TABLE OF CONTENTS
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A Talk with the Young Reader | [9] |
CHAPTER I | |
| Columbus, the Great Sailor | |
Bold Sailors of the Northern Countries—The Northmen—Columbus the Little Boy—Columbus and the Egg—He Crosses the Atlantic, Braves the Sea and Discovers New Land | [15] |
CHAPTER II | |
| Three Great Discoverers | |
John and Sebastian Cabot—Balboa Discovers the Pacific—The Fountain of Youth and Ponce de Leon—The Naming of America | [27] |
CHAPTER III | |
| Three Early Heroes | |
The Story of John Smith and First English Settlement—Miles Standish and the Pilgrims—Roger Williams, the Hero Preacher | [36] |
CHAPTER IV | |
| How the Dutch and Quakers Came to America | |
Captain Hudson and His Ship, the Half Moon—The Trip up the Hudson—Adventures with the Indians—William Penn and the Quakers—How They Settled on the Delaware River | [48] |
CHAPTER V | |
| The Cavalier Colonies of the South | |
The Cavaliers and Lords of England—They Settle in Virginia—The Catholics Come to Maryland—Strange Form of Government in Carolina—Paupers Settle Georgia—An Old Spanish Town in Florida | [59] |
CHAPTER VI | |
| The Red Men, How They Lived and were Treated | |
They Were the First Americans—Their Strange Customs and Manners—How They Followed a Trail—How they Fought—Indian Massacres | [70] |
CHAPTER VII | |
| Royal Governors and Loyal Captains | |
How the Governor was Treated in Connecticut—The Charter Oak—An Exciting Time in Virginia | [81] |
CHAPTER VIII | |
| Old Times in the Colonies | |
When a Tallow Candle Gave the Light—Old-Time Houses—The Story of the Famous Hunter, and How he Escaped from the Indians | [91] |
CHAPTER IX | |
| A Hero of the Colonies | |
Two Boys who Crossed the Mountains—Their Adventures with the Indians—George Washington, the Surveyor—Messenger to the French—An Old-Time Hero | [101] |
CHAPTER X | |
| The French and Indian War | |
The Acadians—Their Home in Nova Scotia—Their Sufferings—The Story of Evangeline—Why the Indians Helped the French—The Story of a Cruel War | [112] |
CHAPTER XI | |
| The Causes of the Revolution | |
How the Trouble Began—The Americans Object to Paying Taxes on Various Articles—The Famous Boston Tea Party—Battle of Lexington—Declaration of Independence | [121] |
CHAPTER XII | |
| Fighting for Freedom | |
Washington the Commander-in-Chief—Bunker Hill—The Wonderful Christmas—The Americans Succeed—They Meet Defeat—"Molly Stark a Widow"—Help from France | [133] |
CHAPTER XIII | |
| Paul Jones, the Naval Hero of the Revolution | |
Old-Time Warships—A Daring Deed—A Great Sea Fight—The British Captain Surrenders | [143] |
CHAPTER XIV | |
| Marion, the Swamp Fox | |
How the War Went in the South—The Patriots Hard to Find—The British Officers Eat Sweet Potatoes—Jack Davis' Adventure—General Greene and his Famous Retreat—Cornwallis Surrenders—The War at an End. | [153] |
CHAPTER XV | |
| The Voyage of our Ship of State | |
How the People Rule—Illustrated by a Story—Our First Trial and Failure—Making a New Form of Government—A Nation of Thirteen States—The President—The Congress—The Judges | [162] |
CHAPTER XVI | |
| The End of a Noble Life | |
Washington the First President—Beloved by Everyone—Benjamin Franklin's Last Hours—The Kind of Money They Used—How the Quarrel was Settled—Washington Dies | [170] |
CHAPTER XVII | |
| The Steamboat and the Cotton Gin | |
The Power of Steam—Is a Boat Like a Duck—Who Thought of the First Steamboat—The Cotton Gin and How it Saves Labor—Where the Cotton Grows | [176] |
CHAPTER XVIII | |
| The English and Americans Fight Again | |
How We Came to Quarrel with England—Protecting the American Sailor—Interesting Land Battles—Adventures at Sea—Peace is Made Again | [184] |
CHAPTER XIX | |
| How the Victims of the Alamo Were Avenged | |
How General Santa Anna Got into Trouble—Massacre of the Alamo—The Famous Samuel Houston—War with Mexico—The City of Mexico—Santa Anna is Defeated and United States is Victorious | [193] |
CHAPTER XX | |
| How Slavery Led to War | |
Black and White Slaves—First Slaves Brought to America in 1619—Why the Slaves were Used in the South—Why the North did not Believe in Slavery—What the word Abolitionist Means—John Brown and Harper's Ferry | [201] |
CHAPTER XXI | |
| How Lincoln Became President | |
The Ruler of the Republic—The President Chosen from the People—Why the People Liked Him—Lincoln's School Days—The North and South Differ—Lincoln, the Great War President | [208] |
CHAPTER XXII | |
| The Great Civil War | |
What Civil War is—Where the War was Fought—Battle of Bull Run—"Stonewall" Jackson—General Ulysses S. Grant and How He Came to Command the Army—His "Unconditional Surrender" Message—Battle of Gettysburg | [215] |
CHAPTER XXIII | |
| War on Sea and Land | |
Fight Between the "Cheesebox" and the Ram—How the Monitor Won the Fight—The Battle "Above the Clouds"—Battle of the Wilderness—Sherman's March to the Sea—Richmond Surrenders and the War Closes | [225] |
CHAPTER XXIV | |
| The Waste of War and the Wealth of Peace | |
What is Seen on the Picture of History—A Reign of Peace in America—The Ocean Cable and the Railroad—Alaska and its Treasures—The Burning of Chicago and other Disasters—Edison and His Work—The Triumphs of Electricity | [234] |
CHAPTER XXV | |
| The Marvels of Invention | |
Professor Morse, the Famous Inventor—His Struggles and His Success—The First Message—Telephone and Other Inventions of Electricity—New Ideas in Machinery and the Comfort they Bring | [242] |
CHAPTER XXVI | |
| How the Century Ended for the United States | |
The Nation's Birthplace—Centennial Exhibition and Columbian World's Fair—Our People's Progress—The Indians—Trouble in Cuba—War with Spain—Santiago and its Fleet—Dewey at Manila | [253] |
CHAPTER XXVII | |
| How a Hunter Became President | |
Assassination of President McKinley—Theodore Roosevelt's Great Ride—His Election by the People—The Panama Canal—Roosevelt Declines Re-election and Goes to Africa. | [266] |