Printed by William Blackwood and Sons,

A PRIMER

A NEW HISTORY OF PENNSYLVANIA

By BARR FERREE
Secretary of the Pennsylvania Society.

A book of facts. The whole history of Pennsylvania
admirably condensed and conveniently arranged. It contains
more information than many larger books and is intended at
once as a book of reference and a book that will tell the reader
every essential fact in the history of Pennsylvania.

"Every reader will learn much that he cannot find as easily elsewhere."-The Athenacum (London). - "The best and most concise story of the origin, progress and development of our Commonwealth that has so far been written. Its value as a book of reference can hardly be over-estimated."—-New Era (Lancaster, Pa). -" We can only wish that every State in the Union had its merits described with so much fullness and detail." The Sun (New York). -" Remarkably valuable."-Public Ledger (Philadelphia.)-" It would be difficult to find its equal for compactness, clarity, completeness of information and reliability as a ready reference work."-Post (Boston). -" Unusually comprehensive.”—North American (Philadelphia) -" Remarkably interesting and valuable_contains a vast amount of information to be found in no other single volume."-Transcript (Boston).-" The essential facts of Pennsylvania affairs and history."-Pittsburg Gazette.-"Contains primary facts in a way that meets the approval of those who want to get at the meat of the subject."—Philadelphia Inquirer - "A handy book of reference." - The Nation (New York). - " It covers a a much broader field than many larger histories." - WilkesBarre Record. -" Concise and authoritative and well adapted for practical general use."-Book News (Philadelphia). Governor Pennypacker says:-" You have done good work: I congratulate you upon its success."

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