Hero Stories from American History / For Elementary Schools

FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
AUTHOR OF STORIES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, THE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY, ETC., ETC.
AND
INSTRUCTOR IN THE PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
GINN AND COMPANY BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO
ENTERED AT STATIONERS' HALL
COPYRIGHT, 1903, BY ALBERT F. BLAISDELL AND FRANCIS K. BALL
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PRO- PRIETORS · BOSTON · U.S.A.
TO Edwin Ginn FINANCIER EDUCATOR PHILANTHROPIST
This book is intended to be used as a supplementary historical reader for the sixth and seventh grades of our public schools, or for any other pupils from twelve to fifteen years of age. It is also designed for collateral reading in connection with the study of a formal text-book on American history.
The period here included is the first fifty years of our national life. No attempt has been made, however, to present a connected account, or to furnish a bird's-eye view, of this half century.