| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The Cotton Handkerchief | 9 |
| II. | Daniel and his Father | 17 |
| III. | A Memorable Battle | 25 |
| IV. | An Important Step | 33 |
| V. | Daniel at Exeter Academy | 41 |
| VI. | Preparing for College | 49 |
| VII. | Daniel’s College Life | 59 |
| VIII. | Daniel Receives some Valuable Advice | 67 |
| IX. | Brotherly Love | 71 |
| X. | The Two Brothers | 76 |
| XI. | Daniel as an Orator | 84 |
| XII. | Studying Law | 92 |
| XIII. | How Daniel went to Fryeburg | 97 |
| XIV. | The Preceptor of Fryeburg Academy | 101 |
| XV. | The Next Two Years | 109 |
| XVI. | A Great Temptation | 117 |
| XVII. | Daniel Refuses a Clerkship | 125 |
| XVIII. | D. Webster, Attorney | 133 |
| XIX. | Daniel Overcomes a Bramble | 141 |
| XX. | “The Little Black Stable-Boy.” | 150 |
| XXI. | Why Daniel was sent to Congress | 158 |
| XXII. | Mr. Webster as a Member of Congress | 166 |
| XXIII. | John Randolph and William Pinkney | 174 |
| XXIV. | Mr. Webster in Boston | 184 |
| XXV. | The Oration at Plymouth | 190 |
| XXVI. | The Bunker Hill Oration | 199 |
| XXVII. | Adams and Jefferson | 207 |
| XXVIII. | Home Life and Domestic Sorrows | 218 |
| XXIX. | Called to the Senate | 225 |
| XXX. | The Beginning of a Great Battle | 232 |
| XXXI. | The Reply to Hayne | 240 |
| XXXII. | The Secret of Webster’s Power | 256 |
| XXXIII. | Honors Received in England | 267 |
| XXXIV. | Called to the Cabinet | 275 |
| XXXV. | Life at Marshfield | 283 |
| XXXVI. | The Seventh of March Speech | 289 |
| XXXVII. | Closing Scenes | 296 |
| XXXVIII. | Centennial Tributes | 301 |