Children's stories of American progress . anoe, . \ VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER VII. PAGE The War of 1812, 130 CHAPTER Purchase of Florida, 145 CHAPTER Story of Slavery, . . . .159 CHAPTER Story of the Railroad, 179 CHAPTER Troubles in Florida, 199 CHAPTER Story of the Telegraph, 209 CHAPTER Annexation of Texas, 229 CHAPTER Mexican War, 248 CONTENTS. vii CHAPTER XV. PAGE Settlement of the Northwest Boundary, . 268 CHAPTER Discovery of Gold, 279 CHAPTER Rebellion, 299 CHAPTER South after the War, 328 LIST OF ILLUSTRATI
Children's stories of American progress . anoe, . \ VI CONTENTS. CHAPTER VII. PAGE The War of 1812, 130 CHAPTER Purchase of Florida, 145 CHAPTER Story of Slavery, . . . .159 CHAPTER Story of the Railroad, 179 CHAPTER Troubles in Florida, 199 CHAPTER Story of the Telegraph, 209 CHAPTER Annexation of Texas, 229 CHAPTER Mexican War, 248 CONTENTS. vii CHAPTER XV. PAGE Settlement of the Northwest Boundary, . 268 CHAPTER Discovery of Gold, 279 CHAPTER Rebellion, 299 CHAPTER South after the War, 328 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. The Clearing—Building the House, . Frontispiece FACING PAGE Area, Settlement, and Territorial Divisions—1800, 1Decatur and the Barbary Pirates, . . .42 Pioneers in the West, 86 The First Steamboat, 104 Abigail and Rebecca Bates Repulsing the British, 130 Fugitive Slaves, 160 An Early Railroad, 180 The Telegraph, 210 At Palo Alto, 248 Washing for Gold, 280 A Truce between Pickets, 300 ?=r 7^ .11 i>*W *&$&>. o CO 1 1 C 1ii ! ^. * 1 ---.•- /.. * *
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