This textbook is intended to furnish interesting collateral reading for the classes in United States History. It is to be read and enjoyed as background material, rather than to be learned and recited. This volume covers: (1) The Era of Good Feeling, 1817-1825; (2) John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; (3) Andrew Jackson, 1767-1845; (4) The Story of the Lone Star State, 1820-1863; (5) General Zachary Taylor, 1784-1850; (6) General Winfield Scott, 1768-1866; (7) The Conquest of New Mexico and California, 1845-1846; (8) A Railroad Story, 1828-1830; (9) Sailing "The Father of Waters"; (10) The Story of the "New York Tribune," 1832-1872; (11) Daniel Webster, 1782-1852; and (12) John C. Calhoun, 1782.