I. THE LITTLE SCOTCH LAD. 17 II. THE YOUNG SAILOR. 20 III. THE BEGINNING OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. 23 IV. LIEUTENANT PAUL JONES. 26 V. THE CRUISE OF THE ALFRED. 29 VI. CAPTAIN PAUL JONES. 32 VII. THE CRUISE OF THE RANGER. 35 VIII. THE RANGER AND THE DRAKE. 41 IX. THE BON HOMME RICHARD. 45 X. THE GREAT FIGHT WITH THE SERAPIS. 49 XI. HONOR TO THE HERO. 57 XII. THE RETURN TO AMERICA. 61 XIII. AMBITIOUS HOPES. 63 XIV. SAD DISAPPOINTMENTS. 66 THE STORY OF OLIVER H. PERRY I. HOW THE PERRY FAMILY CAME TO RHODE ISLAND. 71 II. SCHOOL DAYS. 75 III. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 81 IV. THE CRUISE IN THE WEST INDIES. 83 V. THE WAR WITH THE BARBARY STATES. 87 VI. MORE TROUBLE WITH ENGLAND. 94 VII. WAR ON THE CANADIAN BORDER. 100 VIII. OLIVER PERRY BUILDS A FLEET. 105 IX. "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS." 110 X. WHAT PERRY'S VICTORY ACCOMPLISHED. 117 XI. ON THE MEDITERRANEAN AGAIN. 122 XII. CAPTAIN PERRY'S LAST CRUISE. 126 THE STORY OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT I. CHILDHOOD. 133 II. THE LITTLE MIDSHIPMAN. 138 III. THE LOSS OF THE ESSEX. 144 IV. THE TRIP ON THE MEDITERRANEAN. 147 V. WAR WITH THE PIRATES. 150 VI. FROM LIEUTENANT TO CAPTAIN. 155 VII. THE QUESTION OF ALLEGIANCE. 162 VIII. THE CAPTURE OF NEW ORLEANS. 168 IX. THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY. 177 X. WELL-EARNED LAURELS. 186 THE STORY OF ADMIRAL DEWEY