A Story of the Campaign of 1896 BY WILLIAM J. BRYAN, TOGETHER WITH A COLLECTION OF HIS SPEECHES AND A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH BY HIS WIFE. ...Tllustrated... W. B. CONKEY COMPANY, Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1898, By WILLIAM J. BRYAN, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. T PUBLISHERS' PREFACE. HE object of "The First Battle" is to present an account of the leading events and issues of the most critical campaign in American history. The work contains an interesting description of the author's famous tour, including his most important speeches, together with the principal addresses and documents identified with the campaign of 1896; the whole embodying a faithful presentation of the rise and development of the silver movement. It also contains a review of the political situation and an analysis of the election returns. At our request the author has included a biographical sketch written by Mrs. Bryan. The name and fame of the author may induce unscrupulous publishers to issue fraudulent imitations of "The First Battle." We desire to state that this book will appear under no other title than "The First Battle," copyrighted by William J. Bryan and bearing the imprint of W. B. Conkey Company. THE PUBLISHERS. |