Stories of grit
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About This Book
The stories are about real men, men who have made good. They weren't athletes, but they were fighters, philosophers, dreamers. They met defeat with a smile, and tried again.
Chapters (15)
- STORIES OF GRIT
- CHAPTER I. THE BLIND BOY WHO BECAME POET, PREACHER AND AUTHOR.
- CHAPTER II. HOW A LAME BOY BECAME THE WORLD'S GREATEST POTTER.
- CHAPTER III. THE DUTCH BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT EDITOR.
- CHAPTER IV. A DEAF BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT BIBLE SCHOLAR.
- CHAPTER V. THE SLAVE BOY WHO BECAME A GREAT LEADER.
- CHAPTER VI. THE IMMIGRANT LAD WHO BECAME A KING OF INDUSTRY.
- CHAPTER VII. A SHOEMAKER'S APPRENTICE WHO BECAME A GREAT SCHOLAR.
- CHAPTER VIII. FROM GIPSY TENT TO PULPIT.
- CHAPTER IX. A BLIND MAN WHO BECAME POSTMASTER-GENERAL OF ENGLAND.
- CHAPTER X. THE PLOUGHBOY WHO BECAME A FAMOUS NATURALIST.
- CHAPTER XI. A SICK MAN WHO NEVER GAVE UP.
- CHAPTER XII. HOW A POOR BOY BECAME A GREAT SCIENTIST.
- CHAPTER XIII. WHAT AN ILLITERATE BOY MADE OF HIS LIFE.
- CHAPTER XIV. A DONKEY BOY WHO BECAME A FAMOUS SCULPTOR.
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