Famous American Statesmen"Famous American Statesmen" is a collection of ten biographical sketches of America's most famous statesmen, published in 1888. The book focuses on the lives of George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Charles Sumner, Ulysses S. Grant, and James A. Garfield |
Contents
8 | |
THOMAS JEFFERSON | |
ALEXANDER HAMILTON | |
ANDREW JACKSON | |
DANIEL WEBSTER | |
HENRY CLAY | |
CHARLES SUMNER | |
U S GRANT | |
JAMES A GARFIELD | |
CUORÉ | |
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