Excerpt from Makers of Our Nation The story told in these pages begins with the patriots who won our independence and continues almost to the present. It is told in a way easily understood by those who are studying this period for the first time. The authors use biography when that serves best to tell the story, but they also employ simple historical narrative when needed. There are no stray biographies in this text. All are logically related to some definite problem. This story aims to give enough outstanding facts to show the pupil how the work of the patriot, pioneer, inventor, explorer, captain of industry, and altruist has made the United States a leading nation of the world. In writing the book, the authors have tried to follow their own creed in teaching namely, to be simple, direct, concrete, vivid, ethical, and to present life and its ideals in action. Children love action. The authors have tried to make this book a story of action. All the characters are doers of deeds tha/t helped to make their country. The chil dren themselves are given a list of Things to Do at the end of each chapter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.