Four Great Americans

Subtitle: Washington, Franklin, Webster and Lincoln

The work is a collection of essays that explore the concept of American identity and its relationship to African-American culture. It critiques the notion of America as a melting pot and instead posits that it is a nation built on the backs of enslaved Africans. The essays examine the experiences of four prominent African-Americans, including Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. Du Bois, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston, to illustrate the complexities of American identity. AI Generated Content

~1918 CE
Available in: English
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Table of contents   60
# Book Chapter
1 The Story of George Washington When Washington was a Boy
2 The Story of George Washington His Homes
3 The Story of George Washington His Schools and Schoolmasters
4 The Story of George Washington Going to Sea
5 The Story of George Washington The Young Surveyor
6 The Story of George Washington The Ohio Country
7 The Story of George Washington A Change of Circumstances
8 The Story of George Washington A Perilous Journey
9 The Story of George Washington His First Battle
10 The Story of George Washington The French and Indian War
11 The Story of George Washington The Mutterings of the Storm
12 The Story of George Washington The Beginning of the War
13 The Story of George Washington Independence
14 The Story of George Washington The First President
15 The Story of George Washington "First in the Hearts of his Countrymen."
16 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The Whistle
17 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Schooldays
18 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The Boys and the Wharf
19 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Choosing a Trade
20 The Story of Benjamin Franklin How Franklin Educated himself
21 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Farewell to Boston
22 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The First Day in Philadelphia
23 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Governor William Keith
24 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The Return to Philadelphia
25 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The First Visit to England
26 The Story of Benjamin Franklin A Leading Man in Philadelphia
27 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Franklin's Rules of Life
28 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Franklin's Services to the Colonies
29 The Story of Benjamin Franklin Franklin's Wonderful Kite
30 The Story of Benjamin Franklin The Last Years
31 The Story of Daniel Webster Captain Webster
32 The Story of Daniel Webster The Youngest Son
33 The Story of Daniel Webster Ezekiel and Daniel
34 The Story of Daniel Webster Plans for the Future
35 The Story of Daniel Webster At Exeter Academy
36 The Story of Daniel Webster Getting Ready for College
37 The Story of Daniel Webster At Dartmouth College
38 The Story of Daniel Webster How Daniel Taught School
39 The Story of Daniel Webster Daniel Goes to Boston
40 The Story of Daniel Webster Lawyer and Congressman
41 The Story of Daniel Webster The Dartmouth College Case
42 The Story of Daniel Webster Webster's Great Orations
43 The Story of Daniel Webster Mr. Webster in the Senate
44 The Story of Daniel Webster Mr. Webster in Private Life
45 The Story of Daniel Webster The Last Years
46 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The Kentucky Home
47 The Story of Abraham Lincoln Work and Sorrow
48 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The New Mother
49 The Story of Abraham Lincoln School and Books
50 The Story of Abraham Lincoln Life in the Backwoods
51 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The Boatman
52 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The First Years in Illinois
53 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The Black Hawk War
54 The Story of Abraham Lincoln In the Legislature
55 The Story of Abraham Lincoln Politics and Marriage
56 The Story of Abraham Lincoln Congressman and Lawyer
57 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The Question of Slavery
58 The Story of Abraham Lincoln Lincoln and Douglas
59 The Story of Abraham Lincoln President of the United States
60 The Story of Abraham Lincoln The End of a Great Life

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