Project Gutenberg 2016-09-09 Public domain in the USA. 114 Ridpath, John Clark 1840 1900 02005279 History of the United States Produced by Richard Hulse, Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the United States" by John Clark Ridpath is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work aims to provide American youth with an accessible narrative detailing the progress of the United States from its early discovery through various key events in its history, including colonial times, the Revolution, and the Civil War. The author emphasizes the significance of understanding the past for the development of informed and responsible citizens. The opening of the text establishes its educational intent, highlighting the importance of U.S. history for young Americans. Ridpath describes the plentiful resources available for studying the nation's past and emphasizes his commitment to presenting American history in a clear and engaging manner. He outlines the seven distinct periods of American history that will be explored in subsequent chapters, starting with the Primitive Period, moving through Discovery and Colonization, the Revolution, the Growth of the Union, the Civil War, and finally the era of reconciliation and development leading up to the time of writing. This structured approach sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of American history that is both informative and relatable to students. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en United States -- History E151 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 900984 901203 2024-09-22T05:55:14.735160 2023-09-23T04:33:20.595430 text/html text/html 868288 2016-09-09T10:11:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 11888645 2016-09-09T10:11:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 11964808 2024-09-22T05:55:32.680035 application/epub+zip 11976975 2024-09-22T05:55:18.206121 application/epub+zip 360914 2024-09-22T05:55:16.305118 application/epub+zip 12279721 2024-09-22T05:55:42.648026 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12157962 2024-09-22T05:55:30.474067 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555365 2022-09-24T04:35:13.382898 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 708994 708798 2024-09-22T05:55:11.270236 2023-09-23T04:33:16.920399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 709161 2016-09-09T10:11:22 text/plain; charset=utf-8 245745 2016-09-09T10:11:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18122 2024-09-22T05:55:42.812986 application/rdf+xml 9426 2024-09-22T05:55:16.506147 image/jpeg 2094 2024-09-22T05:55:16.406123 image/jpeg 11937767 2024-09-22T05:55:15.132151 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