150 Great Americans

William J. Bennett, John T.E. Cribb

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Year: 2022
• ISBN:
  9781400326037
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: North American History
• Index: History

Almost a decade ago, author and educator William J. Bennett and John T. E. Cribb published a 365-day almanac of our nation's history. Now, in this updated and expanded series compiled from The American Patriot's Almanac, Bennett and Cribb's masterful grasp of our history offers 150 more great Americans.

Our history is a heritage we Americans all share. It ties us together, like a common language or currency. Knowing that heritage helps us understand the central principles underlying American democracy and our responsibilities in passing them on to the next generation.

At a time when so many seem to be losing sight of our identity as a nation, it's more important than ever to remember our heritage, not only so we can know who we are today, but to set us on the right path for the future.

From the letters of Abigail Adams to the adventures of William Penn, 150 Great Americans sheds light on:

• Incredible stories
• Larger-than-life personalities
• Fun facts, discoveries, and new perspectives

In these easy-to-digest entries, historical Americans reemerge not as marble icons or names in a textbook, but as full-blooded, heroic pioneers whose far-reaching vision forged our nation, connecting you to this great nation's heritage.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Foreword
• Contents
• In Search of the Fountain of Youth
• Pocahontas
• The Fortitude of Our Forefathers
• The National Guard
• Anne Hutchinson
• Harvard Gets a Name
• Marquette Explores the Heart of the Continent
• William Penn
• George Washington
• John Peter Zenger
• Proverbs from Poor Richard’s Almanack
• Mary Draper Ingles
• Daniel Boone in Kentucky
• Always Go Forward
• Phillis Wheatley
• Israel Putnam
• Mount Vernon
• The US Army Origins and Flag
• Abigail Adams
• The Navy Birthday and Flag
• The Marine Corps Birthday and Flag
• Thomas Paine Publishes Common Sense
• Henry Knox’s Long Haul
• Betsy Ross
• John Witherspoon, Parson and Patriot
• Caesar Rodney’s Ride
• John Hancock
• They Risked All
• But One Life to Lose
• The Times That Try Men’s Souls
• Haym Salomon: A Financial Hero of the Revolution
• Lafayette and the Sentry
• Molly Pitcher
• Not Yet Begun
• Jane Thomas’s Ride
• Benedict Arnold Commits Treason
• The Swamp Fox
• A Devil of a Whipping
• The President with Shoot in His Eyes
• The Patriot Who Burned Her Home
• Jack Jouett’s Ride
• James Forten, Freedom Fighter
• Betty Zane
• What Is an American?
• The Father of the Constitution
• Alexander Hamilton
• Martha Washington
• The Coast Guard Birthday and Flag
• Benjamin Banneker
• Abigail Adams
• First in the Hearts
• Johnny Appleseed
• Sacagawea
• Fulton’s Folly
• Elizabeth Ann Seton
• Don’t Give Up
• Dolley Madison
• The Santa Fe Trail
• James Monroe
• The Ways of Providence
• Praise of Liberty
• Frederick Douglass
• Lincoln’s Bumpy Road
• Old Man Eloquent and the Amistad
• Presidential Trivia
• Samuel Morse Starts a Communications Revolution
• The Donner Party
• Elizabeth Blackwell
• A Woman Called Moses
• We Are All Descendants of 1776
• Sam Houston
• The Battle Hymn of the Republic
• Your Soldier Boy
• Lee at Gettysburg
• Mary Edwards Walker
• Full Speed Ahead
• Jane Addams
• John Wesley Powell: Into the Unknown
• Susan B. Anthony
• Buffalo Bill
• Annie Oakley
• Mr. Watson, Come Here
• Laura Ingalls Wilder
• The Greatest Inventor of Them All
• Angel of the Battlefield
• Grant’s Memoirs
• A Daring Adventure
• Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
• Mark Twain on Foreign Critics
• The Origins of Basketball
• Presidential Trivia
• The Man Who Gave Back
• The Man in the Arena
• The President and the Teddy Bear
• A Few Presidential Firsts
• A Horseless Carriage
• The US Military Reserve
• Mottos and Watchwords of Some Who Defend Us
• The Birth of the FBI
• A Citizen of the World
• America’s First Lady of the Air
• Uncle Sam
• One Hero’s Pledge
• Eddie Rickenbacker, Ace of Aces
• Sergeant York
• The American Legion
• Mary McLeod Bethune
• Fear Itself
• The Father of Modern Rocketry
• The Spirit of St. Louis
• Philo Farnsworth, the Forgotten Inventor
• Jesse Owens at Berlin
• Disney’s Follies
• Amelia Earhart’s Last Flight
• Eleanor Roosevelt
• The Iron Horse
• FDR’s “Day of Infamy” Address
• Bob Hope, Honorary Veteran
• I Shall Return
• Butch O’Hare Saves the Lexington
• The Navajo Code Talkers
• Rosie the Riveter
• The Four Chaplains
• The Tuskegee Airmen
• The Jefferson Memorial
• PT-109
• If Any Blame
• The Pied Piper of Saipan
• The Youngest Pilot in the Navy
• Audie Murphy
• The Buck Stops Here
• The Air Force Birthday and Flag
• Chuck Yeager
• Give ’Em Hell, Harry
• Elvis Hits the Airwaves
• Born in the USA
• Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.
• The Freedom Riders
• Godspeed, John Glenn
• No Shortage of Heroes
• The POW/MIA Flag
• One of Hollywood’s Finest
• Keep Swinging
• Presidential Trivia
• The Bible and the Oath
• Forgot to Duck
• Ronald Reagan
• Honorary Citizens of the United States
• Home Alive
• Pat Tillman’s Sacrifice