Famous American Statesmen

With the great, one''s thoughts and manners easily become great; ... what this country longs for is personalities, grand persons, to counteract its materialities, says Emerson. Such lives as are sketched in this book are a constant inspiration, both to young and old. They teach Garfield''s oft-repeated maxim, that "the genius of success is still the genius of labor." They teach patriotism - a deep...