Project Gutenberg 2015-12-31 Public domain in the USA. 116 Winsor, Justin 1831 1897 Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 1 (of 8) Aboriginal America E-text prepared by Giovanni Fini, Dianna Adair, Bryan Ness, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (https://archive.org/details/americana) "Narrative and Critical History of America, Vol. 1 (of 8)" by Justin Winsor is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This extensive work aims to document and analyze the various aspects of American history, beginning with the indigenous peoples and their cultures prior to European contact. It examines the evolution of geographical knowledge, early explorations, and significant historical narratives that shaped the understanding of America. The opening of this volume features a detailed introduction that acknowledges the collaborations and bibliographical contributions to the study of early American history. It discusses significant figures involved in chronicling the voyages and experiences of explorers and settlers. Notably, Winsor points out the well-documented history of libraries and influential bibliographers who have gathered and preserved knowledge about America, setting the stage for an exploration of pre-Columbian explorations and the subsequent European encounters with the continent. This structured opening establishes a scholarly tone, emphasizing the importance of source materials and historical context in understanding America's narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en America -- Discovery and exploration United States -- History America -- History E011 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 3264220 3263983 2024-09-21T09:26:42.718090 2023-09-22T06:44:53.604621 text/html text/html 3175282 2015-12-31T09:51:06 text/html 9293178 2015-12-31T10:05:13 text/html application/zip 9504672 2024-09-21T09:27:50.753289 application/epub+zip 9566857 2024-09-21T09:26:56.129063 application/epub+zip 1112775 2024-09-21T09:26:49.266044 application/epub+zip 10480942 2024-09-21T09:28:25.984104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10426748 2024-09-21T09:27:42.369298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1998421 2022-09-23T05:58:22.597545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2179578 2179342 2024-09-21T09:26:28.620157 2023-09-22T06:44:38.043481 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 2179544 2020-06-14T18:48:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 834607 2020-06-14T18:48:38 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18486 2024-09-21T09:28:26.256148 application/rdf+xml 14119 2024-09-21T09:26:50.084015 image/jpeg 2827 2024-09-21T09:26:49.683050 image/jpeg 9305901 2024-09-21T09:26:43.425139 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