This Country Of Ours

This Country Of Ours

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, British author, particularly well known for her works of popular national history for children (1867-1941)

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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Part I. Stories Of Explorers And Pioneers

- Chapter I. How The Vikings Of Old Sought And Found New Lands

- Chapter Ii. The Sea Of Darkness And The Great Faith Of Columbus

- Chapter Iii. How Columbus Fared Forth Upon The Sea Of Darkness And Came To Pleasant Lands Beyond

- Chapter Iv. How Columbus Returned Home In Triumph

- Chapter V. How America Was Named

- Chapter Vi. How The Flag Of England Was Planted On The Shores Of The New World

- Chapter Vii. How The Flag Of France Was Planted In Florida

- Chapter Viii. How The French Founded A Colony In Florida

- Chapter Ix. How The Spaniards Drove The French Out Of Florida

- Chapter X. How A Frenchman Avenged The Death Of His Countrymen

- Chapter Xi. The Adventures Of Sir Humphrey Gilbert

- Chapter Xii. About Sir Walter Raleigh's Adventures In The Golden West

- Part Ii. Stories Of Virginia

- Chapter Xiii. The Adventures Of Captain John Smith

- Chapter Xiv. More Adventures Of Captain John Smith

- Chapter Xv. How The Colony Was Saved

- Chapter Xvi. How Pocahontas Took A Journey Over The Seas

- Chapter Xvii. How The Redmen Fought Against Their White Brothers

- Chapter Xviii. How Englishmen Fought A Duel With Tyranny

- Chapter Xix. The Coming Of The Cavaliers

- Chapter Xx. Bacon's Rebellion

- Chapter Xxi. The Story Of The Knights Of The Golden Horseshoe

- Part Iii. Stories Of New England

- Chapter Xxii. The Story Of The Pilgrim Fathers

- Chapter Xxiii. The Founding Of Massachusetts

- Chapter Xxiv. The Story Of Harry Vane

- Chapter Xxv. The Story Of Anne Hutchinson And The Founding Of Rhode Island

- Chapter Xxvi. The Founding Of Harvard

- Chapter Xxvii. How Quakers First Came To New England

- Chapter Xxviii. How Maine And New Hampshire Were Founded

- Chapter Xxix. The Founding Of Connecticut And War With The Indians

- Chapter X*x. The Founding Of New Haven

- Chapter Xxxi. The Hunt For The Regicides

- Chapter Xxxii. King Philip's War

- Chapter Xxxiii. How The Charter Of Connecticut Was Saved

- Chapter Xxxiv. The Witches Of Salem

- Part Iv. Stories Of The Middle And Southern Colonies

- Chapter Xxxv. The Founding Of Maryland

- Chapter Xxxvi. How New Amsterdam Became New York

- Chapter Xxxvii. How A German Ruled New York

- Chapter Xxxviii. Pirates

- Chapter Xxxix. The Founding Of New Jersey

- Chapter Xl. The Founding Of Pennsylvania

- Chapter Xli. How Benjamin Franklin Came To Philadelphia

- Chapter Xlii. The Founding Of North And South Carolina

- Chapter Xliii. War With The Indians In North And South Carolina

- Chapter Xliv. The Founding Of Georgia

- Part V. Stories Of The French In America

- Chapter Xlv. How The Mississippi Was Discovered

- Chapter Xlvi. King William's War And Queen Anne's War

- Chapter Xlviii. The Mississippi Bubble

- Chapter Xlviii. How A Terrible Disaster Befell The British Army

- Chapter Xlix. The End Of The French Rule In America

- Chapter L. The Rebellion Of Pontiac

- Part Vi. Stories Of The Struggle For Liberty

- Chapter Li. The Boston Tea Party

- Chapter Lii. Paul Revere's Ride - The Unsheathing Of The Sword

- Chapter Liii. The First Thrust-the Battle Of Bunker Hill

- Chapter Liv. The War In Canada

- Chapter Lv. The Birth Of A Great Nation

- Chapter Lvi. The Darkest Hour - Trenton And Princeton

- Chapter Lvii. Burgoyne's Campaign - Bennington And Oriskany

- Chapter Lviii. Burgoyne's Campaign - Bemis Heights And Saratoga

- Chapter Lix. Brandywine - Germantown - Valley Forge

- Chapter Lx. War On The Sea

- Chapter Lxi. The Battle Of Monmouth - The Story Of Captain Molly

- Chapter Lxii. The Story Of A Great Crime

- Chapter Lxiii. A Turning Point In The World's History

- Part Vii. Stories Of The United States Under The Constitution

- Chapter Lxiv. Washington First In War, First In Peace

- Chapter Lxv. Adams - How He Kept Peace With France

- Chapter Lxvi. Jefferson - How The Territory Of The United States Was Doubled

- Chapter Lxvii. Jefferson - How The Door Into The Far West Was Opened

- Chapter Lxviii. Jefferson - About An American Who Wanted To Be A King

- Chapter Lxix. Madison - The Shooting Star And The Prophet

- Chapter Lxx. Madison - War With Great Britain

- Chapter Lxxi. Monroe-the First Whispers Of A Storm-monroe's Famous Doctrine

- Chapter Lxxii. Adams - The Tariff Of Abominations

- Chapter Lxxiii. Jackson - Liberty And Union, Now And Forever - Van Buren - Hard Times

- Chapter Lxxiv. Harrison - The Hero Of Tippecanoe

- Chapter Lxxv. Tyler - Florida Becomes A State

- Chapter Lxxvi. Polk - How Much Land Was Added To The United States

- Chapter Lxxviii. Polk - The Finding Of Gold

- Chapter Lxxiii. Taylor - Union Or Disunion

- Chapter Lxxix. Fillmore - The Underground Railroad

- Chapter Lxxx. Pierce - The Story Of Bleeding Kansas

- Chapter Lxxxi. Buchanan - The Story Of The Mormons

- Chapter Lxxxii. Buchanan - The First Shots

- Chapter Lxxxiii. Lincoln - From Bull Run To Fort Donelson

- Chapter Lxxxiv. Lincoln - The Story Of The First Battle Between Ironclads

- Chapter Lxxxv. Lincoln - The Battle Of Shiloh And The Taking Of New Orleans

- Chapter Lxxxvi. Lincoln - The Slaves Are Made Free

- Chapter Lxxxvii. Lincoln - Chancellorsville - The Death Of Stonewall Jackson

- Chapter Lxxxviii. Lincoln - The Battle Of Gettysburg

- Chapter Lxxxix. Lincoln-grant's Campaign-sheridan's Ride

- Chapter Xc. Lincoln - Sherman's March To The Sea - Lincoln Re-elected President

- Chapter Xci. Lincoln - The End Of The War - The President's Death

- Chapter Xcii. Johnson - How The President Was Impeached

- Chapter Xciv. Grant - A Peaceful Victory

- Chapter Xliv. Hayes - Garfield - Arthur

- Chapter Xcv. Cleveland - Harrison - Cleveland

- Chapter Xcvi. Mckinley - War And Sudden Death

- Chapter Xcvii. Roosevelt - Taft

- Chapter Xcviii. Wilson - Troubles With Mexico

- Chapter Xcix. Wilson -the Great War