The Hero in America: A Chronicle of Hero-worshipC. Scribner's Sons, 1941 - 530 pages |
Contents
CHAPTER ONE Heroes in War and Peace I | 1 |
CHAPTER TWo Captain John Smith and the Indians | 17 |
CHAPTER THREE The Pilgrim Fathers and the American Way | 31 |
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