Excerpt from Outlines and References for United States History F iske says that in the history of the Revolution he was second only to Washington; Hosmer calls him the Father of America. On his monument in Adams Square, Boston, are written these well deserved words: A Statesman pure and incorruptible. It is desirable to use the loose sheet form of note book. In order that notes. Gathered from different sources. And at different times may be classified and brought together, a sepa rate sheet should be used not only for each subject, but for each phase of the subject. Each sheet should have an appro pirate heading and usually a sub-head, and these should be made prominent either by underscoring or by the position given them. Suggestions for Written Reports. - Read widely. Do not be content with consulting one authority. Read general ac counts first and follow with Special treatises. Take notes freely. Make them brief or full, according as the books will be accessible or not when you come to write. Use a separate sheet for each su'b-t'opic. Take the references for each. Note. If the words of an author are used, put them in quotation marks. 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.