale. A good
deal of information as well as a good
story pushes this matter along at
rapid speed.
THE BOY CHEMIST. "a. Frederick
Collins) Interesting and practical.
too. \ field of simple experiment
opens up here for boy or girl by way
of which many fascinating things
may be learned about the clements
that make our world, and about the
combinations into which these enter
to form many familiar aspects of life.
Such apparatus as is required for this
field of experiments of the simplest.
easy to make, easy to use when once
made. A stimulating book for any
body, young or old. to find himself in
working touch with.
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\ group of animal stories. And
here we all come together in agree
ment that no better kind of story
than this gets into print:
ANIMAL PALS. edited by Curtis
Wager-Smith. Published by the
Pennsylvania S. P. c.. A. A story of
unusual makeup. Many people help
cd to build it, sending in true stories
about their animal friends. Then
three judges-among them that king
of dog men. Albert Payson Terhune
selected the best of these for this
book. True photographs also go with
the stories. The name indicates the
character of the book. Records these
of the amazing friendships set up
between man and the other animals
the dog, the cat, the fox. the Eng
lish sparrow and other birds. and SO
ON along the line. On the front page
of Animal Pals" is the photograph
of a dog. Under the picture is writ
ten: "Laddie Boy, the Presidents
doggie, an example of fidelity, sends
his best wishes to the Penna. S. P. c.
A. Warren G.. Harding
MANY DOGS THERE BE. (Walter
A. Dyer. The Century Coz A dozen