Jr. Horatio Alger
From Canal Boy to President; Or, the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield
Published by Good Press, 2019
EAN 4057664615190
Table of Contents
The Boyhood And Manhood Of James A. Garfield.
Chapter I.—The First Pair Of Shoes.
Chapter II—Growing In Wisdom And Stature.
Chapter III—In Quest Of Fortune.
Chapter V—An Important Conversation.
Chapter VI—James Leaves The Canal.
Chapter VII—The Choice Of A Vocation
Chapter X—A Cousin's Reminiscences.
Chapter XII—Who Shall Be Master?
Chapter XIII—Ames Leaves Geauga Seminary
Chapter XIV—At Hiram Institute.
Chapter XVI—Entering Williams College.
Chapter XVIII—The Canal-Boy Becomes A College President.
Chapter XIX—Garfield As A College President.
Chapter XX—Garfield Becomes A State Senator.
Chapter XXII—John Jordan's Dangerous Journey.
Chapter XXIII—Garfield's Bold Strategy.
Chapter XXIV—The Battle Of Middle Creek.
Chapter XXV—The Perilous Trip Up The Big Sandy.
Chapter XXVI—The Canal-Boy Becomes A Congressman.
Chapter XXVII—Garfield's Course In Congress.
Chapter XXVIII—The Man For The Hour.
Chapter XXIX—Garfield As A Lawyer.
Chapter XXX—The Scholar In Politics.
Chapter XXXI—The Tributes Of Friends.
Chapter XXXII—From Canal-Boy To President.
Chapter XXXIII—The New Administration.
Chapter XXXV—Mr. Depew's Estimate Of Garfield.
Chapter XXXVI—The Lessons Of His Life.
The Boyhood And Manhood Of James A. Garfield.
Chapter I.—The First Pair Of Shoes.
From a small and rudely-built log-cabin a sturdy boy of four years issued, and looked earnestly across the clearing to the pathway that led through the surrounding forest. His bare feet pressed the soft grass, which spread like a carpet before the door.
"What are you looking for, Jimmy?" asked his mother from within the humble dwelling.
"I'm looking for Thomas," said Jimmy.
"It's hardly time for him yet. He won't be through work till after sunset."
"Then I wish the sun would set quick," said Jimmy.
"That is something we can not hasten, my son. God makes the sun to rise and to set in its due season."
This idea was probably too advanced for Jimmy's comprehension, for he was but four years of age, and the youngest of a family of four children. His father had died two years before, leaving a young widow, and four children, the eldest but nine, in sore straits. A long and severe winter lay before the little family, and they had but little corn garnered