Cecil Chesterton

INTRODUCTION

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

CONTENTS

CHAPTER I THE ENGLISH COLONIES

CHAPTER II ARMS AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN

CHAPTER III "WE, THE PEOPLE"

CHAPTER IV THE MANTLE OF WASHINGTON

CHAPTER V THE VIRGINIAN DYNASTY

CHAPTER VI THE JACKSONIAN REVOLUTION

CHAPTER VII THE SPOILS OF MEXICO

CHAPTER VIII THE SLAVERY QUESTION

CHAPTER IX SECESSION AND CIVIL WAR

CHAPTER X "THE BLACK TERROR"

CHAPTER XI THE NEW PROBLEMS

INDEX

Inconsistent hyphenation in the original document has been preserved.

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A HISTORY OF
THE UNITED STATES

BY

CECIL CHESTERTON

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY

G. K. CHESTERTON

LONDON
CHATTO   &   WINDUS
1919

First published January 16, 1919
Second impression January 17, 1919

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Cecil Chesterton

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CECIL CHESTERTON

DEDICATED TO
MY COMRADE AND HOSPITAL MATE,
LANCE-CORPORAL WOOD,
OF THE KING'S OWN LIVERPOOLS,
CITIZEN OF MASSACHUSETTS,
WHO JOINED THE BRITISH ARMY IN
AUGUST, 1914.

—Elizabeth Barrett Browning.