Stevenson, Augusta

Describes the childhood and youth of a boy who grew up in the woods, learning the ways of animals and Indians, to become a trail blazer and hunter moving new settlers westward.

The boyhood of the showman, operator of a popular museum in New York and a three ring circus known as "the greatest show on earth.".

The childhood of the courageous American officer in the Revolution who was the hero of the recapture of Stony Point and wintered at Valley Forge.

The boyhood of the Englishman, a Separatist, who helped the Pilgrims establish the first English colony in America, at Plymouth.

The girlhood of the Revolutionary War heroine who carried water to the fighting men and then, when her husband was overcome by the heat, took his place and fought in the Battle of Monmouth.

The boyhood of the author of The Star-Spangled Banner, national anthem of the United States.