Project Gutenberg 2010-07-18 Public domain in the USA. 1304 Morris, Charles 1833 1922 A New History of the United States The greater republic, embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year Produced by Mark C. Orton, Suzanne Lybarger, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A New History of the United States" by Charles Morris is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of American history, tracing the nation's development from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the transformative events surrounding the Spanish-American War and the expansion of the United States into the "Greater Republic." The book aims to highlight the growth and achievements of the nation as well as the significant figures and movements that shaped its history. The opening of the book sets the stage by contextualizing the United States' historical journey, beginning with early explorations by the Northmen and subsequent discoveries by notable figures such as Christopher Columbus and Amerigo Vespucci. It discusses the transformative impact of European settlers on the indigenous populations and outlines the establishment of the original thirteen colonies. Moreover, it introduces the competing interests of Spanish, French, and English explorers in the New World, emphasizing the challenges these early colonists faced while striving for political and religious freedom. This introduction effectively establishes a narrative thread that promises an in-depth exploration of the complex tapestry of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 1565497 1565459 2024-09-14T05:25:06.995664 2023-09-14T10:14:15.035669 text/html text/html 1568858 2021-01-06T19:42:19 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 6192140 2021-01-06T19:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 6741134 2024-09-14T05:25:26.753607 application/epub+zip 6776164 2024-09-14T05:25:11.088625 application/epub+zip 684495 2024-09-14T05:25:08.965677 application/epub+zip 7172367 2024-09-14T05:25:38.823500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7089638 2024-09-14T05:25:24.792568 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 967329 2022-09-15T07:24:37.884912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1469883 1469753 2024-09-14T05:25:03.067717 2023-09-14T10:14:11.702661 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1469673 2021-01-06T19:42:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 551731 2021-01-06T19:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1469773 2021-01-06T19:42:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 551646 2021-01-06T19:42:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20087 2024-09-14T05:25:38.995521 application/rdf+xml 13383 2024-09-14T05:25:09.461629 image/jpeg 3232 2024-09-14T05:25:09.227623 image/jpeg 6291556 2024-09-14T05:25:07.877649 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