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American Men of Action

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


washington
Washington


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

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