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     I the whistle
    II SCHOOLDAYS
   III the boys and the wharf
    IV choosing A trade
     V how Franklin educated himself
    VI farewell to Boston
   VII the first day in Philadelphia
  VIII governor William Keith
    IX the return to Philadelphia
     X the first visit to England
    XI A leading man in Philadelphia
   XII Franklin’s rules of life
  XIII Franklin’s services to the colonies
   XIV Franklin’s wonderful kite
    XV the last years

THE STORY OF DANIEL WEBSTER

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     I captain Webster
    II the youngest son
   III Ezekiel and Daniel
    IV plans for the future
     V at Exeter academy
    VI getting ready for college
   VII at Dartmouth college
  VIII how Daniel taught school
    IX Daniel goes to Boston
     X lawyer and congressman
    XI the Dartmouth college case
   XII Webster’s great orations
  XIII Mr. Webster in the senate
   XIV Mr. Webster in private life
    XV the last years

THE STORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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     I the Kentucky home
    II work and sorrow
   III the new mother
    IV school and books
     V life in the backwoods
    VI the Boatman
   VII the first years in Illinois
  VIII the black Hawk war
    IX in the legislature
     X politics and marriage
    XI congressman and lawyer
   XII the question of slavery
  XIII Lincoln and Douglas
   XIV president of the united states
    XV the end of A great life

THE STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

[Illustration of George Washington]

THE STORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON

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I.—­When Washington was A boy.

When George Washington was a boy there was no United States.  The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown.

Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Alleghany Mountains there were thirteen colonies, or great settlements.  The most of the people who lived in these colonies were English people, or the children of English people; and so the King of England made their laws and appointed their governors.

The newest of the colonies was Georgia, which was settled the year after George Washington was born.

The oldest colony was Virginia, which had been settled one hundred and twenty-five years.  It was also the richest colony, and more people were living in it than in any other.

There were only two or three towns in Virginia at that time, and they were quite small.