This Country of Ours

H. E. Marshall

History
Book language: English
577 pages

This Country of Ours is a children's history of the United States, told as a series of stories. It begins with the Vikings and Columbus, then follows explorers, settlers, and the founding of the original colonies. It offers an engaging narrative of early American history.

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Chapter 1 - How the Vikings of Old Sought and Found New Lands
Chapter 2 - The Sea of Darkness and the Great Faith of Columbus
Chapter 3 - How Columbus Fared Forth Upon The Sea of Darkness and Came to Pleasant Lands Beyond
Chapter 4 - How Columbus Returned Home in Triumph
Chapter 6 - How The Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New World
Chapter 7 - How The Flag of France Was Planted in Florida
Chapter 8 - How The French Founded a Colony in Florida
Chapter 9 - How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida
Chapter 10 - How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen
Chapter 11 - The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Chapter 12 - About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West
Chapter 13 - The Adventures of Captain John Smith
Chapter 14 - More Adventures of Captain John Smith
Chapter 15 - How the Colony was Saved
Chapter 16 - How Pocahontas Took a Journey Over the Seas
Chapter 17 - How the Redmen Fought Against Their White Brothers
Chapter 18 - How Englishmen Fought a Duel With Tyranny
Chapter 19 - The Coming of the Cavaliers
Chapter 20 - Bacon's Rebellion
Chapter 21 - The Story of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
Chapter 22 - The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers
Chapter 23 - The Founding of Massachusetts
Chapter 24 - The Story of Harry Vane
Chapter 25 - The Story of Anne Hutchinson and the Founding of Rhode Island
Chapter 26 - The Founding of Harvard
Chapter 27 - How Quakers First Came to New England
Chapter 28 - How Maine and New Hampshire Were Founded
Chapter 29 - The Founding of Connecticut and War with the Indians
Chapter 30 - The Founding of New Haven
Chapter 31 - The Hunt for the Regicides