This textbook is a history primer on the city of Rome. Rome was a great link in the history of the world--for all the nations of old times were conquered by Rome, and so came under Rome's power, while all the European nations were formed out of the overthrow of Rome. After an introduction, the following chapters are presented: (1) How Rome became…

This history textbook covers century exploration in America through Reconstruction, finishing with discussion of the growth of public institutions such as schools and libraries, and developments in arts, letters, science, and charities. This textbook is organized into the following parts: (1) Occupation: 1492-1638; (2) English Dominion: 1638-1763;…

This textbook is the first volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. This volume covers: the spread of the English-speaking peoples; the French of the Ohio Valley, 1763-1775; the Appalachian Confederacies, 1765-1775; the Algonquins of the Northwest,…

This textbook is the second volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. This volume covers 1774 to 1781. Appendices provide information on source documents. [For Volume I, see ED623795.]

This textbook is the third volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. This volume covers 1779 to 1783. Appendices provide information on source documents. [For Volume II, see ED623797.]

This textbook is the fourth volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. Chapters include: (1) The Inrush of Settlers, 1784-1787; (2) The Indian Wars, 1784-1787; (3) The Navigation of the Mississippi; Separatist Movements and Spanish Intrigues,…

This textbook is the fifth volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. Chapters include: (1) The Northwest Territory; Ohio, 1787-1790; (2) The War in the Northwest, 1787-1790; (3) The Southwest Territory; Tennessee, 1788-1790; (4) St. Clair's Defeat,…

This textbook is the sixth volume of Theodore Roosevelt's six-volume account of the exploration and settlement of the United States from the Alleghanies to the Pacific. Chapters include: (1) Intrigues and Land Speculations--The Treaties of Jay and Pinckney, 1793-1797; (2) The Men of the Western Waters, 1798-1802; (3) The Purchase of Louisiana; and…

This volume relates the story of America from its beginning as a nation, under a written Constitution. This textbook strives to present American history in a way that is interesting to children so that they shall gladly keep pace with the procession of events, clearly understanding the way in which one episode gives cause for the next, leading…

This textbook is a history reader with fictionalized selections on Columbus and DeSoto. Poems are included.

A history teacher changed his teaching approach to help students develop the skills of formulating hypotheses, gathering and organizing information related to the hypotheses, and determining if the data supported the hypotheses. The attack on "The Maine" in 1898 is used as an example. (MT)

Provides an overview of important social, political, economic, and military events in China during this 150-year period. Identifies five broad eras within the period which teachers should highlight in their classes. (JDH)

"America's Story for America's Children" is a graded series of readers intended to prepare for the regular study of history and to supplement it. Care has been taken to give prominence to the elements of life and personality and picturesqueness, so as to develop centres of interest which more advanced and systematic study will bring into…

"America's Story for America's Children" is a graded series of readers intended to prepare for the regular study of history and to supplement it. Care has been taken to give prominence to the elements of life and personality and picturesqueness, so as to develop centres of interest which more advanced and systematic study will bring into…

"America's Story for America's Children" is a graded series of readers intended to prepare for the regular study of history and to supplement it. Care has been taken to give prominence to the elements of life and personality and picturesqueness, so as to develop centres of interest which more advanced and systematic study will bring into…