| | PARAGRAPH |
| I. | COLUMBUS | [1] |
| II. | JOHN AND SEBASTIAN CABOT | [21] |
| III. | BALBOA, PONCE DE LEON, and DE SOTO | [28] |
| IV. | SIR WALTER RALEIGH | [32] |
| V. | CAPTAIN JOHN SMITH | [37] |
| VI. | CAPTAIN HENRY HUDSON | [52] |
| VII. | CAPTAIN MYLES STANDISH | [62] |
| VIII. | LORD BALTIMORE | [76] |
| IX. | ROGER WILLIAMS | [82] |
| X. | KING PHILIP | [87] |
| XI. | WILLIAM PENN | [96] |
| XII. | GENERAL JAMES OGLETHORPE | [102] |
| XIII. | BENJAMIN FRANKLIN | [109] |
| XIV. | GEORGE WASHINGTON | [123] |
| XV. | DANIEL BOONE | [146] |
| XVI. | GENERAL JAMES ROBERTSON | [156] |
| XVII. | GOVERNOR JOHN SEVIER | [156] |
| XVIII. | GENERAL GEORGE ROGERS CLARK | [161] |
| XIX. | GENERAL RUFUS PUTNAM | [169] |
| XX. | ELI WHITNEY | [175] |
| XXI. | THOMAS JEFFERSON | [183] |
| XXII. | ROBERT FULTON | [191] |
| XXIII. | GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON | [201] |
| XXIV. | GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON | [206] |
| XXV. | PROFESSOR SAMUEL F. B. MORSE | [220] |
| XXVI. | GENERAL SAM HOUSTON | [229] |
| XXVII. | CAPTAIN ROBERT GRAY | [233] |
| XXVIII. | CAPTAIN J. A. SUTTER | [236] |
| XXIX. | ABRAHAM LINCOLN | [243] |
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| [A SHORT LIST OF BOOKS] |
| [INDEX] |