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Lindsay & Blakiston's Publications.

THE YOUNG AMERICAN'S LIBRARY;
A USEFUL AND ATTRACTIVE SERIES OF BOOKS FOR
YOUNG PEOPLE:
EMBRACING EVENTS CONNECTED WITH THE EARLY HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY,
AND LIVES OF ITS DISTINGUISHED MEN.
Written with much care, and in an entertaining and instructive manner.
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS OF IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND BEAUTIFULLY ILLUMINATEDTITLE PAGES.

LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Franklin as a Tallow Chandler.
Franklin at the Printing Press.
Franklin's first Arrival in Philadelphia.
Franklin acting as his own Porter.
The Philadelphia Library, founded by Franklin.
Franklin attracting Lightning from the Clouds.
Franklin Signing the Declaration of Independence.
Franklin as a Statesman.



LIFE OF GENERAL WASHINGTON.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Washington at Eighteen.
Washington Crossing the Allegheny.
Surrender of Cornwallis.
A View of Mount Vernon.
Washington Crossing the Delaware.
Washington at Valley Forge.
The Washington Family.
The Tomb of Washington.



LIFE OF LAFAYETTE.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Lafayette as Commander of the National Guard.
Lafayette Offering his Services to Washington.
Lafayette at the Battle of Brandywine.
Battle of Monmouth.
Lafayette's Final Interview with Washington.
Lafayette's Arrival at New York.
Triumphal Arch at Philadelphia.
Lafayette's Tomb.



LIFE OF WILLIAM PENN.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Portrait of William Penn.
Penn receiving Instruction from his Mother.
Penn receiving a Visit from his Mother in Prison.
Penn Landing at Chester.
Visit to the Indian Country.
Penn's Treaty with the Indians.
Penn's Cottage. Laetitia Court.
Penn's Residence at Philadelphia.



LIFE OF MARION.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Marion as a Trooper.
The Last Shot.
Marion and the Raw Recruits.
Sergeant McDonald and the Tory.
The Famous Potato Dinner.
Colonel Campbell taken Prisoner.
Macdonald's Message to Colonel Watson.
Mrs. Motte and the Bow and Arrows.



LIFE OF DANIEL WEBSTER.

ILLUSTRATIONS.

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