These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the American War of Independence. Some of the expressions and language reflect attitudes of the 18th century that seem out of place from the vantage of the 21st century, but these nuggets of history give a glimpse into that era. - Summary by Larry Wilson
PrefaceOur Country Long AgoThe Barbarous IndiansThe MoundsWhere the Northmen wentThe Northmen in AmericaQueer IdeasPrince Henry the NavigatorYouth of ColumbusColumbus and the Queen"Land! Land!"Columbus and the SavagesHome AgainColumbus IlltreatedDeath of ColumbusHow America got its NameThe Fountain of Youth"The Father of Waters"The French in CanadaFrench and Spanish QuarrelsThe Sky CityAround the WorldNothing but SmokeSmith's AdventuresThe Jamestown MenSmith woundedThe Visit of Pocahontas to EnglandHudson and the IndiansThe MayflowerPlymouth RockThe First American ThanksgivingThe Snake Skin and the BulletsThe Beginning of BostonStories of Two MinistersWilliams and the IndiansThe QuakersThe King-KillersKing Philip's WarThe Beginning of New YorkPenn and the IndiansThe Catholics in MarylandThe Old DominionBacon's RebellionA Journey InlandThe Carolina PiratesCharter OakSalem WitchesDown the MississippiLa Salle's AdventuresIndians on the WarpathTwo Wars with the FrenchWashington's BoyhoodWashington's JourneyWashington's First BattleStories of FranklinBraddock's DefeatWolfe at QuebecHow England Treated Her ColoniesThe Stamp TaxThe Anger of the ColoniesThe Boston Tea PartyThe MinutemenThe Battle of LexingtonBunker HillThe Boston BoysThe British leave BostonDeclaration of IndependenceA Lady's Way of HelpingChristmas EveThe Fight at BenningtonBurgoyne's SurrenderThe Winter at Valley ForgeThe Quaker WomanPutnam's AdventuresIndian CrueltyBoone in KentuckyFamous Sea FightsThe "Swamp Fox"The Poor SoldiersThe SpyA Traitor's DeathTwo Unselfish WomenThe Surrender of CornwallisThe British Flag Hauled downWashington's Farewell
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