A TOPIC BOOK, OR NOTEBOOK Teacher and pupil should appreciate the scope and the usefulness of a topic book, or notebook. By this is meant a blank book of a convenient size, with semiflexible or board covers, and of at least forty-eight pages. Into this blank book should be written carefully, with ink, brief notes, as the several chapters of this book are read or studied. It may well be a kind of enlarged diary of the pupil's work. Make brief notes of the various books read in whole or in part; of topics not treated in this book but discussed in the class, such as the treason of Benedict Arnold, the battle of Bennington, etc.; of references to new books to be reserved for future reading; and of other subjects which will readily suggest themselves. This notebook should be enlivened with inexpensive photographic copies (sold for about one cent each) of famous pictures illustrating important events in American history. Catalogues giving the exact titles, the cost, and other details are frequently advertised. The notebook may be illustrated with photographic reproductions of such works as Stuart's "Washington"; Faed's "Washington at Trenton"; Trumbull's "The Surrender of Cornwallis" and "Signing the Declaration of Independence"; Benjamin West's "Penn's Treaty"; Leutze's "Washington crossing the Delaware"; Vanderlyn's "The Landing of Columbus"; Johnson's "Old Ironsides"; Overend's "An August Morning with Farragut"; and many other historical subjects. Portraits, maps, facsimiles of documents and autographs, etc., etc. are often easily obtained from book catalogues, guide books, advertising pages, and secondhand text-books. All this illustrative material should be pasted into the notebook at the proper place, neatly and with good judgment, with plenty of space for margins. Such a compilation is, of course, a matter of slow growth. It should be preserved as a pleasant reminder of school days. REFERENCE BOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING TO BE USED WITH "HERO STORIES FROM AMERICAN HISTORY" CHAPTER I, PAGE 1 THE HERO OF VINCENNES For two short articles on George Rogers Clark, read Roosevelt and Lodge's _Hero Tales from American History_, p. 29, and Brady's _Border Fights and Fighters_, p. 211. For a more extended account, consult Roosevelt's _Winning of the West_, Vol. II, p. 31. A novel by Maurice Thompson, _Alice of Old Vincennes_, gives a graphic description of Clark's campaign. CHAPTER II, PAGE 18 A MIDWINTER CAMPAIGN For an account of Arnold's expedition to Canada, read articles in _The Century Magazine_ for January and February, 1903, by Professor Justin H. Smith. Codman's _Arnold's Expedition to Quebec_ is a fair-sized volume, and full of interest. Read also Lodge's _Story of the Revolution_, Vol. I, p. 106. Tomlinson's _Under Colonial Colors_, the story of Arnold's expedition to Quebec told for boys, is an interesting and stimulating work of fiction. CHAPTER III, PAGE 36 HOW PALMETTO LOGS MAY BE USED