True stories of great Americans for young Americans telling in simple language suited to boys and girls, the inspiring stories of the lives of George Washington, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Robert E. Lee, George Peabody, Abraham Lin. This book, "True stories of great Americans for young Americans telling in simple language suited to boys and girls," by Thomas Sheppard Meek, is a replication of a book originally published before 1897. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.