WITH PERRY ON LAKE ERIE
BOOKS BY JAMES OTIS.
WITH PERRY ON LAKE ERIE. A Tale of 1812. 307 pp.Cloth. $1.50.
WITH PREBLE AT TRIPOLI. A Story of “Old Ironsides” and TheTripolitan War. 349 pp. Cloth. $1.50.
WITH PORTER IN THE ESSEX. A Story of his Famous Cruise inSouthern Waters during the War of 1812. 344 pp. Cloth. $1.50.
THE CRUISE OF THE ENTERPRISE. Being the Story of theStruggle and Defeat of the French Privateering Expeditions against theUnited States in 1779. 359 pp. Cloth. $1.50.
“‘WHERE DO YOU COME FROM?’”
With Perry on Lake Erie
A Tale of 1812
BY
JAMES OTIS
AUTHOR OF “THE CHARMING SALLY,” “AN AMATEUR FIREMAN,” “JOEL HARFORD,” ETC., ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
WILLIAM F. STECHER
BOSTON AND CHICAGO
W. A. WILDE COMPANY
Copyright, 1899,
By W. A. Wilde Company.
All rights reserved.
WITH PERRY ON LAKE ERIE.
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TO THE READER.
Some explanation regarding the method of dealing with facts as setdown in this tale should, perhaps, be made. Let it first be understoodthat no liberty has been taken with the names or movements of thosemen or boys introduced herein. Much of the incident has been takenfrom manuscript, the correctness of which cannot be doubted, and allhas been verified by reference to our standard histories. In no singleinstance has any departure been made from the truth, even though theinterest of the story might have been increased by a more decidedflavor of romance,—notably during the time when the American fleet layin Presque Isle bay, useless because lacking men.
It seems fitting that Commodore Perry’s deeds should be related fromthe standpoint of that younger brother who shared his troubles as hedid his triumphs, whether the same be set forth as reading for adults,or young people; because it must be admitted that he who won such aglorious victory on Lake Erie was hardly more[Pg 6] than a boy. Very youngpeople look upon one who has seen twenty-seven years of this world’sbattle as an elderly person; but those who have passed the noon of lifeare prone to speak of such as “lads,” and therefore is this essentiallya story of young people.
JAMES OTIS.