Young Americans' Library of Modern Heroes
by Rev. P. C. Headley
Headley's Boy's Lives of the Heroes of the War
| 1. The Hero Boy; Being the Life and Deeds of Lieutenant
Ulysses S. Grant |
(Copyright and title page 1864) |
| 2. The Patriot Boy; Being the Life of Major-General O. M.
Mitchel, the Astronomer and Hero |
(Copyright 1864, title page 1865) |
| 3. The Miner Boy and His Monitor; or, The Career and
Achievements of John Ericsson, the Inventor |
(Copyright 1864, title page 1865) |
| 4. Life and Military Career of Major-General William Tecumseh
Sherman |
(Copyright and title page 1865) |
| 5. Life and Military Career of Major General Philip Henry
Sheridan |
(Copyright and title page 1865) |
| 6. Life and Naval Career of Vice Admiral David Glascoe
Farragut |
(Copyright and title page 1865) |
Newspaper accounts note that volume #6 was to be the last title in
the series.
These volumes were later published by Lee & Shepard.
The illustrated title page has pictures of some "heroes" as well as
vignettes from battles.
The earliest books from 1864 and early 1865 have pictures of Grant,
Mitchell and Ericsson, the subjects of books #1-3. Also on the title
page were pictures of Andrew Hull Foote and David Dixon Porter, two
people who were not ever part of this series. By later in 1865
-beginning with the first edition of #4- there were five portraits but
Foote and Porter were replaced with Sherman and Farragut. With the
publication of #5 (Sheridan) all six subjects of the series had their
portraits on the illustrated title page.
Sold individually or as a six volume boxed set.
Cloth. Various colors. Cover is blindstamped with an embossed pattern.
Gilt lettering and a book appropriate illustration on the spine.
7" x 4.50"
