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This Country of Ours [SCM]

by H. E. Marshall Author

A history of the United States told in delightful narrative style.

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Resource Type
Book
ISBN
1599869225
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
99
Pages
460
Suggested Grades
1st - 6th
Geographical Setting
United States
Historical Setting
800 - 1913
Publisher
Kessinger Publishing
Copyright
2004
Written
1917

Chapters

  • 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
  • 4 How Columbus Returned Home 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
  • 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 the 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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 the French Rule in America
  • 50 The Rebellion of Pontiac
  • 51 The Boston Tea Party
  • 52 Paul Revere's Ride
  • 53 The First Thrust
  • 54 The War in Canada
  • 55 The Birth of a Great Nation
  • 56 The Darkest Hour
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 72 Adams -- The Tariff of Abominations
  • 73 Jackson, Van Buren
  • 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 -- The Battle of Shiloh
  • 86 Lincoln -- The Salves are Made Free
  • 87 Lincoln -- Chancellorsville
  • 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 Hayes -- 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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