02097cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000090010610000280011524500520014326400510019530000470024633600260029333700260031933800360034550000310038150801120041252011370052453400450166165300290170685600430173599900170177820105UtSlPG20260610133451.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aMann, Henry,d1848-191514aThe Land We Live In :bThe Story of Our Country 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-12-13  aE-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team  a"The Land We Live In" by Henry Mann is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book presents a detailed narrative of America's origins and progress, focusing on events rather than merely chronicling historical facts. It seeks to shed new light on well-known events and brings attention to lesser-known aspects of American history, particularly regarding the indigenous peoples.  The opening portion of the work establishes the initial context of America's history, detailing the virgin land that settlers from Europe encountered and the complex dynamics with the American Indians. Mann critiques the colonial systems established by Spain, which were characterized by rigid controls and exploitation, highlighting the human suffering endured by the Indigenous populations. As he sketches the early encounters, he emphasizes the harsh realities of colonization, including the motivations that drove European settlers and the violent conflicts that ensued, setting the stage for the detailed exploration of early American history that follows in the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aUnited States -- History40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20105  c61390d61390