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The series of monographs on American Statesmen, now in progress of publi cation, is an undertaking that is likely to have no slight effect upon the popular comprehension of the inheritance and duties of the American citizen. The educational in¿uence of such books is, in fact, not to be easily over-estimated. Nothing can be truer than the maxim that the genesis and development of a nation are best studied in the lives of its great men, and in the compact and readable volumes which Mr. Morse has edited, the history of whole epochs is skilfully condensed. To young men, especially, they will form a political library of the utmost value. Boston Traveller.
Their value can hardly be exaggerated when we remember that all the evils which threaten our government at the present time may be averted by a careful study of the past. As studies of civics in a concrete and interesting form, they deserve the notice of every teacher. The Academy (syracuse).
Apart from the exceeding interest which attaches to the story of the lives of these remarkable men, the series is of the highest order of excellence from a literary point of view. Northwestern Journal Of Education.
We are glad to repeat our appreciation of the public service which is done by the issuance of this series of political biographies. Boston Advertiser.
These monographs are invaluable to the student of American history. New York Examiner.
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