Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . PAGE George Washington, the Father of His Country . 17 Robert Fulton and His Steamboat 30 Stephen Girard and His College for Poor Boys 35 Molly Pitcher and Her Brave Deed 45 General Israel Putnam and His Famous Exploits 48 How Sammy Helped General Putnam „ 53 General Grant, the Hero of the Civil War 58 General Lawton, the Hero of the Philippines 65 Daniel Boone and Life on the Frontier 69 Benjamin Franklin, the Noble Patriot 75 /John Paul Jones, the Famous Naval Hero 82 Cyrus Fi


Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . PAGE George Washington, the Father of His Country . 17 Robert Fulton and His Steamboat 30 Stephen Girard and His College for Poor Boys 35 Molly Pitcher and Her Brave Deed 45 General Israel Putnam and His Famous Exploits 48 How Sammy Helped General Putnam „ 53 General Grant, the Hero of the Civil War 58 General Lawton, the Hero of the Philippines 65 Daniel Boone and Life on the Frontier 69 Benjamin Franklin, the Noble Patriot 75 /John Paul Jones, the Famous Naval Hero 82 Cyrus Field and the Atlantic Cable 89 Betsy Ross and Our American Flag 93 Thomas A. Edison, the Celebrated Inventor 97 Robert E. Lee, the Great Confederate Commander 101 Commodore Perry and His Victory on Lake Erie 105 The Trick Jack Davis Played on a British Officer 110 Robert Morris, the Great Financier . .* 114 William Penn, Founder of Pennsylvania 117 Henry Clay, the Celebrated Orator 123 Charles Goodyear, the Renowned Inventor 127 Frances Willard and Her Noble Work 131 Elisha Kent Kane, the Arctic Explorer 134


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