"My country, 'tis of thee!": Or, the United States of America; past, present and future. A philosophic view of American history and of our present status, to be seen in the Columbian exhibition.

Willis Fletcher Johnson · 1931

Classic legends of Atlantis--Chinese and Japanese accounts of early voyages to America--Prince Madoc and the Welsh legends--The voyages of the Vikings--Eric and Leif and their adventures--Columbus and his schemes--The most memorable voyage in history--Post-Columbian voyagers and explorers--Many men from many lands flocking to the newly-discovered continent--A new world opened to the civilization and to the greed of Europe.....17 Parcelling out the country--Foundation of the earliest colonies--Jamestown and its settlers--Strange improvidence of the colonists--Troubles with the Indians--John Smith and Pocahontas--The Pilgrims and Puritans--Substantial growth of the New England Colonies--New Y…

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