Project Gutenberg 2015-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 294 Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) 1859 1929 Guerber, Helene Adeline Guerber, Hélène Adeline The Story of the Thirteen Colonies The Story of the 13 Colonies Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David Garcia, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Story of the Thirteen Colonies" by H. A. Guerber is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This text serves as an educational introduction to American history, particularly focusing on the early settlements of the Thirteen Colonies and the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. The book aims to instill a sense of patriotism and knowledge of historical figures among children, sharing stories that illuminate the virtues and challenges faced during this formative period of American history. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the long and ancient history of the American continent, emphasizing its beauty and richness prior to the arrival of Europeans. It introduces readers to the native peoples, particularly focusing on the different tribes categorized as savage, barbarous, and half-civilized, describing their lifestyles, dwellings, and tools. The text illustrates how these tribes interacted with the land and with one another, highlighting their unique cultural aspects. The narrative then leads to the arrival of European explorers, setting the foundation for the subsequent chapters that will explore the colonization and development of the Thirteen Colonies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 E186 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 706858 706302 2024-10-20T06:44:56.451922 2023-09-21T03:43:57.868231 text/html text/html 669570 2015-01-22T23:52:34 text/html 5033388 2015-01-22T23:57:56 text/html application/zip 5043253 2024-10-20T06:45:15.596795 application/epub+zip 5055086 2024-10-20T06:45:01.914937 application/epub+zip 317054 2024-10-20T06:44:59.186890 application/epub+zip 5297614 2024-10-20T06:45:23.669802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5164684 2024-10-20T06:45:11.520852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441570 2022-09-21T18:57:21.666624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527771 527557 2024-10-20T06:44:53.695894 2023-09-21T03:43:55.518190 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527735 2020-06-15T21:48:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 196119 2020-06-15T21:48:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19620 2024-10-20T06:45:23.825781 application/rdf+xml 21743 2024-10-20T06:44:59.393887 image/jpeg 2856 2024-10-20T06:44:59.288893 image/jpeg 4949974 2024-10-20T06:44:56.740900 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