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Dedication [ix-x]
To the young men of Great Britain, whose only inheritance is the heritage of Work, this story of the lives of New World Heroes is affectionately dedicated, in the hope that it may inspire them with hope and courage for the race that is before them. The wish of the compiler is, that as it is read by British firesides, the eyes of the young men may brighten with new resolution – many hearts beat high with fresh determination. That which in character Lincoln, Garfield, Garrison, Lee, and Grant were, others may become. The possibilities of developing character and courage that faced them stand waiting, in their degree, for those who [x] have the power to win them. The tall giant who emancipated the slaves, and the gentlemanly scholar whose guiding-star was Honesty, the noble orator, the generals who bravely fought, being dead yet speak; and their cry rings through the land – Live worthily, not for thyself, but for thy fellow-man, and for thy God! And it will surely reach the ears, and sink into the hearts of some whom the future shall crown as the New Heroes of the Old World!
Contents
Abraham LincolnI. A Hero’s Birthplace 1
II. The First Sorrow 7
II. A New Mother 14
IV. His Own Business 25
V. Lawyer Lincoln 34
VI. A Husband and a Father 44
VII. Nominated and Elected President 56
VIII. Congratulations 65
IX. From Springfield to Washington 74
X. War! 83
XI. Emancipation 91
XII. Life at the White House 99
XIII. Re-elected 113
XIV. Peace and Victory 124
XV. Afterwards 134
James A. Garfield
I. A Forest Funeral 151
II. Hard Times 158
III. A Tow-Path Boy 168
IV. “The Disciples of Christ” 177
V. At Hiram as a Student 184
VI. In College, and President of Hiram 192
VII. Garfield on College Education 202
VIII. Senator Garfield at the War 217
IX. General Garfield in Congress 226
X. The New Home at Mentor 234
XI. Elected President 243
XII. Smitten Down 255
XIII. The Wife and Mother 267
XIV. A Fight for Life 279
XV. The Funeral 290
XVI. In Memory of Garfield 302
XVII. Good out of Evil 317
XVIII. The End of the Wicked 328
XIX. Comrades 337
XX. What Made them Heroes? 346
XXI. The Lessons of their Lives 358
William Lloyd Garrison 365
Robert E. Lee 401
Ulysses Grant 447