Object of this book is to present clearly and accurately facts and principles in the lives of some of the chief founders and builders of America which would be of interest for everyone interested in history.
Contents:
Columbus
John and Sebastian Cabot
Balboa, Ponce De Leon, and De Soto
Sir Walter Raleigh
Captain John Smith
Captain Henry Hudson
Captain Myles Standish
Lord Baltimore
Roger Williams
King Philip
William Penn
General James Oglethorpe
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Daniel Boone
General James Robertson
Governor John Sevier
General George Rogers Clark
General Rufus Putnam
Eli Whitney
Thomas Jefferson
Robert Fulton
General William Henry Harrison
General Andrew Jackson
Professor Samuel F. B. Morse
General Sam Houston
Captain Robert Gray
Captain J. A. Sutter
Abraham Lincoln

David Henry Montgomery was an American author of several history textbooks. His "Leading Facts" series, including The Leading Facts of American History, were widely used in schools across the United States.