In no single publication can the student of American politics obtain a more satisfactory and reliable account of the slavery agitation beginning with the Compromise measures of 1850 and culminating in civil war a decade thereafter than in the first two volumes issued by Mr. Rhodes.... The third volume, now before us, fully maintains the high character and complete research of the first two volumes.--_Philadelphia Times._ A work which no serious student of American affairs can afford to overlook. In wealth of erudition, in breadth of view, in attainment of the true historical perspective, it has qualities of obviously high and impressive merit, while in the charm that comes from graceful literary expression it has nothing to lose by comparison with the histories of the country that have heretofore ranked as standard.--_Boston Beacon._ Volume III. is the fitting and able sequel of the two which have preceded it. It is an informing work. The author draws from a multitude of sources, digests his material well, and writes in a style that is at once readable and instructive.... Such a history as that which Mr. Rhodes is furnishing has great and permanent value.--_Observer_, N. Y. Mr. Rhodes is a historian, not a partisan; a chronicler of truth, not an advocate, yet possessing a style which makes his chronicles interesting and refreshing. Carefully sifting his material, with a keen appreciation of literary and historical values, he has earned a prominent place in the ranks of American historians.--_Boston Advertiser._ PUBLISHED BY HARPER & BROTHERS, NEW YORK _For sale by all booksellers, or will be sent by the publishers, carriage prepaid, on receipt of the price._ BIGELOW'S LIFE OF TILDEN The Life of Samuel J. Tilden. By JOHN BIGELOW, Author of "Life of Benjamin Franklin," "France and the Confederate Navy," Editor of "Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden," etc. With Portraits and Illustrations. Two Volumes. 8vo, Cloth, Uncut Edges and Gilt Tops, $6 00. (_In a Box._) A complete and vivid portrait of a memorable figure in the public life of the Empire commonwealth and of the nation, and also materials of great value for the political history of the country during the momentous period that intervened between 1830 and 1880.--_N. Y. Sun._ Mr. Bigelow's long and close intimacy with Tilden, and his own large experience in politics and in authorship, made him naturally the literary executor of his friend, as he was a trustee of his estate. The resulting biography, now before us, has an assured historical value, corresponding to the importance of Mr. Tilden's career.--_Nation_, N. Y.