"Simply and attractively told.... Especially interesting to children."--_Christian Advocate._ "An excellent series."--_New York Sun._ See the following pages for descriptions of the individual books of this series. _The Lives of National Heroes Told in a New Way for Children_ EACH VOLUME ILLUSTRATED, $.50 Christopher Columbus By Mildred Stapley Mildred Stapley has consulted new and recently discovered sources of contemporary information, and the history of Columbus' voyages is revised and corrected, though the romance and excitement still glow through the record of his achievements, and his fame as a daring navigator remains an example of courage and unequalled valor. Captain John Smith By Rossiter Johnson The adventurous Captain who founded Virginia lived the life of a typical hero of romance--Soldier of Fortune in America, Europe, Asia, and Africa, pirate, slave, and friend of princes. He was an able executive and a man of energy and capacity. William Penn By Rupert S. Holland The life of William Penn is of especial interest and value because the events of his career are closely related to American and English history at a time when America was separating herself from her parent country and shaping her destiny as an independent Republic. Benjamin Franklin By E. Lawrence Dudley As a statesman, diplomat, scientist, philosopher, and man of letters, Benjamin Franklin was the foremost American of his time. The story of his life is an inspiring and stimulating narrative, with all the fascination and interest of Colonial and Revolutionary America. _New Illustrated Biographies for Young People_ EACH VOLUME ILLUSTRATED, $.50 Thomas A. Edison By Francis Rolt-Wheeler Thomas Alva Edison is the typical American. From boyhood to ripest manhood he has been keen to see an opportunity, and quick to turn that opportunity to a practical use. His genius is peculiar because it is so American. Robert Fulton By Alice C. Sutcliffe The life of Robert Fulton makes good reading. The story of his belief in and work upon a submarine and his journeys to France and England to lay his plans before the British Government--his steamboat, and the years of study and labor which went toward perfecting it--his paintings--his travels in foreign lands in days when American travellers were few--combine to make one of the most interesting and inspiring books of the series. Robert E. Lee By Bradley Gilman Robert E. Lee ranks with the greatest of all English-speaking military leaders. Bradley Gilman has told the story of his life so as to reveal the greatness and true personality of a man "who has left an enduring memory of the highest idealism." Davy Crockett By William C. Sprague