The Story of the Thirteen Colonies (Classic Reprint) [SCM]
by Hélène Adeline Guerber Editor, H. A. Guerber Author
(From Amazon): This book is intended as an historical reader, an elementary text-book in the history of our country, or as an introduction or supplement to any of the excellent text-books on the history of the United States now in use. The aim has been not only to interest children in the great men of their own country, but to stimulate them to the cultivation of the lofty virtues of which they read, and to instil within their hearts a deep love for their native land. All the main facts in our early history have been given as simply and vividly as possible, and the lessons of patriotism, truthfulness, courage, patience, honesty, and industry taught by the lives of our principal heroes are carefully enforced. Great pains have also been taken to relate all the well-known anecdotes and quote the famous speeches which are so frequently alluded to in our current literature. Although this book ends with the Revolutionary War, the story of our country is continued on the same lines in a companion volume entitled The Story of the Great Repub Hc; yet each book is independent of the other and can be used separately. So simply worded as to be easily intelligible to average children of ten or twelve years of age, the text is further arranged in short paragraphs, to facilitate its use as a reader in large classes.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- M0D1005357128
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 84
- Pages
- 352
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- America, Canada, England
- Historical Setting
- 1400 - 1783
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Copyright
- 2012
- Written
- 1899
- URL
- http://www.nothingnewpress.com/guerber/colonies...
Chapters
- 1 Our Country Long Ago
- 2 The Eastern Indians
- 3 The Mounds
- 4 Where the Northmen Went
- 5 The Northmen in America
- 6 Queer Ideas
- 7 Prince Henry the Navigator
- 8 Youth of Columbus
- 9 Columbus and the Queen
- 10 Land! Land!
- 11 Columbus and the Indians
- 12 Home Again
- 13 Columbus Ill-Treated
- 14 Death of Columbus
- 15 How America Got Its Name
- 16 The Fountain of Youth
- 17 The Father of Waters
- 18 The French in Canada
- 19 French and Spanish Quarrels
- 20 The Sky City
- 21 Around the World
- 22 Nothing but Smoke
- 23 Smith's Adventures
- 24 The Jamestown Men
- 25 Smith Wounded
- 26 The Visit of Pocahontas to England
- 27 Hudson and the Indians
- 28 The Mayflower
- 29 Plymouth Rock
- 30 The First American Thanksgiving
- 31 The Snake Skin and the Bullets
- 32 The Beginning of Boston
- 33 Stories of Two Ministers
- 34 Williams and the Indians
- 35 The Quakers
- 36 The King-Killers
- 37 King Philip's War
- 38 The Beginning of New York
- 39 Penn and the Indians
- 40 The Catholics in Maryland
- 41 The Old Dominion
- 42 Bacon's Rebellion
- 43 A Journey Inland
- 44 The Carolina Pirates
- 45 Charter Oak
- 46 Salem Witches
- 47 Down the Mississippi
- 48 La Salle's Adventures
- 49 Indians on the Warpath
- 50 Two Wars with the French
- 51 Washington's Boyhood
- 52 Washington's Journey
- 53 Washington's First Battle
- 54 Stories of Franklin
- 55 Braddock's Defeat
- 56 Wolfe at Quebec
- 57 How England Treated Her Colonies
- 58 The Stamp Tax
- 59 The Anger of the Colonies
- 60 The Boston Tea Party
- 61 The Minutemen
- 62 The Battle of Lexington
- 63 Bunker Hill
- 64 The Boston Boys
- 65 The British Leave Boston
- 66 Declaration of Independence
- 67 A Lady's Way of Helping
- 68 Christmas Eve
- 69 The Fight at Bennington
- 70 Burgoyne's Surrender
- 71 The Winter at Valley Forge
- 72 The Quaker Woman
- 73 Putnam's Adventures
- 74 Indian Cruelty
- 75 Boone in Kentucky
- 76 Famous Sea Fights
- 77 The Swamp Fox
- 78 The Poor Soldiers
- 79 The Spy
- 80 A Traitor's Death
- 81 Two Unselfish Women
- 82 The Surrender of Cornwallis
- 83 The British Flag Hauled Down
- 84 Washington's Farewell
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