2015 Reprint of 1895 Edition. Full Facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Eggleston states in his preface that "the primary aim of this book is to furnish the little learner reading matter that will excite his attention and give him pleasure" and "to make the mind of the pupil familiar with some of the leading figures in the history of our country by means of personal anecdote." Students will be introduced to Washington, Franklin, Audubon, Clarke, Boone, Washington Irving, Horace Greely, Kit Karson, Longfellow, Dorothy Dix and others. Profusely illustrated. Originally published as a second grade reader.