{"id":20760,"date":"2021-09-14T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=20760"},"modified":"2025-03-23T20:47:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:47:06","slug":"a-first-book-in-american-history-by-edward-eggleston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/a-first-book-in-american-history-by-edward-eggleston\/","title":{"rendered":"A First Book in American History"},"content":{"rendered":"

A First Book in American History<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Edward Eggleston<\/p>\n

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Description: <\/span>Introduction to American History through a series of captivating stories of illustrious figures from Columbus to Lincoln. Often arising from humble beginnings and with many obstacles to surmount, they became explorers, inventors and statesmen, exhibiting ingenuity, persistence, fortitude, courage, and integrity along the way. These unforgettable stories will do much to awaken the reader’s interest in American History. Numerous illustrations accompany the text, some suggesting a vivid conception of the narrative while others convey additional information. Bird’s-eye maps showing the topography will be of special interest.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>10-12<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>224 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback <\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2021<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span>978-1-63334-156-2<\/em>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>History, American History<\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/em>1. The Early Life of Columbus2. How Columbus Discovered America3. Columbus after the Discovery of America4. John Cabot and His Son Sebastian5. Captain John Smith6. More about Captain John Smith7. The Story of Pocahontas8. Henry Hudson9. Captain Myles Standish10. Myles Standish and the Indians11. William Penn12. King Philip13. Captain Church in Philip’s War14. Bacon and His Men15. Boyhood of Franklin16. Franklin, the Printer<\/em><\/p>\n

17. The Great Doctor Franklin<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

18. Young George Washington19. <\/em>Washington in the French War20. Washington in the Revolution21. Victory at Yorktown and Washington as President22. Thomas Jefferson23. Daniel Boone24. Robert Fulton and the Steamboat25. William Henry Harrison26. Andrew Jackson27. Morse and the Telegraph28. How the Telegraph Became Successful29. Early Life of Abraham Lincoln30. Lincoln in Public Life31. Something about the Civil War32. Something about the Spanish War33. How the Unted States Became Larger<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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