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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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Opening of the book

This Country of Ours

by H. E. Marshall (Henrietta Elizabeth)

Contents

Part I STORIES OF EXPLORERS AND PIONEERS

1. How the Vikings of Old Sought And Found New Lands

2. The Sea of Darkness And the Great Faith of Columbus

3. How Columbus Fared Forth Upon the Sea of Darkness And

Came To Pleasant Lands Beyond

4. How Columbus Returned in Triumph

5. How America Was Named

6. How the Flag of England Was Planted on the Shores of the New

World

7. How the Flag of France Was Planted in Florida

8. How the French Founded a Colony in Florida

9. How the Spaniards Drove the French Out of Florida

10. How a Frenchman Avenged the Death of His Countrymen

11. The Adventures of Sir Humphrey Gilbert

12. About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures in the Golden West

Part II STORIES OF VIRGINIA

13. The Adventures of Captain John Smith 14. More Adventures of

Captain John Smith 15. How the Colony Was Saved 16. How

Pocahontas Took a Journey Over the Seas 17. How the Redmen

Fought Against Their White Brothers 18. How Englishmen Fought a

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Contents

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

and 67 more chapters

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