This Country of Ours

About this eBook

Author

Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth), 1867-1941

Language

English

LoC Class

E151: History: America: United States

Subject

United States -- History

Category

Text

eBook-No.

3761

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3761

Release Date

February 1, 2003

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.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
2. 2.Chapter 5 - How America Was Named — 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 — Chapter 32 - King Philip's War — Chapter 33 - How The Charter of Connecticut Was Saved — Chapter 34 - The Witches of Salem
3. 3.Chapter 35 - The Founding of Maryland — Chapter 36 - How New Amsterdam Became New York — Chapter 37 - How a German Ruled New York — Chapter 38 - Pirates! — Chapter 39 - The Founding of New Jersey — Chapter 40 - The Founding of Pennsylvania — Chapter 41 - How Benjamin Franklin Came to Philadelphia — Chapter 42 - The Founding of North and South Carolina — Chapter 43 - War With the Indians in North and South Carolina — Chapter 44 - The Founding of Georgia — Chapter 45 - How the Mississippi was Discovered — Chapter 46 - King William's War and Queen Anne's War — Chapter 47 - The Mississippi Bubble — Chapter 48 - How a Terrible Disaster Befell the British Army — Chapter 49 - The End of the French Rule in America — Chapter 50 - The Rebellion of Pontiac — Chapter 51 - The Boston Tea party — Chapter 52 - Paul Revere's Ride - The Unsheathing of the Sword — Chapter 53 - The First Thrust-The Battle of Bunker Hill — Chapter 54 - The War In Canada — Chapter 55 - The Birth of A Great Nation — Chapter 56 - The Darkest Hour - Trenton and Princeton — Chapter 57 - Burgoyne's Campaign - Bennington and Oriskany — Chapter 58 - Burgoyne's Campaign - Bemis Heights and Saratoga — Chapter 59 - Brandywine - Germantown - Valley Forge — Chapter 60 - War on the Sea — Chapter 61 - The Battle of Monmouth - The Story of Captain Molly — Chapter 62 - The Story of a Great Crime — Chapter 63 - A Turning Point in the World's History — Chapter 64 - Washington First In War, First In Peace — Chapter 65 - Adams - How He Kept Peace with France — Chapter 66 - Jefferson - How the Territory of the United States was Doubled — Chapter 67 - Jefferson - How the Door Into the Far West was Opened — Chapter 68 - Jefferson - About An American Who Wanted to be a King — Chapter 69 - Madison - The Shooting Star and the Prophet — Chapter 70 - Madison - War with Great Britain — Chapter 71 - Monroe-The First Whispers of a Storm-Monroe's Famous Doctrine — Chapter 72 - Adams - The Tariff of Abominations — Chapter 73 - Jackson - "Liberty and Union, Now and Forever" - Van Buren - Hard Times — Chapter 74 - Harrison - The Hero of Tippecanoe — Chapter 75 - Tyler - Florida Becomes a State — Chapter 76 - Polk - How Much Land Was Added to the United States — Chapter 77 - Polk - The Finding of Gold — Chapter 78 - Taylor - Union or Disunion — Chapter 79 - Fillmore - The Underground Railroad — Chapter 80 - Pierce - The Story of "Bleeding Kansas" — Chapter 81 - Buchanan - The Story of the Mormons — Chapter 82 - Buchanan - The First Shots — Chapter 83 - Lincoln - From Bull Run to Fort Donelson — Chapter 84 - Lincoln - The Story of the First Battle Between Ironclads — Chapter 85 - Lincoln - The Battle of Shiloh and the Taking of New Orleans — Chapter 86 - Lincoln - The Slaves are Made Free — Chapter 87 - Lincoln - Chancellorsville - The Death of Stonewall Jackson — Chapter 88 - Lincoln - The Battle of Gettysburg — Chapter 89 - Lincoln-Grant's Campaign-Sheridan's Ride — Chapter 90 - Lincoln - Sherman's March to the Sea - Lincoln Re-Elected President — Chapter 91 - Lincoln - The End of the War - The President's Death — Chapter 92 - Johnson - How The President Was Impeached — Chapter 93 - Grant - A Peaceful Victory — Chapter 94 - Hayes - Garfield - Arthur — Chapter 95 - Cleveland - Harrison - Cleveland — Chapter 96 - McKinley - War and Sudden Death — Chapter 97 - Roosevelt - Taft — Chapter 98 - Wilson - Troubles With Mexico — Chapter 99 - Wilson -The Great War

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