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100 1 _aMace, William H.
_q(William Harrison),
_d1852-1938
245 1 2 _aA beginner's history
246 1 _aMace's beginner's history
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-11-25
508 _aProduced by Richard Tonsing, Richard Hulse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"A Beginner's History" by William H. Mace is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work serves as an introductory textbook aimed at educating young learners about American history, emphasizing key figures, events, and themes that shaped the United States. The book aims to engage students by presenting history as a series of struggles and achievements led by notable individuals. The opening of "A Beginner's History" sets the stage for an exploration of early exploration and discovery in the New World. Mace begins with the Norse explorer Leif Ericson, who is credited with reaching North America around A.D. 1000 and naming it Vinland due to the abundance of grapes. The narrative includes the subsequent voyages of other significant figures like Christopher Columbus, highlighting their ambitions and challenges as they sought new lands and treasures. Mace emphasizes that these early explorers’ quests were not merely about discovery but also about confronting difficult circumstances, laying a foundation for understanding American history's broader themes. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History
700 1 _aAudibert, P. Raymond
_q(Paul Raymond),
_d1858-1919
700 1 _aColby, Homer Wayland,
_d1874-1950
700 1 _aReich, Jacques,
_d1852-1923
700 1 _aWilliamson, B. F.
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50548
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