The Life and Labors of Bishop Hare

by William Hobart Hare, Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe

1911

Biography of this Episcopalian divine who, much of his career ministered to the Sioux, and late in life was sent by his church as a special representative to Asia.

The Life and Letters of George Bancroft

by Mark Antony De Wolfe Howe

1908

George Bancroft (October 3, 1800 – January 17, 1891) was an American historian and statesman who was prominent in promoting secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. During his tenure as U.S. Secretary of the Navy, he established the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis in 1845. He was a senior American diplomat in Europe. Among his best-known writings is the magisterial series, History of the United States, from the Discovery of the American Continent. - Wikipedia.