AMERICAN
MEN OF ACTION
BY
BURTON E. STEVENSON
AUTHOR OF "A GUIDE TO BIOGRAPHY—MEN OF MIND,"
"A SOLDIER OF VIRGINIA," ETC.; COMPILER OF
"DAYS AND DEEDS—POETRY," "DAYS AND
DEEDS—PROSE," ETC.
GARDEN CITY NEW YORK:
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
1913
COPYRIGHT, 1909, 1910, BY
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & COMPANY
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I.—A TALK ABOUT BIOGRAPHY11
II.—THE BEGINNERS25
Summary to Chapter II69
III.—WASHINGTON TO LINCOLN 75
Summary to Chapter III 123
IV—LINCOLN AND HIS SUCCESSORS 129
Summary to Chapter IV 164
V—STATESMEN 169
Summary to Chapter V208
VI.—PIONEERS214
Summary to Chapter VI 258
VII.—GREAT SOLDIERS 262
Summary to Chapter VII 311
VIII.—GREAT SAILORS 320
Summary to Chapter VIII377
INDEX382
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS