CONTENTS
Benjamin A. Heydrick
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PREFACE
I.
IN SCHOOL DAYS
The Right Promethean Fire
George Madden Martin
Sketch of George Madden Martin
II.
JUST KIDS
The Land of Heart's Desire
Myra Kelly
Sketch of Myra Kelly
III.
HERO WORSHIP
The Tenor
H. C. Bunner
Sketch of H. C. Bunner
IV.
SOCIETY IN OUR TOWN
The Passing of Priscilla Winthrop
William Allen White
Sketch of William Allen White
V.
A PAIR OF LOVERS
The Gift of the Magi
O. Henry
Sketch of O. Henry
VI.
IN POLITICS
The Gold Brick
Brand Whitlock
Sketch of Brand Whitlock
VII.
THE TRAVELING SALESMAN
His Mother's Son
Edna Ferber
Sketch of Edna Ferber
VIII.
AFTER THE BIG STORE CLOSES
Bitter-Sweet
Fannie Hurst
Sketch of Fannie Hurst
IX.
IN THE LUMBER COUNTRY
The Riverman
Stewart E. White
Sketch of Stewart E. White
X.
NEW ENGLAND GRANITE
Flint and Fire
Dorothy Canfield
How "Flint and Fire" Started and Grew
Dorothy Canfield
Sketch of Dorothy Canfield
XI.
DUSKY AMERICANS
The Ordeal at Mt. Hope
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Sketch of Paul Laurence Dunbar
XII.
WITH THE POLICE
Israel Drake
Katherine Mayo
Sketch of Katherine Mayo
XIII.
IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Struggles and Triumph of Isidro de los Maestros
James M. Hopper
Sketch of James M. Hopper
XIV.
THEY WHO BRING DREAMS TO AMERICA
The Citizen
James F. Dwyer
Sketch of James F. Dwyer
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