If these boys and girls of America are to grow up with the earnest desire of keeping the sacred trust that must descend to them; if they are to keep this country the land of the free and the home of the brave; if their aspirations and ideals shall be of the highest and the purest, so that the powers and privileges of America shall increase rather than diminish with the coming years, then let the plant of patriotism take root early in their hearts that it may grow with their growth and blossom in perfect fullness with their maturer years.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | The Norsemen | [11] |
| II. | The Genoese Sailor | [29] |
| III. | John Cabot and the Codfish | [49] |
| IV. | The Fountain of Youth | [58] |
| V. | The Good Knight and the Lost Baby | [64] |
| VI. | The Story of a Daring Man | [75] |
| VII. | Henry Hudson | [95] |
| VIII. | The Pilgrims | [109] |
| IX. | Little Pilgrims of Long Ago | [127] |
| X. | Roger Williams | [136] |
| XI. | The Father of Waters | [141] |
| XII. | The Story of a Young Quaker | [158] |
| XIII. | Lord Baltimore and the Catholics | [167] |
| XIV. | The Poor Debtors | [177] |
ILLUSTRATIONS.