The History of North America, Vol. 1
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Excerpt from The History of North America, Vol. 1: Discovery and Exploration It is indeed remarkable that such a state of facts exists and that so patriotic a people as Americans have no work in which they may read, in continuous narrative, the details of the comparatively short but strikingly eventful history of their country or of that of their neighbors to the north and the south. The average American reads his history by periods. He is fairly well informed as to the Civil War and knows something of the Revolution, but little or nothing, - with the possible exception of matters of local or individual interest, - save what he has gained from historical novels, of the flow of events between these two great turning points of national life. He has, in consequence, no historical perspective and has slight conception of American history in its connection with that of the world or of the interrelations of State history. The Landing of the Pilgrims or the Settlement of Jamestown, - this too often determined by the residence of the reader, - Bunker Hill, or the Surrender of Cornwallis, the Declaration of Independence, - never the Adoption of the Constitution, - the War of 1812, the Mexican War, the Civil War, the Battle of San Juan, and the Capture of Manila - seem to be the boundary stones of his historical knowledge; and except in rare instances, unless personal experience gives information, they are, as a rule, mere names. But this lack of knowledge begins to be supplied, because of spreading interest in history. Throughout the United States there are thousands of men enthusiastically working upon historical subjects. These students - and they are found in all walks of life - have not only stimulated historical interest, but have in many cases created it, and to-day by individual efforts and by that of historical societies have, throughout the country, made history the most popular subject of advanced study. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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