《美国伟人录》

Contents1

1．To the dignity ofman1

2．Incident in Berlin4

3．Troubled genius7

4．The courage to believe10

5．He failed in school13

6．A country gentleman16

7．He thought he lacked talent19

8．No one did more23

9．He wanted to farm26

10．She aroused a nation29

11．The public forgave33

12．An early retirement36

13．The peddler’s idea39

14．And always，danger42

15．The life of the party45

16．A political hack48

17．He lived for adventure52

18．He saw another world55

19．Hidden from the world58

20．They called him a cowboy62

21．Talking leaves65

22．And thejob was done68

23．She saved a few things71

24．An artist communicates74

25．From prison to fame77

26．So others might speak80

27．He wrote one himself83

28．Latter-day Franklin86

29．She made them listen89

30．Of letters and legends92

31．She saw the suffering95

32．He made a magic box98

33．A language of our own101

34．A new kind of song104

35．A sailor builds an empire107

36．She started the fight110

37．He loved the land113

38．To help a great lady116

39．A sailor at heart119

40．Meeting on a train122