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From Canal Boy to President

by Horatio Alger

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  1. 1Dedication — General Preface
  2. 2Preface
  3. 3Chapter I — The First Pair of Shoes
  4. 4Chapter II — Growing in Wisdom and Stature
  5. 5Chapter III — In Quest of Fortune
  6. 6Chapter IV — On the Tow-Path
  7. 7Chapter V — An Important Conversation
  8. 8Chapter VI — James Leaves the Canal
  9. 9Chapter VII — The Choice of a Vocation
  10. 10Chapter VIII — Geauga Seminary
  11. 11Chapter IX — Ways and Means
  12. 12Chapter X — A Cousin’s Reminiscences
  13. 13Chapter XI — Ledge Hill School
  14. 14Chapter XII — Who Shall Be Master?
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Ames Leaves Geauga Seminary
  16. 16Chapter XIV — At Hiram Institute
  17. 17Chapter XV — Three Busy Years
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Entering Williams College
  19. 19Chapter XVII — Life in College
  20. 20Chapter XVIII — The Canal-Boy Becomes A College President
  21. 21Chapter XIX — Garfield as a College President
  22. 22Chapter XX — Garfield Becomes A State Senator
  23. 23Chapter XXI — A Difficult Duty
  24. 24Chapter XXII — John Jordan’s Dangerous Journey
  25. 25Chapter XXIII — Garfield’s Bold Strategy
  26. 26Chapter XXIV — The Battle of Middle Creek
  27. 27Chapter XXV — The Perilous Trip Up the Big Sandy
  28. 28Chapter XXVI — The Canal-Boy Becomes A Congressman
  29. 29Chapter XXVII — Garfield’s Course in Congress
  30. 30Chapter XXVIII — The Man for the Hour
  31. 31Chapter XXIX — Garfield as a Lawyer
  32. 32Chapter XXX — The Scholar in Politics
  33. 33Chapter XXXI — The Tributes of Friends
  34. 34Chapter XXXII — From Canal-Boy to President
  35. 35Chapter XXXIII — The New Administration
  36. 36Chapter XXXIV — The Tragic End
  37. 37Chapter XXXV — Mr. Depew’s Estimate of Garfield
  38. 38Chapter XXXVI — The Lessons of His Life

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