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| A Talk with the Young Reader | 9 |
CHAPTER I |
| Columbus, the Great Sailor |
| Bold Sailors of the Northern Countries—The Northmen—Columbus the Little Boy—Columbus and the Egg—He Crosses the Atlantic, Braves the Sea and Discovers New Land | 15 |
CHAPTER II |
| Three Great Discoverers |
| John and Sebastian Cabot—Balboa Discovers the Pacific—The Fountain of Youth and Ponce de Leon—The Naming of America | 27 |
CHAPTER III |
| Three Early Heroes |
| The Story of John Smith and First English Settlement—Miles Standish and the Pilgrims—Roger Williams, the Hero Preacher | 36 |
CHAPTER IV |
| How the Dutch and Quakers Came to America |
| Captain Hudson and His Ship, the Half Moon—The Trip up the Hudson—Adventures with the Indians—William Penn and the Quakers—How They Settled on the Delaware River | 48 |
CHAPTER V |
| The Cavalier Colonies of the South |
| The Cavaliers and Lords of England—They Settle in Virginia—The Catholics Come to Maryland—Strange Form of Government in Carolina—Paupers Settle Georgia—An Old Spanish Town in Florida | 59 |
CHAPTER VI |
| The Red Men, How They Lived and were Treated |
| They Were the First Americans—Their Strange Customs and Manners—How They Followed a Trail—How they Fought—Indian Massacres | 70 |
CHAPTER VII |
| Royal Governors and Loyal Captains |
| How the Governor was Treated in Connecticut—The Charter Oak—An Exciting Time in Virginia | 81 |
CHAPTER VIII |
| Old Times in the Colonies |
| When a Tallow Candle Gave the Light—Old-Time Houses—The Story of the Famous Hunter, and How he Escaped from the Indians | 91 |
CHAPTER IX |
| A Hero of the Colonies |
| Two Boys who Crossed the Mountains—Their Adventures with the Indians—George Washington, the Surveyor—Messenger to the French—An Old-Time Hero | 101 |
CHAPTER X |
| The French and Indian War |
| The Acadians—Their Home in Nova Scotia—Their Sufferings—The Story of Evangeline—Why the Indians Helped the French—The Story of a Cruel War | 112 |
CHAPTER XI |
| The Causes of the Revolution |
| How the Trouble Began—The Americans Object to Paying Taxes on Various Articles—The Famous Boston Tea Party—Battle of Lexington—Declaration of Independence | 121 |
CHAPTER XII |
| Fighting for Freedom |
| Washington the Commander-in-Chief—Bunker Hill—The Wonderful Christmas—The Americans Succeed—They Meet Defeat—"Molly Stark a Widow"—Help from France | 133 |
CHAPTER XIII |
| Paul Jones, the Naval Hero of the Revolution |
| Old-Time Warships—A Daring Deed—A Great Sea Fight—The British Captain Surrenders | 143 |
CHAPTER XIV |
| Marion, the Swamp Fox |
| How the War Went in the South—The Patriots Hard to Find—The British Officers Eat Sweet Potatoes—Jack Davis' Adventure—General Greene and his Famous Retreat—Cornwallis Surrenders—The War at an End. | 153 |
CHAPTER XV |
| The Voyage of our Ship of State |
| How the People Rule—Illustrated by a Story—Our First Trial and Failure—Making a New Form of Government—A Nation of Thirteen States—The President—The Congress—The Judges | 162 |
CHAPTER XVI |
| The End of a Noble Life |
| Washington the First President—Beloved by Everyone—Benjamin Franklin's Last Hours—The Kind of Money They Used—How the Quarrel was Settled—Washington Dies |
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