This file includes: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Benjamin Franklin by John T. Morse, Benjamin Franklin by Paul Elmer More, and From Boyhood to Manhood: the Life of Benjamin Franklin by William M. Thayer. According to Wikipedia: "Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civ...

Volume 51 contains a total of 60 lectures covering 12 topics: History Poetry Natural Science Philosophy Biography Prose Fiction Criticism and the Essay Education Political Science Drama Voyages and Travels Religion

To obviate misunderstanding, it seems well to warn the reader that this book aims only at giving a sketch of George Washington's life and acts. I was interested to discover, if I could, the human residue which I felt sure must persist in Washington after all was said.

According to Wikipedia: "Washington is seen as a symbol of the United States and republicanism in practice. His devotion to civic virtue made him an exemplary figure among early American politicians. Washington died in 1799, and in his funeral oration, Henry Lee said that of all Americans, he was "first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen." Washington has been consistently ranked by scholars as one of the greatest U.S. Presidents."

The Bobbin Boy is an inspiring biography of Nathaniel Bowditch, a self-taught mathematician and navigator. Thayer chronicles the life of young Nat, a boy from a humble background who works in a cotton mill to support his family. Despite his challenging circumstances, Nat possesses an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Through persistence, hard work, and self-discipline, he educates himself in mathematics, science, and navigation.The narrative highlights Nat's journey from the mill to becom...

"The Printer Boy; Or, How Benjamin Franklin Made His Mark" by William Makepeace Thayer is an engaging biography that chronicles the early life of Benjamin Franklin, one of America's founding fathers. The book highlights Franklin's journey from a humble printer's apprentice to a prominent figure in American history. Through vivid storytelling, Thayer captures Franklin's curiosity, industriousness, and innovative spirit, showcasing how these traits helped him overcome challenges and achieve ...

From Farm House to the White House by William Makepeace Thayer is a biographical account that chronicles the life of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, focusing on his humble beginnings and remarkable rise to the highest office in the nation. Thayer illustrates Lincoln's early life on a poor farm in Kentucky, detailing the struggles and hardships he faced, including his family's poverty and the loss of his mother. Through determination, hard work, and an insatiable thirst for knowledge, Linco...

Since 1789 every European people has been busy making a throne, or seat of government and authority, from which its ruler might preside. These thrones have been of many patterns, to correspond to the diversity in tastes of races, parties, and times. Often, the business of destroying seems to have left no leisure for building. In England alone have men learned how to remodel a throne without disturbing its occupant; as we in America raise or move large houses without interrupting the daily ...

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One by one the nations of the world come to their own, have free play for their faculties, express themselves, and eventually pass onward into silence. Our age has beheld the elevation of Prussia. Well may we ask, “What has been her message? What the path by which she climbed into preëminence?” That she would reach the summit, the work of Frederick the Great in the last century, and of Stein at the beginning of this, portended. It has been Bismarck’s mission to amplify and complete their t...

According to Wikipedia: "Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858 January 6, 1919), also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the 26th President of the United States. A leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Party, he was a Governor of New York and a professional historian, naturalist, explorer, hunter, author, and soldier. He is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements, his model of ...

Nothing better illustrates the elasticity of American democratic life than the fact that within a span of forty years Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were Presidents of the United States. Two men more unlike in origin, in training, and in opportunity, could hardly be found. Lincoln came from an incompetent Kentuckian father, a pioneer without the pioneer's spirit of enterprise and push; he lacked schooling; he had barely the necessaries of life measured even by the standards of the ...