Project Gutenberg 2007-03-28 Public domain in the USA. 514 Andrews, Elisha Benjamin 1844 1917 History of the United States, Volume 1 Produced by Don Kostuch "History of the United States, Volume 1" by Elisha Benjamin Andrews is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The volume delves into the rich and complex history of the United States, starting from the earliest discoveries of America and continuing through significant periods of exploration and colonization. It aims to provide a comprehensive narrative that intertwines the political evolution of the nation with the social culture and life of its people. At the start of the book, Andrews introduces the concept of American history prior to the arrival of Columbus, highlighting the existence of ancient civilizations and indigenous peoples in North America. The narrative covers the early theories and evidence of human arrival on the continent, including the Mound-builders and various Native American tribes, their cultures, languages, and lifestyles. Additionally, it presents Columbus's voyages, revealing his motivations and the consequential impact of his discoveries on the indigenous populations. The opening sets the stage for exploring a vast historical timeline, laying a foundation for understanding the sociopolitical dynamics leading up to the formation of the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text United States Browsing: History - American 342050 330598 2024-09-09T07:42:43.380721 2023-09-09T10:08:58.590234 text/html text/html 314299 2007-03-28T11:40:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 18316336 2007-03-28T11:41:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 16969631 2024-09-09T07:42:53.909121 application/epub+zip 16974703 2024-09-09T07:42:46.161142 application/epub+zip 182760 2024-09-09T07:42:44.374679 application/epub+zip 17146289 2024-09-09T07:42:57.990077 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 17103631 2024-09-09T07:42:52.372152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330004 2022-09-10T04:55:03.849204 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285640 285634 2024-09-09T07:42:41.325695 2023-09-09T10:08:56.434165 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 285586 2007-03-28T11:36:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112861 2007-03-28T11:41:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 17925 2024-09-09T07:42:58.128110 application/rdf+xml 14594 2024-09-09T07:42:44.798655 image/jpeg 3488 2024-09-09T07:42:44.583642 image/jpeg 18427956 2024-09-09T07:42:43.789657 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