Preface to The army of the Potomac trilogy.--Introduction to John Brown's body.--Forward to Prince Napoleon in America, 1861.--President Lincoln and General McClellan.--Introduction to The Battle of Gettysburg.--The generalship of Ulysses S. Grant.--A new appraisal.--The end of the centennial.--History as literature.--For an emotional understanding.--Morning star.--Aristotle and Pandora.--Setting the pattern.--Jeff Davis: the man behind the image.--Our American heritage.--A world of wonder.--The men who made canoes.--The swordbearers.--The dreadful noise.--The great American game.--A historical afterword.--The real Michigan.