_This second series is intended to supplement the original list of American Statesmen by the addition of the names of men who have helped to make the history of the United States since the Civil War._ JAMES G. BLAINE. By Edward Stanwood. JOHN SHERMAN. By Theodore E. Burton. ULYSSES S. GRANT. By Samuel W. McCall. In preparation. _Other interesting additions to the list to be made in the future._ HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY * * * * * Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling have been retained as they appear in the original book. Only the following possible misprints have been changed for this etext: Page iv PRINTED IN THE U.S.A. U.S.A changed to U.S.A. Page xi LIST OF PRINTED DOCUMENTS CITED IN THIS BOOK 424 added to Table of Contents Page 28 being a needy dependent dependant changed to dependent Page 40 Perry, _Hist. Coll._ i. 508, 509. comma added after 508 Page 145 What would they have? what changed to What Page 268 opportunity of deliberating upon opportuity changed to opportunity Page 278 General Greene at Guilford, in North Carolina Guildford changed to Guilford Page 284 Furthermore, as soon as possible after breakfast Futhermore changed to Furthermore Page 351 expedients common on such occasions occassions changed to occasions Page 383 embarrassments was not due alone embarassments changed to embarrassments Page 420 mass of unwhipped hyperboles hyberbole changed to hyperbole Page 432 Breckenridge, ----, Breckinridge changed to Breckenridge Page 442 Absence of self-consciousness conciousness changed to consciousness Page 442 Holt, James, on committee of Virginia convention Virgia changed to Virginia Page 449 Randolph, John, of Roanoke Roanoake change to Roanoke