Historical Tales, Vol I: American I

by Charles Morris

28 chapters8h 36mEnglish1893

About this book

Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the United States of America, describing history for children and young adults in an exiting and novel manner. (Summary by Kalynda)

Chapters (27)

1Vineland and the Vikings

1783

2Frobisher and the Northwest Passage

778

3Champlain and the Iroquois

1759

4Sir William Phips and the Silver-ship

1482

5Story of the Regicides

999

6How the Charter was Saved

951

7How Franklin Came to Philadelphia

804

8Perils of the Wilderness

1305

9Some Adventures of Major Putnam

1538

10Gallant Defense

910

11Daniel Boone, the Pioneer of Kentucky

1696

12Paul Revere's Ride

1209

13Green Mountain Boys

699

14British at New York

800

15Quakeress Patriot

517

16Siege of Fort Schuyler

1440

17On the Track of a Traitor

1044

18Marion, the Swamp Fox

1159

19Fate of the Philadelphia

1090

20Victim of a Traitor

896

21How the Electric Telegraph was Invented

1324

22Monitor and the Merrimac

851

23Stealing a Locomotive

1123

24Escape from Libby Prison

1340

25Sinking of the Albemarle

1151

26Alaska-Gold, Furs, and Fishes

941

27How Hawaii Lost its Queen

1237

Historical Tales, Vol I: American I

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Chapters (27)

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