Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 774 Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) 1867 1941 Marshall, Henrietta Elizabeth This Country of Ours "This Country of Ours" by H. E. Marshall is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book explores pivotal events and figures in American history, starting with the stories of explorers like the Vikings and Christopher Columbus to the establishment of early colonies in Virginia, New England, and beyond. It aims to provide a narrative that highlights the adventures, discoveries, and struggles faced by those who contributed to shaping the United States. The opening of the book introduces the legendary Viking King Eric the Red and his son, Leif Erikson, who embarks on a quest to discover new lands across the sea. It recounts Bjarni's account of seeing an unknown land, which inspires Leif to gather a crew and set sail. After an arduous journey, they encounter several lands, naming them based on their features, including Helluland and Vineland. Leif's discoveries in North America are celebrated, painting an adventurous picture of the Viking era and setting the stage for further exploration and colonization of the continent. This introduction builds anticipation for the unfolding tales of exploration and settlement that characterize the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text Children's History Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - American 1107753 1107754 2024-10-02T09:52:58.102410 2023-10-02T08:46:16.575828 text/html text/html 1107746 1107747 2024-10-02T09:52:58.486351 2023-10-02T08:46:16.860798 text/html text/html 470132 2024-10-02T09:53:10.793296 application/epub+zip 488509 2024-10-02T09:53:00.893312 application/epub+zip 488510 2024-10-02T09:52:59.461319 application/epub+zip 846018 2024-10-02T09:53:19.086203 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754971 2024-10-02T09:53:09.753256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740568 2022-09-02T11:39:28.911380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1031233 1031261 2024-10-02T09:52:57.287313 2023-10-02T08:46:15.950801 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1026303 2021-01-08T23:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 373019 2021-01-08T23:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18884 2024-10-02T09:53:19.212195 application/rdf+xml 12721 2024-10-02T09:53:00.020328 image/jpeg 3421 2024-10-02T09:52:59.741314 image/jpeg 453144 2024-10-02T09:52:58.578327 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