I. GEORGE WASHINGTON, 67 II. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, 71 III. THE VALLEY OF THE OHIO, 73 IV. AMERICA ON THE EVE OF THE REVOLUTION, 81 V. BUNKER HILL, 96 VI. INDEPENDENCE, 104 VII. AT WAR, 107 VIII. SYMPATHY BEYOND THE SEA, 112 IX. THE WAR CONTINUES, 114 X. THE SURRENDER AT SARATOGA, 117 XI. HELP FROM EUROPE, 119 XII. MAJOR ANDRÉ, 123 XIII. THE CLOSE OF THE WAR, 127 XIV. THE THIRTEEN STATES BECOME A NATION, 132 XV. THE WAR WITH GREAT BRITAIN, 141 BOOK THIRD. I. KING COTTON, 154 II. SLAVERY, 158 III. MISSOURI, 164 IV. HOPE FOR THE NEGRO, 166 V. TEXAS, 170 VI. THE WAR WITH MEXICO, 173 VII. CALIFORNIA, 176 VIII. KANSAS, 179 IX. THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY, 183 X. JOHN BROWN, 186 XI. EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND SIXTY, 190 XII. SECESSION, 196 XIII. THE TWO PRESIDENTS, 200 BOOK FOURTH. I. THE FIRST BLOW STRUCK, 204 II. THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN, 211 III. “ON TO RICHMOND,” 213 IV. LIBERTY TO THE CAPTIVE, 224 V. CONFEDERATE SUCCESSES, 228 VI. THE WAR CONTINUES, 231 VII. GETTYSBURG, 236 VIII. THE LAST CAMPAIGN, 242 IX. THE MURDER OF THE PRESIDENT, 256 X. THE LOSSES AND THE GAINS OF THE WAR, 259 XI. AFTER THE WAR, 262