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The name of Vermont recalls the gallant "Green Mountain Boys," who proved their sturdy patriotism not only in the Revolution, but before those stormy days broke over the land. In the colonial times the section was known as the "New Hampshire Grants," and was claimed by both New York and New Hampshire, but Vermont refused to acknowledge the authority of either, even after New York, in 1764, secured a decision in her favor from King George, and set vigorously to work to compel the settlers to pay a second time for their lands. The doughty pioneers would have none of it, and roughly handled the. | 1 A free download from http CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. CHAPTER XXV. CHAPTER XXVI. CHAPTER XXVII. CHAPTER XXVIII. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders 2 CHAPTER XXIX. CHAPTER XXX. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. CHAPTER IV. CHAPTER V. CHAPTER VI. CHAPTER VII. CHAPTER VIII. CHAPTER IX. CHAPTER X. CHAPTER XI. CHAPTER XII. CHAPTER XIII. CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHAPTER XVI. CHAPTER XVII. CHAPTER XVIII. CHAPTER XIX. CHAPTER XX. CHAPTER XXI. CHAPTER XXII. CHAPTER XXIII. CHAPTER XXIV. CHAPTER XXV. CHAPTER XXVI. CHAPTER XXVII. CHAPTER XXVIII. CHAPTER XXIX. CHAPTER XXX. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders Project Gutenberg s Dewey and Other Naval Commanders by Edward S. Ellis This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Dewey and Other Naval Commanders Author Edward S. Ellis Release Date December 8 2005 EBook 17253 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DEWEY AND OTHER NAVAL CHAPTER I. 3 COMMANDERS Produced by Juliet Sutherland Paul Ereaut and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http Illustration ADMIRAL GEORGE DEWEY . DEWEY AND OTHER NAVAL COMMANDERS. BY EDWARD S. ELLIS . Author of A History of the World The People s Standard History of the United States A History of the State of New York Deerfoot Series Log Cabin Series Etc. NEW YORK HURST COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright 1899 BY JOHN HOVENDON. CONTENTS. Page. Introduction 5 CHAPTER I. Admiral George Dewey--The Birth and Boyhood of George Dewey. 7 CHAPTER .