in the records of the War Department and
elsewhere. The complete biography and the analysis of General Pershing's
personality and military career he leaves to later writers. The simple
story of the struggles and achievements of a more or less typically
successful American is presented, with the hope that others also may
find in the record the inspiration and interest which the writer has
found. Sometimes fighting against obstacles that appeared almost
insurmountable, struggling to obtain an education in the schools, not
faltering when tragic sorrows came, his determination succeeding in
military campaigns where previous centuries of fighting had failed--the
career of General Pershing has been a continuous overcoming. Confidence
in a great leader is an essential condition of victory and the writer
has tried to present facts to show that the trust of the American people
in their military leader is well founded.

Some years ago a certain tight-fisted denizen of the United States
inquired sneeringly of a young man from his village, who was working his
way through college, "What do you expect to make of yourself anyway?"
Instantly came the reply, "A man." Cause and effect, aim and incentive,
object and motive alike are all slimmed up in that response. Behind the
General is the man whose story the writer has tried to tell just as he
has found it.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I A HISTORIC MOMENT 1

II BIRTH AND EARLY HOME 7

III BOYHOOD AND STUDENT DAYS 22

IV FIGHTING THE APACHES AND THE SIOUX 44

V A MILITARY INSTRUCTOR 56

VI IN THE SPANISH WAR 65

VII IN THE PHILIPPINES 86

VIII SUBJECTING THE MOROS 96

IX IN PURSUIT OF VILLA 118

X CALLED TO COMMAND THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES
IN FRANCE 131

XI WHY AMERICA WENT TO WAR WITH GERMANY 149

XII IN ENGLAND AND FRANCE 161

XIII AT THE TOMB OF NAPOLEON 171

XIV A WREATH FOR THE TOMB OF LAFAYETTE 181