"Follow Old Minick" is a gripping historical tale from 1959’s The World Around Us #9, illustrated with stark, evocative detail by Graham Ingels. It follows President Washington’s determined effort to secure congressional approval for a permanent army and the construction of forts in the Ohio Valley, a pivotal moment in shaping early American defense. The cover, by Doug Rosa, captures the story’s rugged frontier spirit with its striking imagery.
Contains 16 stories
Follow Old Minick
6 pp · Non-Fiction, War
John W. Minick
Here Comes Yankee Doodle!
5 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Miles StandishGeneral George WashingtonBaron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (misnamed as Baron Ludwig von Steuben)
Frontier Forts
5 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Alexander HamiltonPresident George WashingtonOhio Governor Arthur St. ClairGeneral Anthony Wayne [Mad Anthony Wayne]
In the wake of frontier conflicts, President George Washington faces a daunting challenge: convincing Congress to fund a standing peacetime army and build forts in the Ohio Valley to secure the western frontier. With Ohio Governor Arthur St. Clair urging action and General Anthony Wayne preparing for the campaign ahead, Washington must navigate political resistance while defending the nation’s expanding borders. The fate of the young republic’s western future rests on this pivotal effort.
The Corps of Cadets
5 pp · Non-Fiction, War
President Thomas JeffersonSuperintendent of West Point Sylvanus ThayerPresident James MonroeCommanding General of the Army Winfield Scott
Two Too Many
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Military
James McNeill Whistler
Custer's Last Stand
8 pp · Non-Fiction, War, Western-Frontier
Colonel George CusterGeneral Alfred TerryGeneral George CrookChief Crazy HorseChief GallChief Rain-In-The-FaceChief Sitting BullCaptain BenteenCaptain Reno [Major Reno]
Northern Raiders
8 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Mitchell's Raidersrailroad workersConfederate soldiersSecretary of War Edwin Stanton
The Army in War: The War of 1812
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
William Henry HarrisonChief TecumsehNew York State Militia Commander Jacob BrownBrigadier General Winfield ScottAndrew Jackson
The Mexican War
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
General Zachary TaylorMexican General Santa AnnaLieutenant William StoverGeneral Winfield Scott
The Civil War
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Dennis Hart MahanPresident LincolnGeneral Ulysses S. GrantGeneral Jubal EarlyGeneral Philip SheridanGeneral William T. Sherman
The Spanish-American War
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Pencils ? [as L. Middio ?]
Theodore RooseveltLeonard WoodMajor Walter Reed
World War I
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
General John J. PershingAmerican soldiers
World War II
3 pp · Non-Fiction, War
General Douglas MacArthurGeneral Dwight D. EisenhowerGeneral Mark ClarkGeneral George Patton
The Korean War
2 pp · Non-Fiction, War
American soldiers
The Army in Peace
10 pp · Military
Sam DonleyBill MastersLee Wells
Scooter Burke's Peak
7 pp · Non-Fiction, War
Lloyd "Scooter" BurkeSergeant Foster
