“There is nothing which (we or) our boys and girls so much love to read, or have told to them, as true stories of the lives of great and noble people. This book gives such true stories… how they came to be great and famous, and the wonderful things they did in the world.” - From the Introduction

Level of Difficulty: Primer: No prior subject matter knowledge needed."

Contents

• About the Lutheran Library
• Frontispiece
• Titlepage
• Introduction
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• The Inspiring History of GEORGE WASHINGTON, First President of the United States
• The Entertaining History of JOHN PAUL JONES, First Captain in the United States Navy
• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, The Candlemaker’s Son, who with his Kite Discovered that Lightning is an Electric Spark
• The True Story of ROBERT FULTON, The Builder of the First Successful Steamboat
• The Notable History of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Sixteenth President of the United States
• The Remarkable History of ULYSSES S. GRANT, General of the Armies of the United States
• The Stirring Story of ROBERT E. LEE, General of the Confederate Armies
• Story of the Benevolent Life of GEORGE PEABODY, Our First Great Philanthropist

Publication Information

• Lutheran Library edition first published: 2024
• Copyright: CC BY 4.0