world's great men.

Columbus led the American advance; he discovered the New World; he left
a record of persistence in spite of discouragement and of triumph over
all obstacles, that has been the inspiration and guide for Americans
ever since his day, and that has led them to work on in faith and hope
until the end they strove for was won.

"The True Story of Christopher Columbus" will be followed by the "true
story" of others who have left names for us to honor and revere, who
have made the world better because they lived, and who have helped to
make and to develop American freedom, strength and progress.

It will be the endeavor to have all these presented in the simple,
straightforward, earnest way that appeals to children, and shows how the
hero can be the man, and the man the hero. E. S. B.




THE TRUE STORY OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS



CHAPTER I. BOY WITH AN IDEA.

Men who do great things are men we all like to read about. This is the
story of Christopher Columbus, the man who discovered America. He lived
four hundred years ago. When he was a little boy he lived in Genoa.
It was a beautiful city in the northwestern part of the country called