The Declaration, the Constitution, the life of every signer, and every President's inaugural from Washington to Pierce — the patriotic shelf of an American parlor of 1855, complete in one volume.

Samuel Chase

2 pages in this part of The American's Own Book.

Samuel Chase

SAMUEL CHASE was born in Somerset county, Maryland, in 1741. He was educated by his father, a distinguished clergyman, who had emigrated to…

Samuel Chase: Congress

The political career of Mr. Chase may be dated from the year 1774, when he was sent to the Congress of Philadelphia, as a delegate from his…

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