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The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief

By Morrison Heady

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THE FARMER BOY, AND HOW HE BECAME COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
- EDITED BY WILLIAM M. THAYER, AUTHOR OF "THE PIONEER BOY," ETC.
- INTRODUCTION.
- PREFACE.
- CONTENTS.
THE FARMER BOY.
- INTRODUCTION.
- I.
  - GEORGE AT SCHOOL.
- GEORGE AT SCHOOL.
- II.
  - THE FIRST SORROW.
- THE FIRST SORROW.
- III.
  - PLAYING SOLDIER.
- PLAYING SOLDIER.
- IV.
  - "RULES OF BEHAVIOR."
- "RULES OF BEHAVIOR."
- V.
  - IN THE WILDERNESS.
- IN THE WILDERNESS.
- VI.
  - THE YOUNG SURVEYOR.
- THE YOUNG SURVEYOR.
- VII.
  - FIRST MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
- FIRST MILITARY APPOINTMENT.
- VIII.
  - IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS.
- IMPORTANT EXPLANATIONS.
- IX.
  - INDIAN TROUBLES.
- INDIAN TROUBLES.
- X.
  - "BIG TALK" WITH "WHITE THUNDER."
- "BIG TALK" WITH "WHITE THUNDER."
- XI.
  - CHRISTMAS IN THE WILDERNESS.
- CHRISTMAS IN THE WILDERNESS.
- XII.
  - WASHINGTON'S FIRST BATTLE.
- WASHINGTON'S FIRST BATTLE.
- XIII.
  - FORT NECESSITY.
- FORT NECESSITY.
- XIV.
  - GENERAL BRADDOCK.
- GENERAL BRADDOCK.
- XV.
  - ROUGH WORK.
- ROUGH WORK.
- XVI.
  - BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT.
- BRADDOCK'S DEFEAT.
- XVII.
  - EXPLANATIONS.
- EXPLANATIONS.
- XVIII.
  - WORK IN EARNEST.
- WORK IN EARNEST.
- XIX.
  - DARK DAYS.
- DARK DAYS.
- XX.
  - A NEW ENTERPRISE.
- A NEW ENTERPRISE.
- XXI.
  - MORE BLUNDERING.
- MORE BLUNDERING.
- XXII.
  - WASHINGTON AT HOME.
- WASHINGTON AT HOME.
- XXIII.
  - A FAMILY QUARREL.
- A FAMILY QUARREL.
- XXIV.
  - THE CAUSE OF THE QUARREL.
- THE CAUSE OF THE QUARREL.
- XXV.
  - RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY.
- RESISTANCE TO TYRANNY.
- XXVI.
  - CONCLUSION.
- CONCLUSION.