I. HOW THE PERRY FAMILY CAME TO RHODE ISLAND. 71
II. SCHOOL DAYS. 75
III. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. 81
IV. THE CRUISE IN THE WEST INDIES. 83
V. THE WAR WITH THE BARBARY STATES. 87
VI. MORE TROUBLE WITH ENGLAND. 94
VII. WAR ON THE CANADIAN BORDER. 100
VIII. OLIVER PERRY BUILDS A FLEET. 105
IX. "WE HAVE MET THE ENEMY AND THEY ARE OURS." 110
X. WHAT PERRY'S VICTORY ACCOMPLISHED. 117
XI. ON THE MEDITERRANEAN AGAIN. 122
XII. CAPTAIN PERRY'S LAST CRUISE. 126