Napoleon was great, I know,
And Julius Cæsar, and all the rest,
But they didn’t belong to us, and so
I like George Washington the best.
—Anonymous.
CONTENTS
(Note.—The stories marked with a star (*) will be most enjoyed by younger children; those marked with a dagger(†) are better suited to older children.)
| PAGE | |
| Jabez Rockwell’s Powder-horn. By Ralph D. Paine | [ 3] |
| The Little Lord of the Manor. By Elbridge S.Brooks | [ 19] |
| †Old Esther Dudley. By Nathaniel Hawthorne | [ 40] |
| *Betty’s Ride. By Henry S. Canby | [ 55] |
| The First Blow for American Liberty. ByEmma W. Demeritt | [ 64] |
| †The Battle of Bunker’s Hill. By WashingtonIrving | [ 79] |
| *Her Punishment. By Elizabeth Gibson | [ 91] |
| Famous Words at Great Moments | [ 95] |
| *The Little Fifer. By Helen M. Winslow | [ 102] |
| †Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys. ByWashington Irving | [ 111] |
| The Capture of the Hennepin Gun. By MargaretEmma Ditto | [ 117] |
| Paul Revere’s Ride. By Henry WadsworthLongfellow | [ 132] |
| *Tony’s Birthday and George Washington’s. ByAgnes Repplier | [ 138] |
| A Venture in 1777. By S. Weir Mitchell | [ 145] |
| A Tempest in a Big Tea-pot. By Samuel AdamsDrake | [ 189] |
| †How the Warning Was Given. By Mabel NelsonThurston | [ 192] |
| †Susan Tongs. By Ethel Parton | [ 206] |
| *The Little Minute-man. By H. G. Paine | [ 217] |
| *General Gage and the Boston Boys. By SamuelAdams Drake | [ 225] |
| †Washington and the Spy. By James FenimoreCooper | [ 227] |
| *Three Washington Anecdotes. Adapted fromM. L. Weems | [ 236] |
| “When George the Third Was King.� ByElbridge S. Brooks | [ 241] |
| *Their Flag Day. By Herbert O. McCrillis | [ 256] |
| A True Story of the Revolution. By Everett T.Tomlinson | [ 260] |
| †Polly Callendar: Tory. By Margaret Fenderson | [ 270] |
| Neil Davidson in Disguise. By Mary Tracy Earle | [ 279] |
| †John Paul Jones. By Rupert S. Holland | [ 295] |
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF
PATRIOTIC STORIES
CHILDREN’S BOOK OF
PATRIOTIC STORIES