Life of Henry Clay (Schurz)/American Statesmen

by Carl Schurz

 

AMERICAN STATESMEN

Biographies of Men famous in the Political History of the United States. Edited by John T. Morse, Jr. Each volume, with portrait, 16mo, gilt top, $1.25. The set, 31 volumes, $38.75; half morocco, $85.25.

Separately they are interesting and entertaining biographies of our most eminent public men; as a series they are especially remarkable as constituting a history of American politics and policies more complete and more useful for instruction and reference than any that I am aware of. — Hon. John W. Griggs, Ex-United States Attorney-General.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. By John T. Morse, Jr.
SAMUEL ADAMS. By James K. Hosmer.
PATRICK HENRY. By Moses Coit Tyler.
GEORGE WASHINGTON. By Henry Cabot Lodge. 2 volumes.
JOHN ADAMS. By John T. Morse, Jr.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON. By Henry Cabot Lodge.
GOUVERNEUR MORRIS. By Theodore Roosevelt.
JOHN JAY. By George Pellew.
JOHN MARSHALL. By Allan B. Magruder.
THOMAS JEFFERSON. By John T. Morse, Jr.
JAMES MADISON. By Sydney Howard Gay.
ALBERT GALLATIN. By John Austin Stevens.
JAMES MONROE. By D. C. Gilman.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. By John T. Morse, Jr.
JOHN RANDOLPH. By Henry Adams.
ANDREW JACKSON. By W. G. Sumner.
MARTIN VAN BUREN. By Edward W. Shepard.
HENRY CLAY. By Carl Schurz. 2 volumes.
DANIEL WEBSTER. By Henry Cabot Lodge.
JOHN C. CALHOUN. By Dr. H. Von Holst.
THOMAS H. BENTON. By Theodore Roosevelt.
LEWIS CASS. By Andrew C. McLaughlin.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. By John T. Morse, Jr. 2 volumes.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD. By Thornton K. Lothrop.
SALMON P. CHASE. By Albert Bushnell Hart.
CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS. By C. F. Adams, Jr.
CHARLES SUMNER. By Moorfield Storey.
THADDEUS STEVENS. By Samuel W. McCall.

SECOND SERIES

Biographies of men particularly influential in the recent Political History of the Nation. Each volume, with Portrait, 12mo, $1.25 net; postage 12 cents.

This second series is intended to supplement the original list of American Statesmen by the addition of the names of men who have helped to make the history of the United States since the Civil War.

JAMES G. BLAINE. By Edward Stanwood.
JOHN SHERMAN. By Theodore E. Burton.
WILLIAM McKINLEY. In preparation
ULYSSES S. GRANT. By Samuel W. McCall. In preparation

Other interesting additions to the list to be made in the future.

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY