Four Great American Presidents by  Francis M. Perry


Table of Contents

George Washington
Boyhood Days
Washington's Youth
Winning His Spurs
Washington's First Command
Washington with General Braddock
Days of Peace
Indignation
Rebellion
The Struggle for Independence
The President

Thomas Jefferson
Celebrating His Twenty-first Birthday
College Days
Practising Law
The Declaration of Independence
Serving Virginia
Minister to France
At Home Once More
The President
The Sage of Monticello

Andrew Jackson
Birth and Boyhood of Andrew Jackson
Jackson in the Revolution
Journey to the Far West
Wild Life in Tennessee
Jackson in Congress
Jackson Becomes a Judge
"Old Hickory"
Fighting Indians
More Indian Fighting
A Major General
Battle of New Orleans
Echoes from the Battle
Jackson Becomes President
Jackson as President
Jackson's Old Age

Abraham Lincoln
An Unpromising Start in Life
The Indiana Home
Rough Schooling
Of Age
A Politician
A Lawyer
Political Success
A Leader
The President

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