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Excerpt from The Birth of America: An Historical Drama, in Three ActsIN the birth OF america the characters are taken from history and their sayings are based on actual events Of the day. In not a few instances these sayings are in the exact words of their utterances three hundred and more years ago.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a re...

Excerpt from History of the United StatesIn the matter of illustrations, I would particularly acknowledge the courtesy of Mr. F. H. Meserve, Mr. Wm. J. Campbell, and Mr. Charles W. Burrows, President of The United States History Company, publishers of Avery's History of the United States and its People.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a...

Excerpt from The Dixie Book of DaysStates of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It was Jefferson who secured to the Republic peaceful possession of the vast original tract of Louisiana, and it was he, with Lewis and Clark, who made good the claim to the Oregon territory. Furthermore, the mighty empire of Texas and the far Southwest was brought in under the initiative of the South and the leadership of Polk and Tyler.About the Pu...

Excerpt from The Women of the South in War TimesSouthern people within the lines of the Con federacy during the four years of its storm tossed existence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origi...

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Excerpt from Brief History of the United States The attention which the author has given to ex pression and style, his appreciation of the element of human interest, his courage in throwing out of the main body of the narrative stock' but non-essen tial matter, his recognition of the prime value of the story element and of the importance of introducing, not obtrusively or abstrusely, but attractively, clear cut ideas of manners and customs - ...

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Excerpt from Brief History of the United States The attention which the author has given to ex pression and style, his appreciation of the element of human interest, his courage in throwing out of the main body of the narrative stock' but non-essen tial matter, his recognition of the prime value of the story element and of the importance of introducing, not obtrusively or abstrusely, but attractively, clear cut ideas of manners and customs - ...

Excerpt from The Women of the South in War TimesSouthern people within the lines of the Con federacy during the four years of its storm tossed existence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the origi...

Excerpt from The Birth of America: An Historical Drama, in Three Acts Having missed ancestral participation in the earliest proceedings of both the first colonies through tardiness in the arrival of John Page in the Virginia of the sixteen-forties, together with a like delinquency in the embarkation of John Andrews for Massachusetts in the sixteen-fifties, the writer humbly yields seniority to his betters and respectfully dedicates the follow...

Excerpt from The Dixie Book of DaysStates of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin. It was Jefferson who secured to the Republic peaceful possession of the vast original tract of Louisiana, and it was he, with Lewis and Clark, who made good the claim to the Oregon territory. Furthermore, the mighty empire of Texas and the far Southwest was brought in under the initiative of the South and the leadership of Polk and Tyler.About the Pu...

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Excerpt from History of the United States IT is frequently stated that American history is less interesting than the narratives of the Old World countries. The writer has not found it so. On the contrary, during an experience of several years as an instructor in secondary schools, be found that the history of the United States could be made the most attractive subject of its kind. This was due not merely to its more intimate connection with t...

Excerpt from American History and Government On the other hand, this demand may be misinterpreted and the response of the historical writer may present the opposite extreme in the matter. Through sight and sound, the public has never been offered so much option as in the present. The child also demands action, and he should have i't - in reasonable degree. Through the interest aroused by action in narrative, he may be led almost un consciousl...

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