Two Important BiographiesPublished by Houghton Mifflin CompanyTwo Americans, great in the world of politics and illustrious in their citizenship, have lately come into their full stature of fame through the lives of LYMAN TRUMBULL and HARRISON GRAY OTIS.“THE LIFE OF LYMAN TRUMBULL” is the work of Horace White, ex-editor of theNew York Evening Post. Whoever reads it will lay it down not merely with new knowledge concerning Lyman Trumbull but with a broader and surer grasp of the essential facts and philosophy of the war and the reconstruction period. Mr. White was an intimate friend of Trumbull, and it is evidence of his conscientious work that, in the preface, he admits that the careful study forced upon him by the composition of the book convinced him that his views upon one important point had been wrong from the beginning. Such open-mindedness could result only in what the book is—a fair and clean-cut presentation of the subject and, aside from its intrinsic interest, a valuable addition to American history and literature.HARRISON GRAY OTIS was a conscientious public servant, but so deep and instinctive was his devotion to Massachusetts that his loyalty to the national government was more than once seriously questioned. His biography disproves conclusively the accusation that he was ever concerned in any attempt to secede from the Union, and gives, for the first time, a full account of the famous Hartford convention, with illuminating paragraphs on the psychology of its leaders. The book is, in fact, an inside history of the Federalist party from 1796 to 1823. The author, Samuel Eliot Morison, is a descendant of Mr. Otis, and through his unusual opportunities of access to private correspondence has produced a work that is not only valuable as history, but fascinating in the gossip and personalities of the time.THE LIFE OF LYMAN TRUMBULL, by Horace WhiteIllustrated. $3.00 net. Postage extraHARRISON GRAY OTIS; His Life and Correspondence, 1765-1848Illustrated. 2 Vols. $6.00 net. Postage extraOur Bulletins, issued several times each year, will be sent FREE on requestHoughton Mifflin Company, 4 Park St., Boston
Two Important Biographies
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Two Americans, great in the world of politics and illustrious in their citizenship, have lately come into their full stature of fame through the lives of LYMAN TRUMBULL and HARRISON GRAY OTIS.
“THE LIFE OF LYMAN TRUMBULL” is the work of Horace White, ex-editor of theNew York Evening Post. Whoever reads it will lay it down not merely with new knowledge concerning Lyman Trumbull but with a broader and surer grasp of the essential facts and philosophy of the war and the reconstruction period. Mr. White was an intimate friend of Trumbull, and it is evidence of his conscientious work that, in the preface, he admits that the careful study forced upon him by the composition of the book convinced him that his views upon one important point had been wrong from the beginning. Such open-mindedness could result only in what the book is—a fair and clean-cut presentation of the subject and, aside from its intrinsic interest, a valuable addition to American history and literature.
HARRISON GRAY OTIS was a conscientious public servant, but so deep and instinctive was his devotion to Massachusetts that his loyalty to the national government was more than once seriously questioned. His biography disproves conclusively the accusation that he was ever concerned in any attempt to secede from the Union, and gives, for the first time, a full account of the famous Hartford convention, with illuminating paragraphs on the psychology of its leaders. The book is, in fact, an inside history of the Federalist party from 1796 to 1823. The author, Samuel Eliot Morison, is a descendant of Mr. Otis, and through his unusual opportunities of access to private correspondence has produced a work that is not only valuable as history, but fascinating in the gossip and personalities of the time.
THE LIFE OF LYMAN TRUMBULL, by Horace White
Illustrated. $3.00 net. Postage extra
HARRISON GRAY OTIS; His Life and Correspondence, 1765-1848
Illustrated. 2 Vols. $6.00 net. Postage extra
Our Bulletins, issued several times each year, will be sent FREE on request
Houghton Mifflin Company, 4 Park St., Boston