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An edition of A first book in American history: with special reference to the lives and deeds of great Americans
(1889)
A first book in American history
by Edward Eggleston
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A primary textbook aimed at teaching an overview of the history of the United States from its settlement by England through the American Civil War and final acquisition of Alaska as United States land. Contains biographical overviews of prominent historical figures in U.S. history.
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History, Juvenile literature, Biography, United states, history, TextbooksPeople
Christopher Columbus, John Cabot (d. 1498), John Smith Captain (1580-1631), Powhatan (ca. 1550-1618), Native Americans, Squanto Patuxet Indian (d.1622), Pocahontas (d. 1617), Henry Hudson (d. 1611), Myles Standish (1584?-1656), John Alden (1599-1687), Priscilla (Mullins) Alden Mrs, William Penn (1644-1718), Philip Sachem of the Wampanoags (d. 1676), Benjamin Church (1639-1718), William Berkeley Sir (1608-1677), Nathaniel Bacon (1648-1676), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), George Washington (1732-1799), Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), Daniel Boone (1734-1820), James Watt (1736-1819), John Fitch (1743-1798), Robert Fulton (1765-1815), William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791-1872), Alfred Vail (1807-1859), Cyrus W. Field (1819-1892), Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), George Rogers Clark (1752-1818)Places
United States, Jamestown (Va.), Atlantic Coast (New England), Holland (Netherlands : Province), Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)Times
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| June 21, 2023 | Edited by asrch4bgnings | Added a brief description of its contents; included tags of prominent persons/people mentioned; added Place names mentioned; added date span covered. |
| January 4, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
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