Uncle Sam's Boys in the Ranks or Two Recruits in the United States Army

Philadelphia, PA: Henry Altemus Company, 1910 Henry Altemus Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1910. Hardcover. Later Printing. Book No. 1 of The Boys of the Army Series. Book is tight, square, and unmarked but for old price in pencil on rear pastedown of 29¢. Book Condition: Good; light wear to head, tail, and tips; light suntanning to spine; light soiling to boards; dust soiling to textblock top. No DJ. Light green cloth boards with black lettering on spine and front board with soldiers in khaki on the front board. Sound internal hinges with no splits. 254 pp 8vo. This book puts the principal characters in Army basic training in the pre-World War I army. This series of books was designed to instill patriotism in the coming generation by placing in the hands of juvenile readers books in which a romantic atmosphere is thrown around the boys of the army with thrilling plots that boys love. The books of this series tell the in story form the life of a soldier from the rookie stage until he has qualified for an officer's commission, and, among other things, present a true picture of the soon to come days in fighting the Huns. A clean presentable copy.