The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

The work recounts early North American exploration and settlement in short, child-friendly chapters that cover Norse and later voyages, encounters with Indigenous peoples, and the establishment of English, French, and Spanish colonies. It sketches the founding of Jamestown and Plymouth, the development of New England and the Middle Colonies, episodes of religious dissent and frontier conflict, and events leading toward revolution, using biographical sketches, anecdotes, and famous speeches. Organized for classroom use, the text stresses moral virtues, supplies maps and pronunciation aids, and offers teacher notes and question activities to reinforce reading and memory.