Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 206 McMaster, John Bach 1852 1932 A School History of the United States Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A School History of the United States" by John Bach McMaster is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book serves as a comprehensive introduction to American history, starting with the discovery of America and tracing the development of the United States from its colonial beginnings through the establishment of its government. McMaster approaches the subject as one would recount the life of a great individual, framing the colonial period as the formative years that set the stage for the nation’s future. The opening of the book presents a preface wherein McMaster explains his intent to cover early American history through the lens of exploration and colonization, starting with Columbus's voyages. He outlines key themes such as the impacts of European nations like Spain, England, France, and the Netherlands on the territory that would become the United States, highlighting events that shaped its political landscape. The text emphasizes significant early explorations and geopolitical relationships, setting an informative foundation for understanding how the United States evolved into an independent nation. McMaster's emphasis on the connections between early discovery and later conflicts suggests a deeper analysis of how these historical moments influenced America's path to nationhood. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text United States Children's History Children's Instructional Books Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American Browsing: Teaching & Education 987225 987119 2024-09-05T08:22:35.788512 2023-10-05T08:55:49.558623 text/html text/html 987218 987112 2024-09-05T08:22:36.158512 2023-10-05T08:55:49.843609 text/html text/html 412273 2024-09-05T08:22:48.576475 application/epub+zip 425652 2024-09-05T08:22:38.544497 application/epub+zip 425652 2024-09-05T08:22:37.155560 application/epub+zip 777823 2024-09-05T08:22:56.380459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714113 2024-09-05T08:22:47.342480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 714123 2022-09-05T12:41:10.806395 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 904755 904692 2024-09-05T08:22:35.194559 2023-10-05T08:55:49.039607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 906026 2020-12-25T18:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 326538 2020-12-25T18:42:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 906170 2020-12-25T18:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 326435 2020-12-25T18:42:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20351 2024-09-05T08:22:56.701427 application/rdf+xml 17006 2024-09-05T08:22:37.512560 image/jpeg 4023 2024-09-05T08:22:37.332531 image/jpeg 405801 2024-09-05T08:22:36.234560 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia