Good stories for great birthdays / arranged for story-telling and reading aloud and for the children's own reading

by Frances Jenkins Olcott

Brazil (Don Pedro)
The Brazils Magnificent, p. [111]
The Empire of the Southern Cross, p. [112]
Making the Little Emperor, p. [113]
The Patriot Emperor, p. [115]
The United States of Brazil, p. [120]

SUBJECT INDEX

[A], [B], [C], [D], [E], [F], [G], [H], [I], [J], [K], [L], [M], [N], [O], [P], [Q], [R], [S], [T], [U], [V], [W], [Y].

Adams, Abigail, marries John Adams, [75];
sees Battle of Bunker Hill, [86];
teaches John Quincy, Patriotism, [87].
Adams, Charles Francis, [77].
Adams, Charles Francis, 2d, [77].
Adams, Henry, [77].
Adams, John, some important dates in his life, [74];
Son of Liberty, [75];
signs Declaration, [75], [76];
exults because of Boston Tea Party, [78];
attends First Continental Congress, [81];
nominates Washington to be Commander-in-Chief, [83];
his design for the Stars and Stripes, [88];
his grandson sails with Miranda, [90], [335];
his Fourth of July Toast, [92];
dies on anniversary of signing of Declaration, [92].
Adams, John Quincy, son of John Adams, [77];
boyhood, [85];
watches Battle of Bunker Hill, [85], [86];
his mother’s post-boy, [87];
becomes Sixth President of the United States, [88].
Adams, Samuel, John Adams’s cousin, [76];
aids blockaded Boston, [78];
at First Continental Congress, [81];
at Lexington, [82];
at the Second Continental Congress, [83].
Alamo, The, [291], [295].
Alfred, The, Paul Jones’s ship, [360], [363].
Amazon River, [66], [67], [69].
“America for the Americans” motto of the Monroe Doctrine, p. [270].
American Indians, named by Columbus, [13];
cruel treatment of, in North America, [41], [132];
in Spanish America, [26], [328], [330].
Andes, description of, [245], [252], [386];
crossed by San Martin, [251];
crossed by Bolivar, [385];
El Cristo of the Andes, [406].
Angostura, City of, renamed after Bolivar, [384].
Angostura, Constitution of, composed by Bolivar, [384].
Apostle of Soul Liberty, soubriquet of Roger Williams, [348].
Apure River, Bolivar at the Apure, [380];
Paez, the Lion of the Apure, [383].
Arbitration and Peace, Penn’s plan, [33];
Penn keeps peace with the Indians, [30], [38], [41];
settlement of boundary line between Argentina and Chile, [407];
object lesson for the World, [403], [409].
Argentina, geographical description, [240];
natural products, [241];
struggle for Liberty, [239], [241];
National Birthday, [243];
National Colours, [242];
Declaration of Independence, [243];
National Flag, [251];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
Chilean boundary line settled by Arbitration, [407].
See also, Buenos Aires; San Martin.
Artigas, Liberator of Uruguay, [405].
Asia, Western Passage, see Western Passage to Asia.
Atlantic Ocean, called the Sea of Darkness, [4];
legends of horrors in its waters, [4];
legend of Maeldune, [5];
Fortunate Isles, [6];
Land of Youth, [7];
ocean first crossed by Columbus, [12], [13].
Azores, limit of known world in Columbus’s day, [5], [9].
Ball, Molly, see Washington, Mary.
Baltimore, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Banners, Connecticut’s banner at Bunker Hill, [147];
banner made by Moravian Nuns, [418], [424].
See also Flags.
Barré, Colonel, defender of America, [104].
Bear Hunter’s Dinner, at the White House, [56].
Beltran, Friar Luis, engineer of the Army of the Andes, [248], [250], [252].
Bethlehem (Pa.), Lafayette cared for by Moravian Nuns, [417].
Bible, see Holy Bible.
Big Stick, The, Roosevelt’s policy, [54].
Billington, John, lost from Plymouth Colony, [133].
Bobadilla, throws Columbus
into chains, [19];
is drowned in storm, [22].
Bolivar, Simon, some important dates in his life, [372];
his full name, [372], [374];
pronunciation of his name, [372];
boyhood, [373];
takes oath in Rome to free Venezuela, [376];
brings Miranda from London, [342];
gives up Miranda to Monteverde, [345];
becomes Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, [377];
is seen by young Englishmen, [380];
composes Constitution of Angostura, [384];
crosses Andes, and liberates New Granada, [388];
forms Great Colombia, [388];
plans to liberate Peru, [388];
interview with San Martin and its results, [273], [274], [277];
receives relics of Washington, [421];
dies in exile, [390];
tributes to him, [391], [392];
is called the Napoleon of the South American Revolution, [392];
unveiling of his statue in Central Park, New York City, [121].
Bolivar, City of, [384].
Bolivia, liberated, [390];
declares its Independence, [390];
named after Bolivar, [390].
Bonaparte, Napoleon, see Napoleon.
Boston, Boston Tea Party, [77];
Port Bill, [78];
relief of Boston by sister Colonies, [78];
besieged by New England Army, [82], [148], [213];
Washington and the little Boston girl, [200];
the City welcomes Lafayette, [424].
Boves, General, Venezuela devastated by, [377].
Boyaca, Battle of, [388].
Braddock’s Defeat, Washington covers retreat of Braddock’s army, [194], [428].
Bradford, William, some important dates in his life, [124];
boyhood, [125];
influence of Bible on, [125];
becomes a Separatist, [126];
flees into Holland, [126];
in Plymouth Colony, [127];
the Rattlesnake Challenge, [136];
his death, and tribute to him by Cotton Mather, [127].
Braintree (Quincy, Mass.), [75], [86], [91].
Brandan, St., legend of, [6].
Brazil, Kingdom, [110], [112];
Declaration of Independence, [113];
Empire, [112], [113], [115], [116];
Republic, [119];
United States of Brazil, to-day, [120];
native products, [121];
Roosevelt and the River of Doubt, [66], [69];
Statue of Liberty presented by the People of the United States to Brazil, [121].
Brewster, William, Pastor of Plymouth Colony, [126].
Brother Jonathan, soubriquet of Governor Jonathan Trumbull, [210].
Brotherly Love, City of, soubriquet of Philadelphia, [36].
Buenos Aires, Paris of America, [241];
Argentina’s first Colonial Assembly, [243];
celebrates victory of Chacabuco, [254];
San Martin exiles himself from, [276];
visit of Roosevelt, [66].
Bunker Hill Battle, watched by John Quincy Adams, [86];
Putnam at, [147].
Burke, Edmund, defender of America, [104].
Burroughs, John, with Roosevelt in the Yellowstone, [53].
Cambridge (Mass.), Washington at, [147].
Camden, Earl of, defender of America, [104].
Camden, Battle of, de Kalb rescued by Cornwallis, [415].
Canada, aids blockaded Boston, [80].
Canonicus, Chief, sends Rattlesnake Challenge, [137];
succours Roger Williams, [352].
Cape Cod Bay, the Mayflower anchors in, [129].
Caracas, Miranda born in, [331];
destroyed by earthquake, [343];
Bolivar born in, [373];
Bolivar interred in, [390].
Caribbean Sea, explored by Columbus, [17], [23].
Carreras Brothers, at Rancagua, [398].
Carver, John, leaves Holland for the New World, [126].
Casas, see Las Casas.
Cathay, Columbus’s search for, [9], [10], [13], [15], [16], [24].
Chacabuco, victory of, [253], [254].
Chagres River, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Charlestown (Mass.), burned by the British, [86].
Chatham, Earl of, see Pitt, William.
Chatham (N.Y.), named for William Pitt, [94].
Chester (Pa.), Lafayette at the bridge of, [417].
Chile, San Martin’s Army
crosses the Andes, [251];
battles of Chacabuco and Maipu, [253];
honours San Martin, [254];
National Flag, [255], [397];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
reconstruction under O’Higgins, [401];
threatened by Holy Alliance, [403];
welcomes Monroe Doctrine, [403];
Independence Day, [404];
native products, [404];
Argentine boundary line settled, [407];
the Republic to-day, [403].
Christ Jesus, Columbus’s devotion to, [9], [10];
quoted by Penn, [32];
as Prince of Peace, [34], [406];
Lincoln’s testimony to the Saviour, [184];
Washington’s testimony to His precepts, [232];
The Holy Alliance fails to carry out His precepts, [269].
Christopher, St., legend of, [9].
Cincinnati, Society of, founded, [208];
members welcome Lafayette, [423].
Cincinnatus of the West, soubriquet of Washington, [206].
Cincinnatus the Roman, story of, [207].
Cipango (Japan), Columbus searches for, [16].
City of Bolivar, Angostura renamed, [384].
City of Brotherly Love, soubriquet of Philadelphia, [36], [81].
City of the Kings, soubriquet of Lima, Peru, [244].
Cochrane, Lord Thomas, admiral of Chilean Navy, [255], [256].
Colombia, Republic of, established, [390].
See also Great Colombia.
Colon, City of, named for Columbus, [25].
Columbus, Christopher, some important dates in his life, [2];
boyhood, [3];
theories about shape of earth, [8];
search for Kublai Khan, [10], [13], [21], [24];
the mutiny, [2], [12];
discovers West Indies, [12];
discovers corn and tobacco, [12];
names Indians, [13];
returns to Spain, [13];
honours conferred on him by sovereigns of Spain, [15];
discovers Trinidad, [16];
discovers South America, [17];
discovers Gulf of Pearls, [18];
is deposed from Governorship, [19], [20];
starts on Fourth Voyage, [21];
wrecked off Jamaica, [24];
dream of Panama, [24];
sails up the Chagres River, [25];
dies in Spain, [26].
Columbus, Diego, at La Rabida, [12].
Columbus, Ferdinand, page to Queen Isabella, [21];
sails with his father, [22];
encourages the sailors, [22];
returns to Spain, [24], [26].
Connecticut, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
banner at Bunker Hill, [147];
supplies Washington with powder, [209];
independent Constitution, [209].
Connecticut River, meaning of name, [209].
Constitution of the United States, verses by Francis Hopkinson, [153];
defended by Hamilton, [158];
the foundations of, [98], [442];
necessity for
expounding, [444];
expounded by John Marshall, [444];
tribute from Gladstone, [442];
from Bolivar, Webster, and Lincoln, [448], [449].
See also Federal Convention; Hamilton; Representative Government.
Constitutions of Other Countries, Brazil, [120];
Venezuela, [384];
Chile, [404];
England, [99], [269], [442].
Constitutions, definitions of, [442].
Continental Congress, First, meeting of, [80];
Petitions of, [81].
Continental Congress, Second, appoints George Washington Commander-in-Chief, [83], [84], [85].
Conway Cabal, [418].
Corn, Indian, discovery of, [12].
Cornhill, Pilgrims find corn at, [135].
Cornwallis, General, rescues de Kalb, [415].
Cotton-Bales, at New Orleans, [299].
Council Elm, of William Penn, [38].
Cradle of American Liberty, Faneuil Hall, [104].
Creek Indian War, Massacre at Fort Mims, [289].
Cresap, Colonel, nicknamed Big Spoon, [192].
Cristobal, City of, named after Columbus, [25].
Crockett, Davy, joins Andrew Jackson, [290].
Cuba, Liberation of, [59], [61].
Custis, George Washington Parke, [200], [203].
Custis, Jack, [198].
Custis, Nellie, [200].
Custis, Patsy, [198].
Deane, Silas, attends First Continental Congress, [80].
De Kalb, Baron, accompanies Lafayette to America, [414];
chosen by Lafayette to be lieutenant, [419];
mortally wounded at Camden, [415].
De Las Casas, see Las Casas.
De Miranda, see Miranda.
Declaration of Independence of the United States, in the spirit of Magna Carta, [98];
framed by Jefferson, [308];
clause on slavery stricken out, [311];
Fiftieth anniversary of signing, [91], [304], [313].
See also Fourth of July; Jefferson; Liberty Bell.
Declarations of Independence of Other Countries, Argentina, [243];
Bolivia, [390];
Brazil, [113];
Chile, [404];
Haiti, [405];
Peru, [265];
Venezuela, [342].
Delaware, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
sends delegates to First Continental Congress, [80].
Earth, old theories about its shape, [7].
Earthly Paradise, Columbus’s search for, [5], [15], [21].
Ecuador, Guayaquil now a part of, [271];
formation of Republic, [390].
Edward VII of England, decides Argentine-Chilean boundary line, [407].
El Cristo of the Andes, [406].
Elder Pitt, soubriquet of William Pitt, [94].
Elkhorn Ranch, Roosevelt at, [48].
Empire of the Southern Cross, see Brazil.
English Constitution, see Constitutions of Other Countries.
Established Church of England, [125], [330], [350].
Ever Faithful Isle, soubriquet of Cuba, [59].
Fairfax, Lord, Washington surveys his estate, [191], [193].
Faneuil Hall, cradle of American Liberty, [104].
Farewell Address, Washington consults Madison and Hamilton, [158].
Father of his Country, soubriquet of Washington, [189].
Father Thaddeus, soubriquet of Kosciuszko, [225].
Federal Constitution, see Constitution of the United States.
Federal Convention, Washington presides at, [171];
Franklin and the rising sun, [171];
wisdom of its members, [442].
See also Constitution of the United States.
Federal Union, see Union, The.
First American, soubriquet of Roger Williams, [347].
First Soldier, First Citizen, soubriquet of Bernardo O’Higgins, [404].
Flags of the United States, Pine Tree, [358], [360];
adoption
of Stars and Stripes, [361];
design for Stars on Flag, [88];
first foreign salute to, [362].
See also Banners.
Flags of Other Republics, Argentina, [251];
Chile, [255], [397];
Cuba, [60];
Peru, [265];
Venezuela, [339], [342].
Flaming Son of Liberty, soubriquet of Miranda, [331], [346].
Fort McHenry, visited by Lafayette, [423].
Fort Mims, massacre at, [289], [291], [293], [295].
Fortunate Isles, legend, [6].
Fourth of July, celebration recommended by John Adams, [74];
fiftieth anniversary of, [91], [304], [313];
Jackson reads it aloud, [282].
See also Declaration of Independence; Independence Days; Liberty Bell.
Fox, Charles James, defender of America, [104].
Fox, George, advice to Penn about his sword, [32].
Francia, Tyrant-liberator of Paraguay, [405].
Franklin, Benjamin, some important dates in his life, [164];
the whistle, [165];
his boyhood, [166], [167];
anecdote of the rolls, [168];
standing before Kings, [169];
draws lightning from the clouds, [170];
at the Federal Convention, [171];
recommends Steuben, [221];
aids Paul Jones, [364];

bequeaths walking-stick to Washington, [172].
Fraunces Tavern, Washington’s farewell to his officers at, [230].
Fredericksburg, Washington visits his mother at, [195].
Friends (Quakers), William Penn becomes a Friend, [32];
William Penn and George Fox, [32];
Isaac Potts, [212];
Nathanael Greene, [214];
John Greenleaf Whittier, [312].
See also New Jersey.
Galleons, see Spanish Galleons.
Garcia, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Garrison, William Lloyd, Abolitionist, [312].
Gates, General, his conspiracy against Washington, [418].
Gauchos, Argentine cowboys or plainsmen, [241], [242].
Genoa, birthplace of Columbus, [3].
George III, King of England, Petitioned by First Continental Congress, [81].
George Washington of Spanish America, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [254].
Gettysburg Address, text of, [186].
God, Prayers to Him for our Country, Washington’s Prayer at Valley Forge, [213];
in his “Legacy,” [232];
in his letter to Putnam, [151];
poem by D. C. Roberts, [450].
God Makes a Path, poem by Roger Williams, [348].
Gomez, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Gospel, The, Columbus’s desire to preach it, [9], [10].
Grand Khan of Tartary, see Kublai Khan.
Grand Old Admiral, soubriquet of Columbus, [20], [26].
Great Colombia, formed, [272], [388];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
dissolved, [390].
Great Commoner, soubriquet of William Pitt, [94].
Great Drought, in Plymouth Colony, [138].
Great Emancipator, soubriquet of Lincoln, [173].
Greene, Nathaniel, at the Siege of Boston, [213];
recommends Hamilton to Washington, [157];
presents Moll Pitcher to Washington, [219];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
tribute to him, [215].
Guayaquil (now a Part of Ecuador), liberation of, [271];
San Martin and Bolivar meet at, [273].
Gulf of Pearls, discovered by Columbus, [18].
Haiti, liberation of, [405].
Hamilton, Alexander, some important dates in his life, [154];
boyhood, [155];
meets Washington, [157];
becomes Washington’s private secretary, [157];
defends the Constitution, [158];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
becomes Secretary of the Treasury, [160];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
tribute to him, by Daniel Webster, [154].
Hancock, John, at Lexington, [82];
presides over Second Continental Congress, [82].
Hannibal of the Andes, soubriquet of San Martin, [254].
Harding, Warren G., at the unveiling of statue of Bolivar, [121].
Havana Harbour, battleship, Maine destroyed in, [62].
Hays, Molly, see Pitcher Molly.
Hearts of Oak, Hamilton’s company, [157].
Henry, Patrick, some important dates in his life, [316];
meets Jefferson, [307];
elected to House of Burgesses, [307];
speaks against Stamp Act, [317];
“Give me Liberty, or give me Death!” [321];
influence on John Marshall, [432];
delegate to First Continental Congress, [80], [320], [322].
Hidalgo, Liberator of Mexico, [405].
Holy Alliance, formation, [268];
plan to invade America, [269];
cause of declaring Monroe Doctrine, [270];
Chile threatened by, [403].
Holy Bible, influence on William Bradford, [125];
Lincoln’s mother reads it to her children, [176];
influence on Lincoln, [184];
Lincoln reads it to White House servants, [184];
Lincoln’s tribute to, [184];
text from, used by Lincoln, [184];
text from, on Liberty Bell, [310].
Hopkins, Oceanus, Pilgrim child, born at sea, [132].
House Divided against itself, text from Bible used by Lincoln, [184].
Houston, Sam, serves under Jackson, [295].
Iceland, known as Thule, [8].
Independence, Growth of Idea, [98], [99], [100], [308], [316], [429].
See also Declaration of Independence; Liberty; Magna Carta; Representative Government.
Independence Days, in Argentina, [243];
Chile, [404].
See also Declaration of Independence; Fourth of July.
Indians, see American Indians.
Isabella, Princess of Brazil, frees Brazilian slaves, [118].
Isabella, Queen of Spain, aids Columbus, [11], [12];
honours him on return from Indies, [14];
permits him to be deposed, [19];
is grieved at his ill-treatment, [20].
Jackson, Andrew, some important dates in his life, [280];
boyhood, [281];
reads the Declaration, [282];
fights in War for Independence, [283];
tribute to his mother, [286];
emigrates to Tennessee, [286];
why called Old Hickory, [298];
meets Chief Weatherford, [293];
his regard for Sam Houston, [296], [297];
story of the cotton-bales, [299];
kind treatment of enemy at Battle of New Orleans, [301];
his toast on Jefferson’s birthday, [279];
tribute to him, by Roosevelt, [280].
Jackson, Mrs. Elizabeth, nurses the wounded soldiers, [283];
rescues her sons from prison, [284];
dies while rescuing other Patriots, [285].
Jackson, Hugh, Andrew’s brother, a Patriot, [283].
Jackson, Robert, helps nurse soldiers, [283];
captured by the British, [284];
dies after release from prison, [285].
Jamaica, Island of, Columbus stranded on, [24].
Japan (Cipango), Columbus’s search for, [16].
Jay, John, attends First Continental Congress, [81].
Jefferson, Peter, strength and force of character, [306].
Jefferson, Thomas, some important dates in his life, [304];
boyhood, [305];
meets Patrick Henry, [307];
delegate to Continental Congress, [308];
frames Declaration of Independence, [308];
ardent Abolitionist, [310];
God’s judgment on Slavery, [312];
dies on Fiftieth Anniversary of signing of Declaration, [304], [313];
tribute to him, by Lincoln, [303].
Jesus Christ, see Christ Jesus.
Jones, John Paul, some important dates in his life, [358];
boyhood, [359];
hoists flag on the Alfred, [360];
appointed Commander, [361];
first foreign salute offered to Stars and Stripes, [362];
commands the Poor Richard, [364];
appearance and character, [367];
his famous sayings, [369].
Knox, General, bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [231].
Kosciuszko, Thaddeus, meets Washington, [223];
romance of, [224], [227];
fortifies West Point, [225];
leaves American property to free slaves, [311];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
incident of Polish soldiers, [226].
Kublai Khan, Columbus’s search for, [9], [10], [13], [21], [24].
La Banda Oriental, see Uruguay.
La Plata, see Argentina.
La Rabida, Columbus at, [12].
Lafayette, Marquis de, some important dates in his life, [412];
arrival in America, [411], [412], [413], [414];
befriended by Washington, [414];
gifts to suffering America, [420];
wounded at Brandywine, [416];
loyal to Washington, [418];
his toast to Washington, [419];
gifts to Washington, [201];
member of the Cincinnati, [208];
revisits America, [422];
is honoured by Congress, [420];
transmits relics of Washington, to Bolivar, [421].
Land of Youth, legend of the Atlantic, [6].
Las Casas, Bartolome de, succours the Indians, [26].
Latin American Republics, their number, [405];
their Colonial nationality, [405].
See also Bolivar; Miranda; O’Higgins; Pedro; San Martin.
Le Bon Homme Richard, Paul Jones’s ship, [364].
Leander, The, Miranda’s ship, [335];
John Adams’s grandson sails in, 90 [335];
cruise to the Spanish Maine, [336];
fate of, [339].
Lee, Henry, protégé of Washington, [216];
at Mount Vernon, [217];
delivers Washington’s official funeral oration, [217].
Leif, discovery of Vinland, [8].
Lexington, Battle of, Paul Revere warns the town, [81];
news of, arouses Putnam, [146];
arouses Marshall, [433].
Liberators, see Bolivar; Cuba; Miranda; O’Higgins; San Martin.
Liberty, William Penn’s ideas on, [35], [36];
liberty of conscience, [32], [35], [125], [209], [350].
See also Independence, Growth of Idea.
Liberty Bell, announces signing of Declaration of Independence, [309].
Liberty Pole, in New York, [104].
Liberty Tree, in Boston, [104].
Light Horse Harry, soubriquet of Henry Lee, [216].
Lima, Colonial power of, [244], [257];
siege and fall of, [257];
celebrates its first Independence Day, [265].
Limon Bay, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Lincoln, Abraham, some important dates in his life, [174];
poem to, by Bryant, [174];
boyhood, [175], [176];
at New Orleans, [177];
his honesty, [177];
story of the little birds, [178];
rescues a pig, [179];
opens the kittens’ eyes, [180];
his kindness to children, [181];
influence of the Bible on Lincoln, [177], [183];
thanks Coloured Delegation for gift of Bible, [184];
Order against Sunday-work in the Army and Navy, [185];
Gettysburg Address, [186];
tribute to Washington, [190];
God’s judgment on slavery, [310].
Lincoln, Nancy Hanks, makes a home in the wilderness, [175];
teaches her children, [176];
reads them the Bible, [176];
her influence on Lincoln, [177].
Lion of the Apure, soubriquet of General Paez, [382].
Little Friend in Front Street, soubriquet of Haym Salomon, [228].
Llaneros, Venezuelan cowboys or plainsmen, [382].
Maceo, General, Cuban Patriot, [60].
Madison, James, consulted by Washington, [158];
tribute to Haym Salomon, [228];
in the Virginia Convention, [446].
Maeldune, legend of, [5].
Magna Carta, a foundation of English Liberty, [97], [98], [442].
Maine, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Maine, Battleship, destruction of, [62].
Maipu, victory of, [253].
Maize (Indian Corn), discovery of, [12].
Marblehead, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Marco Polo, see Polo, Marco.
Margarita, Island of, discovered by Columbus, [18].
Marshall, John, some important dates in his life, [426];
boyhood,
[427];
brought up an American, [425], [431];
lieutenant in the War for Independence, [433], [434], [437];
at Valley Forge, [435];
nicknamed Silver Heels, [436];
saddlebags story, [439];
cherry story, [440];
public career, [441];
appointed Chief Justice, [444];
expounder of the Constitution, [444], [445];
his tribute to his mother, [438];
to his father, [439];
reverence for him in Virginia, [446];
expresses himself on solidarity of the Union, [425];
on the integrity of the Judiciary, [446];
his religious faith, [438], [448];
tributes to him, [426], [447].
Martin, George, alias of Francisco de Miranda, [89], [336].
Maryland, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Massachusetts Bay Colony, settled by Puritans, [350];
sends delegates to First Continental Congress, [81].
See also Adams; Boston; Williams.
Massasoit, King, helps Pilgrims find lost boy, [133];
aids Roger Williams, [352].
Mayflower, Ship, leaves England, [128];
anchors in Cape Cod Bay, [129];
anchors in Plymouth Harbour, [131].
Mayflower Compact, signed, [127].
McKean, Thomas, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
McKinley, William, on the Cuban situation, [61];
reluctant to go to war, [62];
forced into war by destruction of the Maine, [62].
Medora, Roosevelt at, [48].
Mendoza, at the foot of the Andes, [244];
patriotism of citizens, [246], [250], [251];
honour San Martin, [247];
called “the Nest of the Argentine Eagle,” [247].
Mexico, War of Liberation, [405];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267].
Miranda, Francisco de, some important dates in his life, [326];
boyhood, [331];
propaganda for South American Independence, [332];
fights for the United States, [332];
fights for French Freedom, [333];
founds secret society, [334], [376], [396];
in New York, [89], [334], [335];
cruises in the Leander, [335];
vain attempt to free South America, [339], [341];
returns to Venezuela, [342], [376];
signs Venezuelan Declaration of Independence, [342];
made Commander-in-Chief of Venezuelan forces, [342];
betrayed to Monteverde, [345];
captivity and death, [346];
tribute to him, by the Venezuelan Government, [325];
tribute by William Spence Robertson, [326].
Misiones, San Martin born in, [237].
Missouri Compromise, Jefferson’s opinion on, [312].
Monmouth, Battle of, Moll Pitcher, [218];
Steuben’s tactics win, [223];
Washington at, [223].
Monroe, James, recognizes Independence of Spanish America, [267];
promulgates the Monroe Doctrine, [270].
Monroe Doctrine, announced, [270];
welcomed by Chile, [403].
Monteverde, General, his campaign in Venezuela, [343], [344], [377];
imprisons Miranda, [345];
gives passport to Bolivar, [345].
Monticello, the country estate of Jefferson, [304].
Montreal, aids blockaded Boston, [80].
Moravian Nuns, nurse Lafayette, [417];
present banner to Pulaski, [418], [424].
Morris, Robert, Financier of the War for Independence, [159];
recommends Hamilton for Secretary of Treasury, [160];
procures money through Haym Salomon, [228].
Mount Vernon, children of, [197], [198], [201];
stables and horses of, [201], [204];
guests at, [205], [216], [322].
Muir, John, with Roosevelt in the Yosemite, [55].
Mystery Ship, see Leander, The.
Napoleon, effect of his wars on South America, [112], [239], [268], [341].
Napoleon of the South American Revolution, soubriquet of Simon Bolivar, [392].
Nashville, Jackson emigrates to, [287], [289].
Nelson, Washington’s famous charger, [201], [204].
Nest of the Argentine Eagle, soubriquet of the city of Mendoza, [247].
Nevis, Island of, birthplace of Hamilton, [155].
New England Army, besieges Boston, [82];
adopted by Congress, [83], [84].
New Granada, liberated by Bolivar, [388];
absorbed into Great Colombia, [388];
modern Republic of Colombia, [390].
New Hampshire, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
New Jersey, refuge of persecuted Friends, [35];
aids blockaded Boston, [79].
New Orleans, Lincoln attends slave-market at, [177];
story of the cotton-bales, [299];
its citizens nurse wounded enemies, [301];
Jackson’s tribute to his mother, [286].
New York, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
Hamilton in, [156];
Washington in, [230];
Miranda in, [89], [334], [335];
Haym Salomon in, [229];
Paez in, [382];
Lafayette in, [422];
opposition to ratification in, [159].
See also Steuben.
North Carolina, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
O’Higgins, Ambrose, boyhood, [395];
made Spanish Viceroy of Lima, [396].
O’Higgins, Bernardo, some important dates in his life, [394];
boyhood, [396];
joins the Patriots, [397];
heroic action at Rancagua, [398];
escapes to Argentina, [400];

crosses the Andes with San Martin, [251], [253];
is made Supreme Dictator of Chile, [255], [400];
equips navy to liberate Peru, [255];
his work of civic reconstruction, [401];
exiled from Chile, [402];
welcomed by Peru, [402];
recalled to Chile, [403];
dies in Peru, [403];
National Hero of Chile, [404].
Old Hickory, soubriquet of Andrew Jackson, [297].
Old Put, soubriquet of Israel Putnam, [142].
Onas, soubriquet of William Penn, [37], [41].
Orinoco River, description of, [378], [384].
Oyster Bay, home-town of Roosevelt, [50], [53].
Paez, General, his strength and courage, [382];
seizes gunboats on the Apure, [383];
revolts against Bolivar, [389];
President of Venezuela, [390];
in exile, [382].
Pampas, Argentine prairie or plain, [240], [241].
Panama, discovered by Columbus, [25].
Paraguay, Tyrant-liberator of, [405].
Paris of America, soubriquet of Buenos Aires, [241].
Paul, John, see Jones, John Paul.
Peace, see Arbitration and Peace.
Pearl Islands, discovered by Columbus, [21], [26].
Pearl of the Antilles, soubriquet of Cuba, [60].
Pearls, found by Columbus, [17], [19], [21], [26].
Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil, declares Independence of Brazil, [113];
abdicates, [113].
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, some important dates in his life, [110];
boy-emperor, [113], [115];
patriot, [116];
opposes slavery, [117];
abdicates, [119];
poem to him by Whittier, [110].
See also Brazil.
Pendleton, Edmund, attends First Continental Congress, [80];
at Mount Vernon, [322].
Penn, William, some important dates in his life, [30];
vision in boyhood, [31];
becomes a Friend, [32];
story of sword, [32];
persecution of, [33];
his principles of Peace, [30], [33];
in America, [36];
friendly and just treatment of Indians, [38], [41];
Indians’ sorrow at his death, [42].
Pennsylvania, how named, [35];
charter granted William Penn, [35].
See also Philadelphia.
Pensacola, Miranda helps to attack, [332].
Perez, Friar Juan, aids Columbus, [12].
Peru, under Spanish rule, [244], [257];
patriotic reception of San Martin, [256];
declares its Independence, [265];
National Flag, [265];
Independence recognized by the United States, [267];
gratitude to San Martin, [275];
Bolivar’s plans for liberation of, [273], [388];
its early Patriot, Tupac Amaru, [405];
gratitude to O’Higgins, [402].
See also Lima; Pizarro.
Philadelphia, naming of, [37];
William Penn’s first visit to, [37];
meeting place of Continental Congress, [80];
Independence
of the United States declared in, [309].
Pilgrim Fathers, leave Leyden, [123], [124], [126];
land in America, [129];
attacked by Nauset Indians, [130];
hunt for lost boy, [134];
pray for rain, [138];
friendly to Roger Williams, [352].
See also Separatists.
Pitcher, Moll, at Monmouth, [218];
rewarded by Washington, [219].
Pitt, Thomas, why called “Diamond Pitt,” [95];
transmits his strong will to William Pitt, [96].
Pitt, William, some important dates in his life, [94];
boyhood, [96];
defender of America, [93], [101];
supports Francisco de Miranda, [89], [333];
his dramatic last appearance, [105];
tributes to, [94].
Pittsburgh, (Pa.), named for William Pitt, [94].
Pittsfield, Mass., named for William Pitt, [94].
Pizarro, founder of Lima, [244].
Plymouth, Mass., settled, [131];
Canonicus sends Rattlesnake Challenge to, [136];
saved by Roger Williams, [354].
See also, Pilgrim Fathers.
Polo, Marco, his travels read by Columbus, [10].
Poor Richard, The (Le Bon Homme Richard), Paul Jones’s ship, [364], [365].
Poor Richard’s Almanack, published by Franklin, [169];
Paul Jones, names ship after, [364].
Portia, pen-name of Abigail Adams, [76].
Potts, Isaac, overhears Washington praying at Valley Forge, [212].
Prince of Peace, Penn in his Peace Plan, refers to Christ as, [34];
pledge of Argentina and Chile to, [406].
Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land, Bible text on Liberty Bell, [310].
Protector of Peru, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [266].
Providence, founded by Roger Williams, [352];
under peaceful rule of Roger Williams, [355].
Puerto Cabello, imprisonment of Americans in, [340];
fall of, [344];
Miranda imprisoned in, [345].
Pulaski, Count, visits Lafayette, [417];
receives banner from Moravian Nuns, [418];
banner in Lafayette’s procession, [424].
Puritans, meaning of name, [350];
Puritans in Boston, [350].
Putnam, Israel, some important dates in his life, [142];
boyhood, [143];
fight with the wolf, [144];
at Bunker Hill, [147];
makes Washington laugh, [148];
praise from Washington, [150];
tribute from Washington Irving, [142].
Quakers, see Friends.
Quebec, aids blockaded Boston, [80];
Petitions of First Continental Congress, [81].
Quincy, Mass., see Braintree.
Rancagua, battle of, [398].
Ranger, The, Paul Jones’s ship, [362].
Raritan, Hamilton at, the passage of, [157].
Read, George, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
Representative Government, Lincoln on, [187];
in early Virginia, [308].
See also Constitution of the United States; Independence, Growth of Idea.
Republics, see names of Republics.
Revere, Paul, ride to Philadelphia, [77];
ride to Lexington, [81].
Rhode Island, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
sends troops to Bunker Hill and Siege of Boston, [214].
See also Williams.
Rio de Janeiro, Pedro II crowned in, [113];
visited by Roosevelt, [66];
statue, gift of American people, placed in, [122].
Rio de la Plata, River of Silver, [242], [243].
Rio Teodoro, River of Doubt, named after Roosevelt, [69].
River of Doubt, explored by Roosevelt, [65].
River of Silver, Rio de la Plata, [242], [243].
Rivers, see names of rivers.
Robertson, William Spence, characterization of San Martin, [236];
of Miranda, [326];
of Bolivar, [391], [392];
decorated with Order of Liberators of Venezuela, [392].
Robinson, Pastor John, in Leyden, [126].
Rockingham, Lord, defender of America, [103].
Rodney, Cæsar, delegate to
First Continental Congress, [80].
Rodriquez, Simon, Bolivar’s tutor, [374];
arouses his patriotism, [376].
Roman Catholic Church, in Spanish America, [330].
See also Beltran; Las Casas; Perez.
Roosevelt, Kermit, at Sagamore Hill, [53];
hunts in Africa, [57];
explores the River of Doubt, [66].
Roosevelt, Theodore, some important dates in his life, [44];
boyhood, [45];
love of Nature, [46], [51];
busting broncos, [47];
ranching, [47];
square deal, [43], [44];
with John Burroughs in the Yellowstone, [53];
Big Stick, [54];
with John Muir in the Yosemite, [55];
Bear Hunters’ dinner, [56];
hunting in Africa, [57];
Rough Riders, [59], [61];
at San Juan Hill, [64];
at Montauk Point, [65];
explores the River of Doubt, [65];
tribute to him, [69].
St. Brandan, legend of, [6].
St. Christopher, legend of, [9].
Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s Long Island home, [50], [52].
Sage of Monticello, soubriquet of Thomas Jefferson, [304].
Salomon, Haym, finances the War for Independence, [228];
tribute to, by James Madison [228].
Samoset, welcomes the Pilgrims, [131].
San Juan Hill, Rough Riders at, [64].
San Lorenzo, victory of, [242].
San Martin, Jose de, some important dates in his life, [236];
boyhood, [237];
serves as officer in Spain, [238];
returns to Argentina, [240];
wins battle of San Lorenzo, [242];
made Governor of Cuyo, [244];
his noble character, [247];
mobilizes Army to cross the Andes, [243], [248], [250];
crosses the Andes, [249];
refuses honours, [254];
proclamation to Peruvians, [256];
takes Lima, [257];
his modesty, [261];
his kindness, [262];
his love of children, [263];
his graciousness, [263];
his gentleness, [264];
becomes Protector of Peru, [266];
interview with Bolivar, [272];
lays down his command, [275];
his wife, [246], [247], [275];
goes into voluntary exile, [276];
his self-abnegation, [277];
his death, [276];
interment at Buenos Aires, [278];
tributes to him by Lord Bryce, Joseph Conrad, William Spence Robertson, and Bartolome Mitre, [235], [236].
See also Argentina; Bolivar; O’Higgins.
San Mateo, country estate of Bolivar, [374], [375].
Santiago, Chile, taken by the Spaniards, [398], [399].
Santo Domingo, ruled by Columbus, [18], [19].
Sea of Darkness, see Atlantic Ocean.
Separatists, not Puritans, [350].
See also Bradford; Pilgrim Fathers.
Sequoias, visited by Roosevelt John Muir, [55].
Shackamaxon, Place of Kings, [38].
Shadwell Farm, property of Thomas Jefferson, [305].
Shenandoah River, meaning of name, [192];
Washington surveys in its valley, [192].
Sherman, Roger, delegate to First Continental Congress, [80].
Shirra, Rev. Mr., prays God to save Leith from Paul Jones, [366];
strong wind blows Jones’s ship away, [367].
Silver Heels, soubriquet of John Marshall, [436].
Slate Rock, Indians greet Roger Williams from, [353].
Slavery in Brazil, emancipation of slaves, [117], [118].
Slavery in Spanish America, Indian slaves, [26], [329], [330];
slaves defended by Bartolome de Las Casas, [26];
patriot slaves freed by San Martin, [242], [257].
Slavery in the United States, Lincoln at the slave-market, [177];
slave clause stricken from Declaration of Independence, [311];
Abolitionists, [312];
God’s judgment on slavery, pronounced by Lincoln, [310];
by Jefferson, [312].
Smith, William Steuben, sails with Miranda, [90], [335].
Sons of Liberty, origin of name, [104];
active in the Colonies, [104].
Soul Liberty, preached by Roger Williams, [347], [348], [351].
South Carolina, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Spain, rule of, in Spanish America, [237], [242], [329].
See also Bolivar; Miranda; O’Higgins; San Martin.
Spanish Galleons, treasure ships, [26], [327].
Spanish Main, [327], [338].
Stamp Act, William Pitt’s speech against, [102];
Patrick Henry’s speech against, [317].
Standish, Captain Miles, sails for the New World, [126];
arrests Canonicus’s messenger, [137].
Stars and Stripes, see Flags of the United States.
Steuben, Baron, at Valley Forge, [222];
at Monmouth, [223];
bids Washington farewell at Fraunces Tavern, [230];
his services recognized by the State of New York, [223].
Sucre, Antonio de, Bolivar’s general and friend, [389];
liberates Bolivia, [390].
Tarleton, General, massacres militia of the Waxhaws, [283].
Tartary, Columbus’s search for, [9], [16].
Terrestrial Paradise, Columbus’s search for, [5], [15], [21].
Terrible Cornet of Horse, soubriquet of William Pitt, [97].
Thule, visited by Columbus, [8];
supposed to be Iceland, [8].
Tierra Firme, old Spanish name for the South American continent, [17].
Tisquantum, the Pilgrim’s Indian interpreter, [134], [135], [136].
Tobacco, discovered by Columbus, [12].
Toussaint l’Ouverture, Liberator of Haiti, [405].
Trinidad, named by Columbus, [16].
Trumbull, Governor Jonathan, sends Putnam to Bunker Hill, [147];
supplies powder for Battle, [209];
nicknamed Brother Jonathan, [210].
Tupac Amaru, early Peruvian Patriot, [405].
Twin Cities, Cristobal and Colon, named after Columbus, [25].
Union, The, Hamilton’s faith in, [154];
Andrew Jackson’s toast, [279];
John Marshall and the solidarity of the Union, [425], [431];
the Constitution necessary to protect the Union, [158], [443];
Washington on the Unity of our Government, [448].
Uruguay, called La Banda Oriental, [405];
Artigas, Liberator of, [405];
Roosevelt visits, [66].
Usheen, legend of the Atlantic, [6].
Valley Forge, winter of suffering, [210], [211], [418];
Martha Washington nurses the sick, [212];
Washington prays God for aid, [213];
Nathanael Greene procures army supplies, [215];
Steuben trains the Army, [222];
John Marshall keeps up the soldiers’ courage, [436].
Venezuela, discovered by Columbus, [17];
Miranda’s attempt to liberate, [335], [339];
Declaration of Independence, [342];
National Flag, [339], [342];
Constitution
of Bolivar, [384].
See also Bolivar; Miranda.
Vermont, aids blockaded Boston, [79].
Villamil, Joseph, helps to liberate Guayaquil, [271].
Vinland the Good, Columbus may have heard of, [9].
Virginia, aids blockaded Boston, [79];
summons first representative assembly in America, [308].
See also Henry; Jefferson; Madison; Marshall; Pendleton; Washington.
Virginia Rangers, cover Braddock’s Retreat, [428].
Warren, Dr. Joseph, at Bunker Hill, [87].
Washington, George, some important dates in his life, [190];
Lincoln’s tribute on his birthday, [190];
boyhood, [191];
offers to aid blockaded Boston, [80];
delegate to First Continental Congress, [80], [322];
nominated Commander-in-Chief, [83];
his modesty, [84], [171];
arrives at Cambridge, [147];
the spy in camp, [148];
letter to Putnam, [150];
meets Hamilton, [157];
on Sunday work in the Army and Navy, [185];
Cincinnatus of the West, [189], [206];
love of children, [198], [200], [204];
story of the little Boston Girl, [200];
his favourite horse, [204];
anecdote of the bowl of tea, [206];
his tact and kindness, [206];
friendship with Governor Trumbull, [209];
at Valley Forge, [210];
compassion for suffering soldiers, [210];
in prayer
to God for help, [213];
befriends Light Horse Harry, [216];
sends Kosciuszko to fortify West Point, [225];
pays the troops with the aid of Haym Salomon, [228];
bids farewell to his officers, [230];
presides over Federal Convention, [171];
bequest from Franklin, [172];
Farewell Address, [158], [418];
bequeaths their Freedom to his slaves, [311];
tributes to him, [233], [234].
See also Greene; Lafayette; Lee.
Washington, Martha, wedding day of, [197];
at Valley Forge, [211];
laughing parrot of, [217];
anxiety for Washington, [322].
Washington, Mary, education of her son, [195];
Washington visits her at Fredericksburg, [195].
Washington of South America, soubriquet of Jose de San Martin, [254].
Waxhaws, home-place of Andrew Jackson,

[281], [283].
Weatherford, Chief, [290], [291].
Western Passage to Asia, Columbus’s search for, [9], [11], [13], [25].
West Indies, discovered by Columbus, [12].
West Point, fortified by Kosciuszko, [225].
What Cheer, Netop, Indian greeting to Roger Williams, [353].
White, Peregrine, Pilgrim boy born on the Mayflower, [133].
Whittier, John Greenleaf, as Abolitionist, [312].
Williams, Roger, some important
dates in his life, [348];
boyhood, [349];
preaches Soul Liberty, [347], [348], [351];
his other teachings, [351];
exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony, [351];
founds Providence, [353];
saves Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies, [354];
peaceful and liberal rule of, [355].
Windham, (Conn.), aids blockaded Boston, [78].
Winslow, Governor Edward, sails for New World, [126];
tells of the Great Drought, [139];
befriends Roger Williams, [352].
Winter, N. O., describes El Cristo of the Andes, [409].
Wood, General Leonard, Colonel of the Rough Riders, [63];
made Brigadier-General, [64].
Yapeyu, birthplace of Jose de San Martin, [237].
Yellowstone National Park, Roosevelt’s visit to, [53].
Yosemite, The, Roosevelt’s visit to, [55].

FOOTNOTES:

[1] Ode by William Collins.

[2] These are merely extracts from Pitt’s speeches.