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JOHN SMITH--(Born in 1579, died in 1631.)
His Story of Pocahontas.
(From the "General History of Virginia") 3
WILLIAM BRADFORD--(Born in 1590, died in 1657.)
The Pilgrims Land and Meet the Indians.
(From the "History of Plymouth") 11
SAMUEL SEWALL--(Born in 1652, died in 1730.)
How He Courted Madam Winthrop.
(From his "Diary") 19
COTTON MATHER--(Born in 1663, died in 1728.)
In Praise of John Eliot.
(From the "Magnalia Christi Americana") 33
WILLIAM BYRD--(Born in 1674, died in 1744.)
At the Home of Colonel Spotswood.
(From "A Visit to the Mines") 38
JONATHAN EDWARDS--(Born in 1703, died in 1758.)
Of Liberty and Moral Agencies.
(From the "Freedom of the Will") 44
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN--(Born in 1706, died in 1790.)
I His First Entry into Philadelphia.
(From the "Autobiography") 51
II Warnings Braddock Did Not Heed.
(From the "Autobiography") 55
III How to Draw Lightning from the Clouds.
(From a letter to Peter Collinson) 59
IV The Way to Wealth.
(From "Poor Richard's Almanac") 61