1861-65 WAR FOR THE UNION, AND ABRAHAM LINCOLN Only a Reprieve, p. 310 The Cabin in the Clearing, p. 175 How He Learned to be Just, p. 176 Off to New Orleans, p. 177 The Kindness of Lincoln, p. 178 Lincoln and the Children, p. 181 The President and the Bible, p. 183 Washington and Lincoln, Speak! p. 185 Gettysburg Address, p. 186 1858-1919 THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND THE LIBERATION OF CUBA The Boy Who Grew Strong, p. 45 Sagamore Hill, p. 50 The Children of Sagamore Hill, p. 52 Off with John Burroughs, p. 53 The Big Stick, p. 54 A-Hunting Trees with John Muir, p. 55 The Bear Hunters’ Dinner, p. 56 Hunting in Africa, p. 57 The Ever Faithful Island, p. 59 The Colonel of the Rough Riders, p. 61 The River of Doubt, p. 65 Theodore Roosevelt (a Tribute), p. 69 II STORY PROGRAMME OF SOUTH AMERICA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE _The reader, teacher, or story-teller, who follows this outline, will find that it covers a short consecutive history of one of the most important and courageous world-struggles for Freedom._ _Portuguese America--Brazil--holds the honour of having declared its Republic with practically no shedding of blood._ _The struggle of the Spanish-American Colonies was conducted for long years against fearful odds. And their winning of the victory helped to make permanent the independence if both North and South America. Therefore, every school child in the United States should know something of the heroic history of our neighbour Republics._ SPANISH AMERICA DISCOVERY The Sea of Darkness, p. 3 The Fortunate Isles, p. 5 The Absurd Truth, p. 7 Cathay the Golden, p. 10 The Emerald Islands, p. 12 The Magnificent Return, p. 13 The Fatal Pearls, p. 15 Queen Isabella’s Page, p. 21 The Twin Cities, p. 24 The Pearls Again, p. 26 SPANISH AMERICA UNDER SPAIN’S RULE The Spanish Galleons, p. 327 VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (MIRANDA) The Romance of Miranda, p. 331 The Mysterious Stranger, p. 89 The Mystery Ship, p. 335 The End of the Mystery Ship, p. 339 The Great and Glorious Fifth, p. 341 A Terrible Thing, p. 343 End of the Romance, p. 344 VENEZUELA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (BOLIVAR) The Precious Jewel, p. 373 The Fiery Young Patriot, p. 376 Seeing Bolivar, p. 378 Uncle Paez, the Lion of the Apure, p. 382 Angostura, p. 384 GREAT COLOMBIA (FORMED BY BOLIVAR) The Crossing, p. 385 Peru Next, p. 388 ARGENTINA’S STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE (SAN MARTIN) The Boy Soldier, p. 237 The Patriot Who Kept Faith, p. 238 When San Martin Came, p. 240 Argentina’s Independence Day, p. 243 A Great Idea, p. 243 The Mighty Andes, p. 245 The Real San Martin, p. 247 The Fighting Engineer of the Andes, p. 248