This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Pupils in United States history and the general reader, who is at times puzled to know who is meant, will take interest in the following list:
The Father of his Country.Washingion. | |
Old Man Eloquent....... | ..J. Q.Adams, |
The Sage of Monticello... | .Jefferson. |
Old Hickory | .Jackson. |
Young Hickory | Polk. |
Great Pacifier | .Clay. |
Mad Anthony ........ | . Wayne. |
Old Rough and Ready | . Taylor. |
Expounder of the Constitution | .Webster. |
Unconditional Surrender Grant.................. | . U. S. Grant. |
Poor Richard............ | . Franklin. |
Political Meteor | .Randolph. |
Little Mac................. | .McClellan. |
Stonewall................. | .T.J.Jackson. |
Honest Abe | . Lincoln. |
Rock of Chickamauga | . Thomas. |
Old Put................... | . Putnam. |
Old Tecumseh | ..Sherman.. |
Light Horse Harry | ..Henry Lee. |
Uncle Robert | R. E. Lee. |
Fighting Joe | Hooker. |
Bayard of the South | Marion. |
The little Magician | Van Buren. |
Father of the Constitution. | James Madison |
The Superb................ | Hancock. |
The Rail Splitter.......... | Lincoln. |
Great American Commoner. | Thad. Stevens. |
Old Ossawatomie........ | John Brown. |
Old Public Functionary... | Jas. Buchanan. |
Carolina Game Cock | .Sumter. |
Teacher President | Garfield. |
Father of Greenbacls | Salm'n P Chase |
Little Giant............. | S. A. Douglas. |
Colossus of American Independence................ | John Adams. |
Sage of Chappaqua | Gieeley. |
Prince of American Letters | W. Irving. |
Mill Boy of the Slashes____ | Clay. |
Pathfinder of the Rockies.. | Fremont. |
Cincinnatus of the West___ | |
Great Indian Apostle | Eliot. |
Motoax | King Phillip |
 
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