True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 234
of God that hewas saved from drown-ing that dark night. Hetherefore determined to give up the canal boat, go home, tryto get an education and be useful to his fellowman. Garfield, when a boy, also read two other books which hadmuch to do with his career. One was the Life of GeneralMarion, the… … GARFIELD AT THE AGE OF SEVENTEEN, WHEN HEENTERED THE SEMINARS 236 JAMES A. GARFIELD These two books, Garfield said, made him want to be asoldier. He read them over several times, and they led himto read other books of great warriors; but it was a good whilebefore he had an opportunity to gratify…
