Good stories for great birthdays
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1. Front matter2. GOOD STORIES FOR GREAT BIRTHDAYS3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS4. ILLUSTRATIONS5. OCTOBER 12 COLUMBUS AND DISCOVERER’S DAY6. OCTOBER 14 WILLIAM PENN THE FOUNDER OF PENNSYLVANIA7. OCTOBER 27 THEODORE ROOSEVELT AMERICA’S HERO8. OCTOBER 30 JOHN ADAMS THE SON OF LIBERTY SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES9. NOVEMBER 15 WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM DEFENDER OF AMERICA10. DECEMBER 2 DOM PEDRO THE SECOND THE MAGNANIMOUS THE BEST REPUBLICAN IN BRAZIL11. DECEMBER 20 WILLIAM BRADFORD AND THE LANDING OF THE PILGRIMS12. JANUARY 7 GENERAL ISRAEL PUTNAM “OLD PUT”13. JANUARY 11 ALEXANDER HAMILTON DEFENDER OF THE CONSTITUTION THE CONSTITUTION; OR, THE NEW ROOF 178714. JANUARY 17 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE AMERICAN SOCRATES15. FEBRUARY 12 ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE GREAT EMANCIPATOR16. FEBRUARY 22 GEORGE WASHINGTON THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY17. FEBRUARY 25 JOSE DE SAN MARTIN OF ARGENTINA THE PROTECTOR18. MARCH 15 ANDREW OLD HICKORY19. APRIL 13 THOMAS JEFFERSON THE FRAMER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE20. MAY 29 PATRICK HENRY THE ORATOR OF THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE21. JUNE 9 FRANCISCO DE MIRANDA OF VENEZUELA THE FLAMING SON OF LIBERTY22. JUNE 23-24 ROGER WILLIAMS AND THE FOUNDING OF PROVIDENCE23. JULY 6 JOHN PAUL JONES AMERICA’S IMMORTAL SEA-FIGHTER24. JULY 24 SIMON BOLIVAR OF VENEZUELA THE LIBERATOR25. AUGUST 20 BERNARDO O’HIGGINS FIRST SOLDIER, FIRST CITIZEN OF CHILE26. SEPTEMBER 6 THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE THE FRIEND OF AMERICA27. SEPTEMBER 24 JOHN MARSHALL THE EXPOUNDER OF THE CONSTITUTION28. ENVOY29. APPENDIX FOR TEACHERS AND STORY-TELLERS30. APPENDIX31. SUBJECT INDEX