Brave companions : portraits in history / David McCullough.

I. PHENOMENA. Journey to the top of the world
The American adventure of Louis Agassiz
The unexpected Mrs. Stowe
II. THE REAL WEST. Glory days in Medora
Remington
III. PIONEERS. Steam road to El Dorado
The builders
The treasure from the carpentry shop
Long-distance vision
IV. FIGURES IN A LANDSCAPE. Cross the Blue Mountain
The lonely war of a good angry man
Miriam Rothschild
South of Kankakee : a day with David Plowden
V. ON WE GO. Washington on the Potomac
Extraordinary times
Recommended itinerary
Simon Willard's clock.