Famous American Statesmen

Famous American Statesmen by Sarah K. Bolton, author of “Poor Boys Who Became Famous,” “Girls Who Became Famous,” “Famous American Authors,” “Stories from Life,” “From Heart and Nature,” etc.

“A nation has no possessions so valuable as its great men, living or dead.”
--Hon. John Bigelow.


CONTENTS
Dedication
Preface.
Chapter 1. George Washington.
Illustration: G. Washington with signature
Chapter 2. Benjamin Franklin.
Illustration: Benj. Franklin with Signature
Chapter 3. Thomas Jefferson.
Illustration: Thomas Jefferson with signature
Chapter 4. Alexander Hamilton.
Illustration: Signature A. Hamilton with signature
Chapter 5. Andrew Jackson.
Illustration: Andrew Jackson with signature
Chapter 6. Daniel Webster.
Illustration: Daniel Webster.
Chapter 7. Henry Clay.
Illustration: Henry Clay with signature “Your friend & obe Serv H. Clay”
Chapter 8. Charles Sumner.
Illustration: Charles Sumner.
Chapter 9. U. S. Grant.
Illustration: U. S. Grant with signature
Chapter 10. James A. Garfield.
Illustration: J. A. Garfield with signature


Dedication
To
Thomas Y. Crowell.
Respected As a Publisher
And
Esteemed As a Friend.

Preface.
“With the great, one’s thoughts and manners easily become great; ... what this country longs for is personalities, grand persons, to counteract its materialities,” says Emerson. Such lives as are sketched in this book are a constant inspiration, both to young and old. They teach Garfield’s oft-repeated maxim, that “the genius of success is still the genius of labor.” They teach patriotism--a deeper love for and devotion to America. They teach that life, with some definite and noble purpose, is worth living.

I have written of Abraham Lincoln, one of our greatest and best statesmen, in “Poor Boys Who Became Famous,” which will explain its omission from this volume.

S. K. B.