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American WaterwaysThe Romance of the Colorado RiverThe Story of its Discovery in 1540, with an account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons.By Frederick S. DellenbaughMember of the United States Colorado River Expedition of 1871 and 1872435 pages, with 200 Illustrations, and Frontispiece in Color. $3.50 net“His scientific training, his long experience in this region, and his eye for natural scenery enable him to make this account of the Colorado River most graphic and interesting. No other book equally good can be written for many years to come—not until our knowledge of the river is greatly enlarged.”—The Boston Herald.“Mr. Dellenbaugh writes with enthusiasm and balance about his chief, and of the canyon with a fascination that make him disinclined to leave it, and brings him thirty years later to its description with undiminished interest.”—New York Tribune.The Ohio RiverA COURSE OF EMPIREBy Archer B. HulbertAssociate Professor of American History, Marietta College,Author of “Historic Highways of America,” etc.390 pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 netAn interesting description from a fresh point of view of the international struggle which ended with the English conquest of the Ohio Basin, and includes many interesting details of the pioneer movement on the Ohio. The most widely read students of the Ohio Valley will find a unique and unexpected interest in Mr. Hulbert’s chapters dealing with the Ohio River in the Revolution, the rise of the cities of Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and Louisville, the fighting Virginians, the old-time methods of navigation, etc.“A wonderfully comprehensive and entirely fascinating book.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.Narragansett BayIts Historic and Romantic Associations and Picturesque SettingBy Edgar Mayhew BaconAuthor of “The Hudson River,” “Chronicles of Tarrytown,” etc.340 pages, with 50 Drawings by the Author,and with Numerous Photographs and a Map. $3.50 netImpressed by the important and singular part played by the settlers of Narragansett in the development of American ideas and ideals, and strongly attracted by the romantic tales that are inwoven with the warp of history, as well as by the incomparable setting the great bay affords for such a subject, the author offers this result of his labor as a contribution to the story of great American Waterways, with the hope that his readers may be imbued with somewhat of his own enthusiasm.“An attractive description of the picturesque part of Rhode Island. Mr. Bacon dwells on the natural beauties, the legendary and historical associations, rather than the present appearance of the shores.”—N. Y. Sun.The Great LakesVessels That Plough Them, Their Owners, Their Sailors, and Their Cargoes;together with A Brief History of Our Inland SeasBy James Oliver CurwoodWith about 80 Full-page Illustrations, $3.50 netThis profusely illustrated book, as entertaining as it is informing, has the twofold advantage of being written by a man who knows the Lakes and their shores as well as what has been written about them. The general reader will enjoy the romance attaching to the past history of the Lakes and not less the romance of the present—the story of the great commercial fleets that plough our inland seas, created to transport the fruits of the earth and the metals that are dug from the bowels of the earth. To the business man who has interests in or about the Lakes, or to the prospective investor in Great Lakes enterprises, the book will be found suggestive. Comparatively little has been written of these fresh-water seas, and many of his readers will be amazed at the wonderful story which this volume tells.The St. Lawrence RiverHistorical—Legendary—PicturesqueBy George Waldo BrowneAuthor of “Japan—the Place and the People,” “Paradise of the Pacific,” etc.385 pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 netWhile the St. Lawrence River has been the scene of many important events connected with the discovery and development of a large portion of North America, no attempt has heretofore been made to collect and embody in one volume a complete and comprehensive narrative of this great waterway. This is not denying that considerable has been written relating to it, but the various offerings have been scattered through many volumes, and most of these have become inaccessible to the general reader.This work presents in a consecutive narrative the most important historic incidents connected with the river, combined with descriptions of some of its most picturesque scenery and delightful excursions into to its legendary lore. In selecting the hundred illustrations care has been taken to give as wide a scope as possible to the views belonging to the river.The Niagara RiverBy Archer Butler HulbertProfessor of American History, Marietta College;author of “The Ohio River,” “Historic Highways of America,” etc.350 pages, with 70 Illustrations and Maps. $3,50 netProfessor Hulbert tells all that is best worth recording of the history of the river which gives the book its title, and of its commercial present and its great commercial future. An immense amount of carefully ordered information is here brought together into a most entertaining and informing book. No mention of this volume can be quite adequate that fails to take into account the extraordinary chapter which is given to chronicling the mad achievements of that company of dare-devil bipeds of both sexes who for decades have been sweeping over the Falls in barrels and other receptacles, or who have gone dancing their dizzy way on ropes or wires stretched from shore to shore above the boiling, leaping water beneath.The Hudson RiverFROM OCEAN TO SOURCEHistorical—Legendary—PicturesqueBy Edgar Mayhew BaconAuthor of “Chronicles of Tarrytown,” “Narragansett Bay,” etc.600 Pages, with 100 Illustrations,including a Sectional Map of the Hudson River. $3.50 net“The value of this handsome quarto does not depend solely on the attractiveness with which Mr. Bacon has invested the whole subject, it is a kind of footnote to the more conventional histories, because it throws light upon the life and habits of the earliest settlers. It is a study of Dutch civilization in the New World, severe enough in intentions to be accurate, but easy enough in temper to make a great deal of humor, and to comment upon those characteristic customs and habits which, while they escape the attention of the formal historian, are full of significance.”—Outlook.The Connecticut RiverAND THEValley of the ConnecticutTHREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEAHistorical and DescriptiveBy Edwin Munroe BaconAuthor of “Walks and Rides in the Country Round About Boston,” etc.500 Pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 netFrom ocean to source every mile of the Connecticut is crowded with reminders of the early explorers, of the Indian wars, of the struggle of the Colonies, and of the quaint, peaceful village existence of the early days of the Republic. Beginning with the Dutch discovery, Mr. Bacon traces the interesting movements and events which are associated with this chief river of New England.The Columbia RiverIts History—Its Myths—Its Scenery—Its CommerceBy William Denison LymanProfessor of History in Whitman College, Walla Walla, WashingtonFully IllustratedThis is the first effort to present a book distinctively on the Columbia River. It is the intention of the author to give some special prominence to Nelson and the magnificent lake district by which it is surrounded. As the joint possession of the United States and British Columbia, and as the grandest scenic river of the continent, the Columbia is worthy of special attention.In Preparation:Each will be fully illustrated and will probably be published at $3.50 net1.—Inland WaterwaysBy Herbert Quick2.—The Mississippi RiverBy Julius Chambers3.—The Story of the ChesapeakeBy Ruthella Mory Bibbins4.—Lake George and Lake ChamplainBy W. Max ReidAuthor of “The Mohawk Valley,” “The Story of Old Fort Johnson,” etc.
American Waterways
The Romance of the Colorado River
The Story of its Discovery in 1540, with an account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons.
By Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
Member of the United States Colorado River Expedition of 1871 and 1872
435 pages, with 200 Illustrations, and Frontispiece in Color. $3.50 net
“His scientific training, his long experience in this region, and his eye for natural scenery enable him to make this account of the Colorado River most graphic and interesting. No other book equally good can be written for many years to come—not until our knowledge of the river is greatly enlarged.”—The Boston Herald.
“Mr. Dellenbaugh writes with enthusiasm and balance about his chief, and of the canyon with a fascination that make him disinclined to leave it, and brings him thirty years later to its description with undiminished interest.”—New York Tribune.
The Ohio River
A COURSE OF EMPIRE
By Archer B. HulbertAssociate Professor of American History, Marietta College,Author of “Historic Highways of America,” etc.
390 pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 net
An interesting description from a fresh point of view of the international struggle which ended with the English conquest of the Ohio Basin, and includes many interesting details of the pioneer movement on the Ohio. The most widely read students of the Ohio Valley will find a unique and unexpected interest in Mr. Hulbert’s chapters dealing with the Ohio River in the Revolution, the rise of the cities of Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and Louisville, the fighting Virginians, the old-time methods of navigation, etc.
“A wonderfully comprehensive and entirely fascinating book.”—Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Narragansett Bay
Its Historic and Romantic Associations and Picturesque Setting
By Edgar Mayhew BaconAuthor of “The Hudson River,” “Chronicles of Tarrytown,” etc.
340 pages, with 50 Drawings by the Author,and with Numerous Photographs and a Map. $3.50 net
Impressed by the important and singular part played by the settlers of Narragansett in the development of American ideas and ideals, and strongly attracted by the romantic tales that are inwoven with the warp of history, as well as by the incomparable setting the great bay affords for such a subject, the author offers this result of his labor as a contribution to the story of great American Waterways, with the hope that his readers may be imbued with somewhat of his own enthusiasm.
“An attractive description of the picturesque part of Rhode Island. Mr. Bacon dwells on the natural beauties, the legendary and historical associations, rather than the present appearance of the shores.”—N. Y. Sun.
The Great Lakes
Vessels That Plough Them, Their Owners, Their Sailors, and Their Cargoes;together with A Brief History of Our Inland Seas
By James Oliver Curwood
With about 80 Full-page Illustrations, $3.50 net
This profusely illustrated book, as entertaining as it is informing, has the twofold advantage of being written by a man who knows the Lakes and their shores as well as what has been written about them. The general reader will enjoy the romance attaching to the past history of the Lakes and not less the romance of the present—the story of the great commercial fleets that plough our inland seas, created to transport the fruits of the earth and the metals that are dug from the bowels of the earth. To the business man who has interests in or about the Lakes, or to the prospective investor in Great Lakes enterprises, the book will be found suggestive. Comparatively little has been written of these fresh-water seas, and many of his readers will be amazed at the wonderful story which this volume tells.
The St. Lawrence River
Historical—Legendary—Picturesque
By George Waldo BrowneAuthor of “Japan—the Place and the People,” “Paradise of the Pacific,” etc.
385 pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 net
While the St. Lawrence River has been the scene of many important events connected with the discovery and development of a large portion of North America, no attempt has heretofore been made to collect and embody in one volume a complete and comprehensive narrative of this great waterway. This is not denying that considerable has been written relating to it, but the various offerings have been scattered through many volumes, and most of these have become inaccessible to the general reader.
This work presents in a consecutive narrative the most important historic incidents connected with the river, combined with descriptions of some of its most picturesque scenery and delightful excursions into to its legendary lore. In selecting the hundred illustrations care has been taken to give as wide a scope as possible to the views belonging to the river.
The Niagara River
By Archer Butler HulbertProfessor of American History, Marietta College;author of “The Ohio River,” “Historic Highways of America,” etc.
350 pages, with 70 Illustrations and Maps. $3,50 net
Professor Hulbert tells all that is best worth recording of the history of the river which gives the book its title, and of its commercial present and its great commercial future. An immense amount of carefully ordered information is here brought together into a most entertaining and informing book. No mention of this volume can be quite adequate that fails to take into account the extraordinary chapter which is given to chronicling the mad achievements of that company of dare-devil bipeds of both sexes who for decades have been sweeping over the Falls in barrels and other receptacles, or who have gone dancing their dizzy way on ropes or wires stretched from shore to shore above the boiling, leaping water beneath.
The Hudson River
FROM OCEAN TO SOURCE
Historical—Legendary—Picturesque
By Edgar Mayhew BaconAuthor of “Chronicles of Tarrytown,” “Narragansett Bay,” etc.
600 Pages, with 100 Illustrations,including a Sectional Map of the Hudson River. $3.50 net
“The value of this handsome quarto does not depend solely on the attractiveness with which Mr. Bacon has invested the whole subject, it is a kind of footnote to the more conventional histories, because it throws light upon the life and habits of the earliest settlers. It is a study of Dutch civilization in the New World, severe enough in intentions to be accurate, but easy enough in temper to make a great deal of humor, and to comment upon those characteristic customs and habits which, while they escape the attention of the formal historian, are full of significance.”—Outlook.
The Connecticut RiverAND THEValley of the Connecticut
THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES FROM MOUNTAIN TO SEA
Historical and Descriptive
By Edwin Munroe BaconAuthor of “Walks and Rides in the Country Round About Boston,” etc.
500 Pages, with 100 Illustrations and a Map. $3.50 net
From ocean to source every mile of the Connecticut is crowded with reminders of the early explorers, of the Indian wars, of the struggle of the Colonies, and of the quaint, peaceful village existence of the early days of the Republic. Beginning with the Dutch discovery, Mr. Bacon traces the interesting movements and events which are associated with this chief river of New England.
The Columbia River
Its History—Its Myths—Its Scenery—Its Commerce
By William Denison LymanProfessor of History in Whitman College, Walla Walla, Washington
Fully Illustrated
This is the first effort to present a book distinctively on the Columbia River. It is the intention of the author to give some special prominence to Nelson and the magnificent lake district by which it is surrounded. As the joint possession of the United States and British Columbia, and as the grandest scenic river of the continent, the Columbia is worthy of special attention.
In Preparation:
Each will be fully illustrated and will probably be published at $3.50 net
1.—Inland WaterwaysBy Herbert Quick
2.—The Mississippi RiverBy Julius Chambers
3.—The Story of the ChesapeakeBy Ruthella Mory Bibbins
4.—Lake George and Lake ChamplainBy W. Max ReidAuthor of “The Mohawk Valley,” “The Story of Old Fort Johnson,” etc.