A first book in American history: with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans. This book chronicles pivotal figures in American history, from Columbus and John Smith to Franklin and Lincoln, highlighting their contributions and the nation’s expansion.

- The Early Life of Columbus
- How Columbus Discovered America
- Columbus after the Discovery of America
- John Cabot and his Son Sebastian
- Captain John Smith
- More about Captain John Smith
- The Story of Pocahontas
- Henry Hudson
- Captain Myles Standish
- Myles Standish and the Indians
- William Penn
- Metacomet (King Philip)
- Captain Church in Philip’s War
- Bacon and his Men
- Boyhood of Franklin
- Franklin, the Printer
- The Great Doctor Franklin
- Young- George Washington
- Washington in the French War
- Washington in the Revolution
- The Victory at Yorktown and Washing
- Thomas Jefferson
- Daniel Boone
- Robert Fulton and the Steamboat
- William Henry Harrison
- Andrew Jackson
- Morse and the Telegraph
- How the Telegraph became successful
- Early Life of Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln in Public Life
- Something about the Great Civil War
- How the United States became larger

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[…] A First Book in American History: A first book in American history: with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans. This book chronicles pivotal figures in American history, from Columbus and John Smith to Franklin and Lincoln, highlighting their contributions and the nation’s expansion. […]