“Short but delightful stories by Richard Malcolm Johnston, each brimful of its own peculiar flavor of ludicrousness, strangeness, or novelty in some form, and all seasoned by the strikingly quaint and expressive vernacular.”--_The Tribune_, Detroit, Mich. THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York. YANKEE SHIPS AND YANKEE SAILORS: Tales of 1812. BY JAMES BARNES, _Author of “Naval Engagements of the War of 1812,” “A Loyal Traitor,” “For King and Country,” etc._ With Numerous Illustrations by R. F. ZOGBAUM and CARLTON T. CHAPMAN. Crown 8vo. Cloth, gilt top. $1.50. COMMENTS. “There are passages in this book which are as strong and captivating as the work of the best writers of the day; to mariners and those who love the sea and ships these tales will appeal irresistibly. “Each story is a gem by itself. It is told with a directness and a strength which carries conviction. All are based upon actual occurrences, Mr. Barnes tells us, and while some of the incidents related may come under the head of tradition, yet most of them are historical facts, and he has worked up each tale so cleverly, so compactly, so entertainingly, that they may, one and all, be taken for models of their kind.”--_Seaboard._ “Good stories well told are those of ‘Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors,’ They deal with the gallant defenders of such vessels as the _Chesapeake_, the _Vixen_, the fiery little _Wasp_, and grand ‘_Old Ironsides_.’ All the stories are told in a spirited style that will quicken the blood and the love of country in every Yankee heart.”--_New England Magazine._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York. ON MANY SEAS. _THE LIFE AND EXPLOITS OF A YANKEE SAILOR._ BY FREDERICK BENTON WILLIAMS. EDITED BY HIS FRIEND WILLIAM STONE BOOTH. 12mo. Cloth. $1.50. COMMENTS OF THE PRESS. “Every line of this hits the mark, and to anyone who knows the forecastle and its types the picture appeals with the urgency of old familiar things. All through his four hundred and more pages he is equally unaffected and forcible, equally picturesque. To go through one chapter is to pass with lively anticipation to the next. His book is destined to be remembered.”--_New York Tribune._ “The book reads like a romance, but is at the same time realistic history, before which the fancy ships and the fancy sailors of the novelist are pale and faded.”--_Baltimore Sun._ “The charm of the book is its simplicity and truth. The author, as I happen to know, can spin thrilling yarns by the hour, and this book of his is simply one long yarn of his life. A seaman every inch of him, he writes as only a sailor can. No landsman, no amateur yachtsman, could write a book like this. The entire book bears the stamp of truth, and in this age of literary shams that is a crowning merit.”--_New York Herald._ THE MACMILLAN COMPANY, 66 Fifth Avenue, New York. AMERICAN HISTORY