Good Stories for Great Birthdays

by Frances Jenkins Olcott

26 chapters10h 14mEnglish1922

About this book

"Here are over 200 stories celebrating 23 great birthdays of patriot-founders and upbuilders of the Republics of both North and South America. In the stories are more than 75 historical characters, men, women, and children. The arrangement follows the school-year, beginning in October with Columbus." The stories included are to be read by or to children as an introduction to the biographies of many fascinating and important Americans. - Summary by From the Preface and by Lynne Thompson

Chapters (25)

1October 12 Columbus and Discoverer's Day

2731

2October 14 William Penn, The Founder of Pennsylvania

1057

3October 27 Theodore Roosevelt, America's Hero: The Square Deal, Theodore Roosevelt

2266

4October 30 John Adams, The Son of Liberty

1492

5November 15 William Pitt, Defender of America

1115

6December 2 Dom Pedro the Second, the Magnanimus, the Best Republican in Brazil

1560

7December 20 William Bradford, and the Landing of the Pilgrims

1689

8January 7 General Israel Putnam, 'Old Put'

765

9January 11 Alexander Hamilton, Defender of the Constitution

599

10January 17 Benjamin Franklin, the American Socrates

677

11February 12 Abraham Lincoln, the Great Emancipator

1048

12February 22 George Washington, The Father of his Country Part 1

1760

13February 22 George Washington, The Father of his Country Part 2

2162

14February 25 Jose de San Martin of Argentina, The Protector Part 1

1907

15February 25 Jose de San Martin of Argentina, The Protector Part 2

1894

16March 15 Andrew Jackson, Old Hickory

2130

17April 13 Thomas Jefferson, The Framer of the Declaration of Independence

804

18May 29 Patrick Henry, The Orator of the War for Independence

571

19June 9 Francisco de Miranda of Venezuela, the Flaming Son of Liberty

1761

20June 23-24 Roger Williams and the Founding of Providence

595

21July 6 John Paul Jones, America's Immortal Sea-Fighter

1023

22July 24 Simon Bolivar of Venezuela, the Liberator

1625

23August 20 Bernardo O'Higgins, First Soldier, First Citizen of Chile

1286

24September 6 The Marquis de Lafayette, the Friend of America

1043

25September 24 John Marshall, the Expounder of the Constitution

2552

Good Stories for Great Birthdays

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