ROBERT CAVELIER DE LA SALLE, WHO FOLLOWED THE FATHER OF WATERS TO ITS MOUTH, AND ESTABLISHED NEW FRANCE FROM CANADA TO THE GULF OF MEXICO La Salle Pushed Forward the Work Begun by Joliet and Marquette 106 The Men of New France 113 GEORGE WASHINGTON, THE FIRST GENERAL AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES The "Father of His Country" 115 THE MAN WHO HELPED WIN INDEPENDENCE BY WINNING THE HEARTS OF FRENCHMEN FOR AMERICA Benjamin Franklin, the Wisest American of His Time 147 PATRICK HENRY AND SAMUEL ADAMS, FAMOUS MEN OF THE REVOLUTION, WHO DEFENDED AMERICA WITH TONGUE AND PEN Patrick Henry, the Orator of the Revolution 158 Samuel Adams, the Firebrand of the Revolution 167 THE MEN WHO FOUGHT FOR AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE WITH GUN AND SWORD Nathan Hale 179 Generals Greene, Morgan, and Marion, the Men Who Helped Win the South from the British 182 THE MEN WHO HELPED WIN INDEPENDENCE BY FIGHTING ENGLAND ON THE SEA John Paul Jones, a Scotchman, Who Won the Great Victory in the French Ship, _Bon Homme Richard_ 194 John Barry, Who Won More Sea Fights in the Revolution than Any Other Captain 199 THE MEN WHO CROSSED THE MOUNTAINS, DEFEATED THE INDIANS AND BRITISH, AND MADE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE UNITED STATES Daniel Boone, the Hunter and Pioneer of Kentucky 202 John Sevier, "Nolichucky Jack" 210 George Rogers Clark, the Hero of Vincennes 216 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW REPUBLIC Eli Whitney, Who Invented the Cotton Gin and Changed the History of the South 226 Thomas Jefferson, Who Wrote the Declaration of Independence, Founded the Democratic Party, and Purchased the Louisiana Territory 229 Lewis and Clark, American Explorers in the Oregon Country 238 Oliver Hazard Perry, Victor in the Battle of Lake Erie 244 Andrew Jackson, the Victor of New Orleans 245 THE MEN WHO MADE THE NATION GREAT BY THEIR INVENTIONS AND DISCOVERIES Robert Fulton, the Inventor of the Steamboat 257 Samuel F. B. Morse, Inventor of the Telegraph 264 Cyrus West Field, Who Laid the Atlantic Cable between America and Europe 268 Cyrus McCormick, Inventor of the Reaper 272 Elias Howe, Inventor of the Sewing Machine 274