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This Country of Ours: The Story of the United States

by H. E. Marshall Author

(From Amazon): Contents Part I STORIES OF EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS 1. How the Vikings of Old Sought And Found New Lands 2. The Sea of Darkness And the Great Faith of Columbus 3. How Columbus Fared Forth Upon the Sea of Darkness And Came To Pleasant Lands Beyond 4. How Columbus Returned in Triumph 5. How America Was Named 6. How the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World 7. How the Flag of France Was Planted in Florida 8. How the French Founded a Colony in Florida 9. How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida 10. How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen 11. The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert 12. About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West Part II STORIES OF VIRGINIA 13. The Adventures of Captain John Smith 14. More Adventures of Captain John Smith 15. How the Colony Was Saved 16. How Pocahontas Took a Journey Over the Seas 17. How the Redmen Fought Against Their White Brothers 18. How Englishmen Fought a Duel With Tyranny 19. The Coming of the Cavaliers 20. Bacon's Rebellion 21. The Story of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Part III STORIES OF NEW ENGLAND 22. The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers 23. The Founding of Massachusetts 24. The Story of Harry Vane 25. The Story of Anne Hutchinson And the Founding of Rhode Island 26. The Founding of Harvard 27. How Quakers First Came To New England 28. How Maine And New Hampshire Were Founded 29. The Founding of Connecticut And War With the Indians 30. The Founding of New Haven 31. The Hunt For the Regicides 32. King Philip's War 33. How the Charter of Connecticut Was Saved 34. The Witches of Salem Part IV STORIES OF THE MIDDLE AND SOUTHERN COLONIES 35. The Founding of Maryland 36. How New Amsterdam Be Came New York 37. How a German Ruled New York 38. Pirates! 39. The Founding of New Jersey 40. The Founding of Pennsylvania 41. How Benjamin Franklin Came To Philadelphia 42. The Founding of North And South Carolina 43. War with the Indians in North and South Carolina 44. The Founding of Georgia Part V STORIES OF THE FRENCH IN AMERICA 45. How the Mississippi Was Discovered 46. King William's War And Queen Anne's War 47. The Mississippi Bubble 48. How a Terrible Disaster Befell the British Army 49. The End of French Rule in America 50. The Rebellion of Pontiac Part VI STORIES OF THE STRUGGLE FOR LIBERTY 51. The Boston Tea-Party 52. Paul Revere's Ride - The Unsheathing of the Sword 53. The First Thrust - The Battle Or Bunker Hill 54. The War in Canada 55. The Birth of a Great Nation 56. The Darkest Hour - Trenton And Princeton 57. Burgoyne's Campaign - Bennington And Oriskany 58. Burgoyne's Campaign - Bemis Heights And Saratoga 59. Brandywine - Germantown - Valley Forge 60. War on the Sea 61. The Battle of Monmouth - The Story of Captain Molly 62. The Story of a Great Crime 63. A Turning Point in the World's History Part VII STORIES OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE CONSTITUTION 64. Washington First in War, First in Peace 65. Adams - How He Kept Peace With France 66. Jefferson - How the Territory of the United States Was Doubled 67. Jefferson - How the Door Into the Far West Was Opened 68. Jefferson - About an American Who Wanted To Be a King 69. Madison - The Shooting Star And the Prophet 70. Madison - War With Great Britain 71. Monroe - The First Whispers of a Storm - Monroe's Famous Doctrine 72. Adams - The Tariff of Abominations 73. Jackson - "Liberty And Union, Now And Forever" - Van Buren - Hard Times 74. Harrison - The Hero of Tippecanoe, 75. Tyler - Florida Becomes a State 76. Polk - How Much Land Was Added To the United States 77. Polk - The Finding of Gold 78. Taylor - Union Or Disunion 79. Fillmore - The Underground Railroad 80. Pierce - The Story of "Bleeding Kansas" 81. Buchanan - The Story of the Mormons 82. Buchanan - The First Shots 83. Lincoln - From Bull Run To Fort Donelson 84. Lincoln - The Story of the First Battle Between Ironclads 85. Lincoln - Thru Battle of Shiloh And the Taking of New Orleans 86. Lincoln ...

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Resource Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1479101979
Print Status: In Print
Chapters: 99
Pages: 378
Geographical Setting: North America
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Copyright: 2012

Chapters

1 How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands
2 The Sea of Darkness and the Faith of Columbus
3 How Columbus Fared Forth upon the Sea of Darkness
4 how Columbus Returned in Triumph
5 How America Was Named
6 How the Flag of England Was Planted in the New World
7 How the Flag of France Was Planted in Florida
8 How the French Founded a Colony in Florida
9 How the Spaniards Drove the French out of Florida
10 How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of Countrymen
11 The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert
12 About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the West
13 The Adventures of Captain John Smith
14 More Adventures of Captain John Smith
15 How the Colony was Saved
16 How Pocahontas Took a Journey over the Seas
17 How the Redmen Fought against Their White Brothers
18 How Englishmen Fought a Duel with Tyranny
19 The Coming of the Cavaliers
20 Bacon's Rebellion
21 The Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
22 The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers
23 The Founding of Massachusetts
24 The Story of Harry Vane
25 The Story of Anne Hutchinson
26 The Founding of Harvard
27 How Quakers First Came to New England
28 How Maine and New Hampshire Were Founded
29 The Founding of Connecticut and War with Indians
30 The Founding of New Haven
31 The Hunt for the Regicides
32 King Philip's War
33 How the Charter of Connecticut Was Saved
34 The Witches of Salem
35 The Founding of Maryland
36 How New Amsterdam Became New York
37 How a German Ruled New York
38 Pirates!
39 The Founding of New Jersey
40 The Founding of Pennsylvania
41 How Benjamin Franklin Came ot Philadelphia
42 The Founding of North and South Carolina
43 War with the Indians in North and South Carolina
44 The Founding of Georgia
45 How the Mississippi Was Discovered
46 King William's War and Queen Anne's War
47 The Mississippi Bubble
48 How a Terrible Disaster Befell the British Army
49 The End of French Rule in America
50 The Rebellion of Pontiac
51 The Boston Tea-Party
52 Paul Revere's Ride
53 The First Thrust-The Battle of Bunker Hill
54 The War in Canada
55 The Birth of a Great Nation
56 The Darkest Hour- Trenton and Princeton
57 Burgoyne's Campaign- Bennington and Oriskany
58 Burgoyne's Campaign- Bemis Heights, Saratoga
59 Brandywine- Germantown- Valley Forge
60 War on the Sea
61 The Battle of Monmouth
62 The Story of a Great Crime
63 A Turning Point in the World's History
64 Washington First in War, First in Peace
65 Adams- How He Kept Peace with France
66 Jefferson- How the Territory Was Doubled
67 Jefferson- How the Door Was Opened
68 Jefferson- An American Who Wanted to be King
69 Madison- The Shooting Star and Prophet
70 Madison- War With Great Britain
71 Monroe- Monroe's Famous Doctrine
72 Adams- The Tariff of Abominations
73 Jackson- "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever"
74 Harrison- The Hero of Tippecanoe
75 Tyler- Florida Becomes a State
76 Polk- How Much Land Was Added
77 Polk- The Finding of Gold
78 Taylor- Union or Disunion
79 Fillmore- The Underground Railroad
80 Pierce- The Story of "Bleeding Kansas"
81 Buchanan- The Story of the Mormons
82 Buchanan- The First Shots
83 Lincoln- From Bull Run to Fort Donelson
84 Lincoln- The First Battle between Ironclads
85 Lincoln- The Battle of Shiloh
86 Lincoln- The Slaves Are Made Free
87 Lincoln- The Death of Stonewall Jackson
88 Lincoln- The Battle of Gettysburg
89 Lincoln- Grant's Campaign
90 Lincoln- Sherman's March to the Sea
91 Lincoln- The End of the War
92 Johnson- How the President Was Impeached
93 Grant- A Peaceful Victory
94 Hays- Garfield- Arthur
95 Cleveland- Harrison- Cleveland
96 McKinley- War and Sudden Death
97 Roosevelt- Taft
98 Wilson- Troubles with Mexico
99 Wilson- The Great War

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