Project Gutenberg 2005-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 92 Morris, Charles 1833 1922 Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 01 (of 15), American (1) Reading ease score: 69.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by David Kline, David Cortesi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 01 (of 15), American (1)" by Charles Morris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work compiles a series of captivating narratives focused on significant events and figures in American history, aiming to reveal the romantic elements found within actual historical events. Through a blend of embellished fact and engaging storytelling, Morris seeks to pique the interest of readers in the vibrant tapestry of American heritage. The opening of the volume introduces readers to the Viking explorations of North America, specifically detailing the voyage of Leif Erikson and his crew as they set sail towards unknown shores around the year 1000 A.D. As the narrative unfolds, we learn of the Viking's encounters with challenging seas, their discovery of new landscapes, and their eventual landing in a region they named Vineland due to its abundance of grapes. The text not only explores the adventurous exploits of these early explorers but also establishes a broader theme of discovery amid the fear of the unknown, setting the stage for a deep dive into the historical narratives that follow in this series. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 562696 562673 2024-10-07T09:43:25.088050 2023-09-07T10:25:33.032121 text/html text/html 567149 2020-12-12T05:06:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3461904 2020-12-12T05:06:35 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3596132 2024-10-07T09:43:37.736807 application/epub+zip 3594600 2024-10-07T09:43:29.405867 application/epub+zip 292677 2024-10-07T09:43:27.719878 application/epub+zip 3904485 2024-10-07T09:43:44.004776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3858109 2024-10-07T09:43:35.784802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441828 2022-09-08T04:35:44.180282 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528500 528401 2024-10-07T09:43:23.995883 2023-09-07T10:25:31.983116 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 528154 2020-12-12T05:06:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 203158 2020-12-12T05:06:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 528415 2020-12-12T05:06:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203279 2020-12-12T05:06:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21195 2024-10-07T09:43:44.158766 application/rdf+xml 24459 2024-10-07T09:43:28.304852 image/jpeg 4548 2024-10-07T09:43:28.021860 image/jpeg 3566269 2024-10-07T09:43:25.243897 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