The story of the hatchet and other familiar incidents of the boyhood and young manhood of Washington are included in this book, as well as many less well-known accounts of his experiences as surveyor, soldier, emissary, leader, and first president of the United States.
FROM LOG CABIN TO WHITE HOUSE
(The Life of James A. Garfield).
By Wm. M. Thayer.
It was a long step from pioneer home in Ohio where James A. Garfield was born, to the White House in Washington, and that it was an interesting life-journey one cannot doubt who reads Mr. Thayer’s account of it.
FROM PIONEER HOME TO WHITE HOUSE
(The Life of Abraham Lincoln).
By Wm. M. Thayer.
No President was ever dearer to the hearts of his people than was homely, humorous “Honest Abe.”
To read of his mother, his early home, his efforts for an education, and his rise to prominence is to understand better his rare nature and practical wisdom.