From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield
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Alger Horatio Jr.. From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield
General Preface
Preface
The Boyhood And Manhood Of James A. Garfield
Chapter I.—The First Pair Of Shoes
Chapter II—Growing In Wisdom And Stature
Chapter III—In Quest Of Fortune
Chapter IV—On The Tow-Path
Chapter V—An Important Conversation
Chapter VI—James Leaves The Canal
Chapter VII—The Choice Of A Vocation
Chapter VIII—Geauga Seminary
Chapter IX—Ways And Means
Chapter X—A Cousin's Reminiscences
Chapter XI—Ledge Hill School
Chapter XII—Who Shall Be Master?
Chapter XIII—Ames Leaves Geauga Seminary
Chapter XIV—At Hiram Institute
Chapter XV—Three Busy Years
Chapter XVI—Entering Williams College
Chapter XVII—Life In College
Chapter XVIII—The Canal-Boy Becomes A College President
Chapter XIX—Garfield As A College President
Chapter XX—Garfield Becomes A State Senator
Chapter XXI—A Difficult Duty
Chapter XXII—John Jordan's Dangerous Journey
Chapter XXIII—Garfield's Bold Strategy
Chapter XXIV—The Battle Of Middle Creek
Chapter XXV—The Perilous Trip Up The Big Sandy
Chapter XXVI—The Canal-Boy Becomes A Congressman
Chapter XXVII—Garfield's Course In Congress
Chapter XXVIII—The Man For The Hour
Chapter XXIX—Garfield As A Lawyer
Chapter XXX—The Scholar In Politics
Chapter XXXI—The Tributes Of Friends
Chapter XXXII—From Canal-Boy To President
Chapter XXXIII—The New Administration
Chapter XXXIV—The Tragic End
Chapter XXXV—Mr. Depew's Estimate Of Garfield
Chapter XXXVI—The Lessons Of His Life
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If I am asked why I add one to the numerous Lives of our dead President, I answer, in the words of Hon. Chauncey M. Depew, because "our annals afford no such incentive to youth as does his life, and it will become one of the Republic's household stories."
I have conceived, therefore, that a biography, written with a view to interest young people in the facts of his great career, would be a praiseworthy undertaking. The biography of General Garfield, however imperfectly executed, can not but be profitable to the reader. In this story, which I have made as attractive as I am able, I make no claim to originality. I have made free use of such materials as came within my reach, including incidents and reminiscences made public during the last summer, and I trust I have succeeded, in a measure, in conveying a correct idea of a character whose nobility we have only learned to appreciate since death has snatched our leader from us.
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