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050 4 _aE151
100 1 _aMann, Henry,
_d1848-1915
245 1 4 _aThe Land We Live In :
_bThe Story of Our Country
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2006-12-13
508 _aE-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _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.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20105
999 _c61390
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