Four American Patriots by  Alma Holman Burton


Table of Contents

The Story of Patrick Henry
Childhood
The Young Merchant
The Farm and the Shop
The License To Practice Law
The King and His Province
The Parsons' Cause
The Stamp Act
In the House of Burgesses
The Continental Congress
The Speech in Carpenters' Hall
Taking Up Arms against the King
The Declaration of Independence
The First Governor of the State of Virginia
The Close of the War
The Constitution of the United States
"The Sun Has Set in All His Glory"

The Story of Alexander Hamilton
The Orphan Boy of Nevis
The Voyage
"The Little West Indian"
"The Vindicator of Congress"
"The Little Lion"
Washington's Aide-de-camp
Hamilton the Patriot and Arnold the Traitor
The Lawyer
The Statesman
The Federalist
The First Secretary of the Treasury
The Inspector General of the Army
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
The Duel

The Story of Andrew Jackson
Birth
Boyhood
The Young Prisoner of War
The Lawyer
The District Attorney
The Congressman
Storekeeper, Judge, and Planter
"Old Hickory"
The Creek War
The Battle of New Orleans
Governor of Florida
The Hermitage
President of the United States
Death at the Hermitage

The Story of Ulysses S. Grant
Naming the Baby
The Home in Georgetown
The West Point Cadet
The Mexican War
On the Pacific Coast
Farmer and Leather Merchant
War for the Union
Forts Henry and Donelson
Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing
Vicksburg
Chattanooga
The Close of War
President of the United States
The Travels of Ulysses
The Closing Years

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