{"id":3489,"date":"2019-07-05T01:41:35","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T01:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=3489"},"modified":"2025-03-23T20:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T20:49:30","slug":"america-first-by-lawton-b-evans","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/america-first-by-lawton-b-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"America First"},"content":{"rendered":"

America First<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Lawton B. Evans<\/p>\n

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Description: <\/span>Collection of one hundred action-packed stories, covering the range of American history, from the first visit of Leif the Lucky to the exploits of Sergeant York in World War I. In relating the long, thrilling story of the trials and triumphs of the pioneers and patriots, the author aims to gratify the love of children for the dramatic and picturesque, to satisfy them with stories that are true, and to make them familiar with the great characters in the history of their own country.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>8-12<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> 4<\/em><\/span>50 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2007<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-209-7<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>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><\/span><\/em>History, American History<\/em> <\/p>\n

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

1. Leif, the Lucky<\/em><\/p>\n

2. How the Spaniards Conquered Mexico<\/em><\/p>\n

3. The Conquest of Peru<\/em><\/p>\n

4. The Fountain of Youth<\/em><\/p>\n

5. De Soto Discovers the Mississippi<\/em><\/p>\n

6. Sir Walter Raleigh<\/em><\/p>\n

7. The Lost Colony of Roanoke<\/em><\/p>\n

8. Some Adventures of John Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

9. More Adventures of John Smith<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Persecutions of the Pilgrims and Puritans<\/em><\/p>\n

11. The Adventures of Miles Standish<\/em><\/p>\n

12. Building a Canoe<\/em><\/p>\n

13. The Flight of Roger Williams<\/em><\/p>\n

14. Old Silver Leg<\/em><\/p>\n

15. William Penn and the Quakers<\/em><\/p>\n

16. The Charter Oak<\/em><\/p>\n

17. Bloody Marsh<\/em><\/p>\n

18. The Saving of Hadley<\/em><\/p>\n

19. Sir William Phips and the Treasure Ship<\/em><\/p>\n

20. Hannah Dustin<\/em><\/p>\n

21. Israel Putnam Captures the Wolf<\/em><\/p>\n

22. A Young Surveyor<\/em><\/p>\n

23. The Adventures of Young Washington<\/em><\/p>\n

24. How the Indians Treated Major Putnam<\/em><\/p>\n

25. How Detroit Was Saved<\/em><\/p>\n

26. The Story of Acadia<\/em><\/p>\n

27. Blackbeard, the Pirate<\/em><\/p>\n

28. The Adventures of Daniel Boone<\/em><\/p>\n

29. Sunday in the Colonies<\/em><\/p>\n

30. The Salem Witches<\/em><\/p>\n

31. Traveling by Stage-coach<\/em><\/p>\n

32. King George and the Colonies<\/em><\/p>\n

33. Patrick Henry and the Parson’s Cause<\/em><\/p>\n

34. Paul Revere’s Ride<\/em><\/p>\n

35. The Green Mountain Boys<\/em><\/p>\n

36. The Father of His Country<\/em><\/p>\n

37. Nathan Hale<\/em><\/p>\n

38. The Bravery of Elizabeth Zane<\/em><\/p>\n

39. Capturing the Hessians<\/em><\/p>\n

40. How Lafayette Came to America<\/em><\/p>\n

41. The Patriotism of Lydia Darrah<\/em><\/p>\n

42. Captain Molly Pitcher<\/em><\/p>\n

43. Marion, the Swamp Fox<\/em><\/p>\n

44. Outwitting a Tory<\/em><\/p>\n

45. Supporting the Colors<\/em><\/p>\n

46. Nancy Hart, the War Woman of Georgia<\/em><\/p>\n

47. Mad Anthony Captures Stony Point<\/em><\/p>\n

48. The Execution of Major Andre<\/em><\/p>\n

49. How General Schuyler Was Saved<\/em><\/p>\n

50. An Indian Trick That Failed<\/em><\/p>\n

51. How the Northwest Was Won<\/em><\/p>\n

52. Benjamin Franklin<\/em><\/p>\n

53. Nolichucky Jack<\/em><\/p>\n

54. Eli Whitney Invents the Cotton Gin<\/em><\/p>\n

55. Thomas Jefferson<\/em><\/p>\n

56. The Burning of the Philadelphia<\/em><\/p>\n

57. The Expedition of Lewis and Clark<\/em><\/p>\n

58. Colter’s Race for Life<\/em><\/p>\n

59. Pike Explores the Arkansas Valley<\/em><\/p>\n

60. How the Pumpkins Saved the Family<\/em><\/p>\n

61. Old Ironsides<\/em><\/p>\n

62. Tecumseh<\/em><\/p>\n

63. The Star-Spangled Banner<\/em><\/p>\n

64. Traveling by the Canal<\/em><\/p>\n

65. Lafayette’s Return to America<\/em><\/p>\n

66. Osceola, the Seminole Chief<\/em><\/p>\n

67. An Early Journey by Railroad<\/em><\/p>\n

68. Old Hickory<\/em><\/p>\n

69. Daniel Webster<\/em><\/p>\n

70. Henry Clay<\/em><\/p>\n

71. Christmas on the Plantation<\/em><\/p>\n

72. John C. Calhoun<\/em><\/p>\n

73. The Heroes of the Alamo<\/em><\/p>\n

74. Sam Houston Wins Freedom for Texas<\/em><\/p>\n

75. The Invention of the Electric Telegraph<\/em><\/p>\n

76. The Discovery of Gold in California<\/em><\/p>\n

77. Crossing the Continent<\/em><\/p>\n

78. The Pony Express<\/em><\/p>\n

79. The Boy Who Saved a Village<\/em><\/p>\n

80. The Rescue of Jerry<\/em><\/p>\n

81. Abraham Lincoln<\/em><\/p>\n

82. Robert E. Lee<\/em><\/p>\n

83. Stonewall Jackson<\/em><\/p>\n

84. Stealing a Locomotive<\/em><\/p>\n

85. Sam Davis<\/em><\/p>\n

86. An Escape from Prison<\/em><\/p>\n

87. Running the Blockade<\/em><\/p>\n

88. Through the Heart of the South<\/em><\/p>\n

89. The Surrender of General Lee<\/em><\/p>\n

90. Laying the Atlantic Cable<\/em><\/p>\n

91. The Story of the Telephone<\/em><\/p>\n

92. Thomas A. Edison, the Great Inventor<\/em><\/p>\n

93. Clara Barton and the Red Cross<\/em><\/p>\n

94. Hobson and the Merrimac<\/em><\/p>\n

95. Dewey at Manila Bay<\/em><\/p>\n

96. Conquering the Yellow Fever<\/em><\/p>\n

97. The Sinking of the Lusitania<\/em><\/p>\n

98. The Last Race of Private Treptow<\/em><\/p>\n

99. Frank Luke, Jr., Aviator<\/em><\/p>\n

100. The Exploits of Sergeant York<\/em><\/p>\n

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

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