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Hero Tales from American History (version 2)



Description Hero Tales from American History (version 2)


The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved their truth by their endeavor; and who joined to the stern and manly qualities which are essential to the well-being of a masterful race the virtues of gentleness, of patriotism, and of lofty adherence to an ideal." (from the Introduction)

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IntroductionWashingtonDaniel Boone and the Founding of KentuckyGeorge Rogers Clark and the Conquest of the NorthwestThe Battle of TrentonBenningtonKing's MountainThe Storming of Stony PointGouverneur MorrisThe Burning of the "Philadelphia"The Cruise of the "Wasp"The "General Armstrong" PrivateerThe Battle of New OrleansJohn Qincy Adams and the Right of PetitionFrancis Parkman"Remember the Alamo"Hampton RoadsThe Flag-BearerThe Death of Stonewall JacksonThe Charge at GettysburgGeneral Grant and the Vicksburg CampaignRobert Gould ShawCharles Russell LowellSheridan at Cedar CreekLieutenant Cushing and the Ram "Albemarle"Farragut at Mobile BayLincoln

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