Great Men and Famous Women Vol III Workmen and Heroes 1894

Great Men and Famous Women
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches
Volume III Workmen and Heroes
Edited by Charles F. Horne
Copyright 1894
New York: Selmar Hess
Illustrations: Photogravures, Wood engravings and Typogravures

The binding is in good condition, the pages are tanning and have some foxing. The front tissue covering is creased. All page ends are gilded. The cover is scuffed and faded, the corners are bumped and the spine ends are frayed.

The lives of the most prominent personages in history. Some of those covered in this volume are: Ethan Allen, William Caxton, Charlotte Corday, Cyrus W. Field, Robert Fulton, Nathan Hale, Hercules, Leif Ericson, Florence Nightingale, Marco Polo, Siegfried, Queen Victoria, James Watt, Zenobia Queen of Palmyra. (2143)