Biographies of Working Men

From Table of Contents: I. THOMAS TELFORD, STONEMASON II. GEORGE STEPHENSON, ENGINE-MAN III. JOHN GIBSON, SCULPTOR IV. WILLIAM HERSCHEL, BANDSMAN V. JEAN FRANCOIS MILLET, PAINTER VI. JAMES GARFIELD, CANAL BOY VII. THOMAS EDWARD, SHOEMAKER

PREFACE:My acknowledgments are due to Dr. Smiles's "Lives of the Engineers," "Life of the Stephensons," and "Life of a Scotch Naturalist;" to Lady Eastlake's "Life of Gibson;" to Mr. Holden's "Life of Sir William Herschel;" to M. Seusier's "J. F. Millet, Sa Vie et Ses Oeuvres;" and to Mr. Thayer's "Life of President Garfield;" from which most of the facts here narrated have been derived."