| CHAPTER | | PAGE |
| I. | Introductory Considerations
American Patriotism and the Meaning of America.
Washington’s Early Surroundings. | 1 |
| II. | The Boy with a Will and a Way
Early Circumstances of the First American Hero.
A Community Proud of Its Family Honor.
The Self-Pity and Sentimentalism of Youth. | 6 |
| III. | Beginnings of Experience in Border Warfare
Getting Used to Roughing It.
Land Speculation as the Beginning Leading to American Self-Government.
The Struggle for the Indian’s Hunting Grounds. | 16 |
| IV. | The Rivalry and Diplomacy of the Frontier
The First Great Problems of the Indians.
Alarm for the Future.
Indifference to Great Interests. | 26 |
| V. | The Consequence of Arrogance and Ignorance
Annoyances and Antagonisms.
Dishonors and Disasters.
Washington Entering the School of War. | 35 |
| VI. | The Struggle for Fort Duquesne
The Separation Beginning Between the Colonies and England.
Lessons Gathered from Defeat.
Some Personal Interests at Home. | 46 |
| VII. | The Fate of the Ohio Valley
Frontier Fears and Panics.
Political Intrigue and Official Confusion.
“A Matter of Great Admiration.” | 57 |
| VIII. | The Beginning Signs of a Great Revolution
Military Victory and a Happy Marriage.
Life Fulfilled as a Virginia Country Gentleman.
The Momentous Struggle Between Might and Right. | 66 |
| IX. | Sowing the Wind and Reaping the Whirlwind
Mount Vernon at First in a Zone of Calm.
Giving the Appearance and Keeping the Substance.
“Soft Words Butter No Parsnips.” | 77 |
| X. | Antagonisms and Hostilities
Blazing the Way to War.
The Double-Quick March to Revolution.
Violence and Flattery as Methods of Mastery. | 90 |
| XI. | Great Minds in the Great Storm
Suppressing Americans.
The Business of Getting Ready.
Many Men of Many Minds. | 100 |
| XII. | The House Long Divided Against Itself
Unpatriotic Confusion of Opinions and Interests.
Sometimes Too Late to Mend.
Selecting the Leader of Liberty for America. | 111 |
| XIII. | Large Bodies Move Slowly
The First Commander-in-Chief.
Big Business, Money-Makers and Patriotism.
The Strong Mind for Great Needs. | 126 |
| XIV. | Turning Revolution into Government
Seeking Retirement for Life.
Freedom and the Wrangle for Personal Gain.
Laying the Foundations of Liberty and Law. | 136 |
| XV. | The Peace of Home at Last
Sorrow for the Departed Scenes.
Crowned in the Fullness of Time.
A Life-Like Scene from Washington’s Home Life. | 150 |
| XVI. | Standards of American Patriotism
Foundations.
Freedom of the Western Hemisphere.
The Loyalty of Youth. | 163 |
| XVII. | Concluding Reflections
The Washington Ideal as the American Ideal.
Not Birth But Character Makes Americans.
The American Lesson Learned from the Greatest Leaders in the Making of America. | 176 |
