by Richard Markham
(It is told in this Book how Five Boys and Five Girls cruise in the Schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in addition to sundry Good Times, they learn somewhat of the Early History of their Country.)
A beautifully written and illustrated volume of young people's history. If your youngsters are having trouble with the dry textbooks on American history, give them this to read. This is "sugaring the pill" in earnest and they will doubtless greatly benefit from the experience without realizing it. From theopening chapter: "It was a day in early September. Beyond the fields, yellow with the golden-rod, or white with the tiny autumn daisy, lay the ocean, more blue than the sky above it, while the little Lake Agawam seemed like a sapphire in a golden setting. A fresh, crisp wind was rustling the grass, now turning brown in the falling year, and the never-ceasing thunder of the surf on the long stretch of beach-sands filled the air.
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