BURTON E. STEVENSON
AUTHOR OF "A GUIDE TO BIOGRAPHY—MEN OF MIND,"
"A SOLDIER OF VIRGINIA," ETC.; COMPILER OF
"DAYS AND DEEDS—POETRY," "DAYS AND
DEEDS—PROSE," ETC.
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK:
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1913
COPYRIGHT, 1909, 1910, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
Washington
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I.—A TALK ABOUT BIOGRAPHY[11]
II.—THE BEGINNERS[25]
Summary to Chapter II[69]
III.—WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN [75]
Summary to Chapter III [123]
IV—LINCOLN AND HIS SUCCESSORS [129]
Summary to Chapter IV [164]
V—STATESMEN [169]
Summary to Chapter V[208]
VI.—PIONEERS[214]
Summary to Chapter VI [258]
VII.—GREAT SOLDIERS [262]
Summary to Chapter VII [311]
VIII.—GREAT SAILORS [320]
Summary to Chapter VIII[377]
INDEX[382]
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING
PAGE
Washington [Frontispiece]
Columbus[34]
Jefferson [94]
Jackson[110]
Lincoln[140]
Cleveland[158]
Franklin [174]
Webster[188]
Boone[216]
Grant[286]
Lee[298]
Dewey[372]