قراءة كتاب American Men of Action
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AMERICAN
MEN OF ACTION
BY
BURTON E. STEVENSON
AUTHOR OF "A GUIDE TO BIOGRAPHY—MEN OF MIND,"
"A SOLDIER OF VIRGINIA," ETC.; COMPILER OF
"DAYS AND DEEDS—POETRY," "DAYS AND
DEEDS—PROSE," ETC.
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK:
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1913
COPYRIGHT, 1909, 1910, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I.—A TALK ABOUT BIOGRAPHY11
II.—THE BEGINNERS25
Summary to Chapter II69
III.—WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN 75
Summary to Chapter III 123
IV—LINCOLN AND HIS SUCCESSORS 129
Summary to Chapter IV 164
V—STATESMEN 169
Summary to Chapter V208
VI.—PIONEERS214
Summary to Chapter VI 258
VII.—GREAT SOLDIERS 262
Summary to Chapter VII 311
VIII.—GREAT SAILORS 320
Summary to Chapter VIII377
INDEX382
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
FACING
PAGE
Washington Frontispiece
Columbus34
Jefferson 94
Jackson110
Lincoln140
Cleveland158
Franklin 174
Webster188
Boone216
Grant286
Lee298
Dewey372
AMERICAN MEN OF ACTION
CHAPTER I
A TALK ABOUT BIOGRAPHY
No doubt most of you think biography dull reading. You would much rather sit down with a good story. But have you ever thought what a story is? It is nothing but a bit of