America First Updated Edition
by Rachel Lebowitz Author, Lawton B. Evans Author
America First by Lawton B. Evans is an ideal living book for Elementary American History. But because it was published in the early 1900s, some of the original language was racially insensitive. This edition of America First has been completely UPDATED AND REVISED for modern readers. AMERICA FIRST by Lawton Evans has always been my favorite book for elementary American History. The author has such a wonderful narrative style that always keeps students engaged. Unfortunately, the book also contains language and attitudes that are racially insensitive, as it was first published in the early 1900s. I have tried to remedy this so that parents can enjoy reading this book to their children without having to edit as they read it aloud. AMERICA FIRST: UPDATED EDITION includes the following changes: Any language that described Native Americans as savages or blood-thirsty has been removed. The term “Indian” has been replaced with “Native American” or simply, “natives” or “people” in most instances The term “negro” has been replaced with “person” or “citizen,” or, when referring to enslaved peoples prior to or during the Civil War, the term “negro” has been replaced with “slave.” All instances of the term “master” and “marse” have been removed. The term “white men” has been changed to “explorers,” “English colonists,” “colonists,” or simply, “citizens” or “people,” depending on the context. Other updates to the book include restoring dignity to the descriptions of enslaved peoples. Dates have been updated. New illustrations have been added. Almost every chapter now has an illustration. I hope you and your children enjoy the updated edition of AMERICA FIRST!
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 978-1-7324321-3-0
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 93
- Pages
- 378
- Publisher
- A Charlotte Mason Plenary
- Copyright
- 2019
Chapters
- 1 LEIF, THE LUCKY
- 2 HOW THE SPANIARDS CONQUERED MEXICO
- 3 THE CONQUEST OF PERU
- 4 THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
- 5 DESOTO DISCOVERS THE MISSISSIPPI
- 6 SIR WALTER RALEIGH
- 7 THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE
- 8 OME ADVENTURES OF JOHN SMITH
- 9 MORE ADVENTURES OF JOHN SMITH
- 10 PERSECUTIONS OF THE PILGRIMS AND PURITANS
- 11 THE ADVENTURES OF MILES STANDISH
- 12 BUILDING A CANOE
- 13 THE FLIGHT OF ROGER WILLIAMS
- 14 OLD SILVER LEG
- 15 WILLIAM PENN AND THE QUAKERS
- 16 THE CHARTER OAK
- 17 BLOODY MARSH
- 18 THE SAVING OF HADLEY
- 19 SIR WILLIAM PHIPS AND THE TREASURE SHIP
- 20 A YOUNG SURVEYOR
- 21 THE ADVENTURES OF YOUNG WASHINGTON
- 22 HOW DETROIT WAS SAVED
- 23 THE STORY OF ACADIA
- 24 BLACKBEARD, THE PIRATE
- 25 THE ADVENTURES OF DANIEL BOONE
- 26 SUNDAY IN THE COLONIES
- 27 THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS
- 28 TRAVELING BY STAGE COACH
- 29 KING GEORGE AND THE COLONIES
- 30 PATRICK HENRY AND THE PARSON'S CAUSE
- 31 PAUL REVERE'S RIDE
- 32 THE GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS
- 33 THE FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
- 34 NATHAN HALE
- 35 THE BRAVERY OF ELIZABETH ZANE
- 36 CAPTURING THE HESSIANS
- 37 HOW LAFAYETTE CAME TO AMERICA
- 38 THE PATRIOTISM OF LYDIA DARRAH
- 39 CAPTAIN MOLLY PITCHER
- 40 MARION, THE SWAMP FOX
- 41 OUTWITTING A TORY
- 42 SUPPORTING THE COLORS
- 43 NANCY HART, THE WAR WOMAN OF GEORGIA
- 44 MAD ANTHONY CAPTURES STONY POINT
- 45 THE EXECUTION OF MAJOR ANDRE
- 46 HOW GENERAL SCHUYLER WAS SAVED
- 47 HOW THE NORTHWEST WAS WON
- 48 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
- 49 NOLICHUCKY JACK
- 50 ELI WHITNEY INVENTS THE COTTON-GIN
- 51 THOMAS JEFFERSON
- 52 THE BURNING OF PHILADELPHIA
- 53 THE EXPEDITION OF LEWIS AND CLARK
- 54 IKE EXPLORES THE ARKANSAS VALLEY
- 55 HOW THE PUMPKINS THE FAMILY
- 56 OLD IRONSIDES
- 57 TECUMSEH
- 58 THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER
- 59 TRAVELING BY CANAL
- 60 LAFAYETTE'S RETURN TO AMERICA
- 61 OSCEOLA, THE SEMINOLE CHIEF
- 62 AN EARLY JOURNEY BY RAILROAD
- 63 OLD HICKORY
- 64 DANIEL WEBSTER
- 65 HENRY CLAY
- 66 JOHN C. CALHOUN
- 67 THE HEROES OF THE ALAMO
- 68 SAM HOUSTON WINS FREEDOM FOR TEXAS
- 69 THE INVENTION OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
- 70 THE DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN CALIFORNIA
- 71 CROSSING THE CONTINENT
- 72 THE PONY EXPRESS
- 73 THE BOY WHO SAVED A VILLAGE
- 74 THE RESCUE OF JERRY MCHENRY
- 75 ABRAHAM LINCOLN
- 76 ROBERT E. LEE
- 77 STONEWALL JACKSON
- 78 STEALING A LOCOMOTIVE
- 79 SAM DAVIS
- 80 AN ESCAPE FROM PRISON
- 81 RUNNING THE BLOCKADE
- 82 THROUGH THE HEART OF THE SOUTH
- 83 THE SURRENDER OF GENERAL LEE
- 84 LAYING THE ATLANTIC CABLE
- 85 THE STORY OF THE TELEPHONE
- 86 THOMAS A. EDISON, THE GREAT INVENTOR
- 87 CLARA BARTON AND THE RED CROSS
- 88 HOBSON AND THE MERRIMAC
- 89 DEWEY AT MANILA BAY
- 90 CONQUERING THE YELLOW FEVER
- 91 THE SINKING OF THE LUSITANIA
- 92 THE LAST RACE OF PRIVATE TREPTOW
- 93 FRANK LUKE, JR., AVIATOR
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