A Pictorial History of the United States

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BY S. G. GOODRICH,

AUTHOR OF PETER PARLEY'S TALES, ETC., ETC.

FOR THE USE OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES.

A NEW EDITION.

PHILADELPHIA:

PUBLISHED BY E. H. BUTLER & CO.
1871.

Edue T 708.71.427

13.1941

PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION.

THIS work was originally published about fifteen years ago, since which time nearly 500,000 copies have been sold. The decided and continuous approbation indicated by these facts, has stimulated the author and publisher to bestow upon it a careful revision, with a view to meet the constantly improving taste of the public in respect to educational works.

In the present edition, the original form of the work has been preerved, but numerous additions have been made, either for the purpose f perfecting certain portions and passages, or in order to bring down the train of events to the present time. A large number of illustrative notes have been appended to the pages, and at the end of the work will be found the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, adopted during the Revolutionary period, and the Constitution of the United States, together with a full Index of proper names.

While, therefore, the original design of this work, which was to make it primarily a book for schools-interesting to the pupil and easy to be learned, yet leaving vivid and abiding impressions on the memory-has been kept steadily in view, it is believed that, as now presented, it will prove to be a convenient and useful manual for the family, and the general reader.

Entere, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1843, by S. G. GOODRICH, in the Clerk's ance of the District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by S. G. GOODRICII, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1859, by S. G. GOODRICH, in the Clerk's
Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by
THE HEIRS OF S. G. GOODRICHI,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court for the Southern District of New York

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
Baltimore, Md., July 22d, 1865.
At a meeting of the State Board of Education, held this day, "GOODRICH'S l'ICTORIAL
HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES" was adopted as a Text-Book to be used in the Public Schools
throughout the State.
W. HORACE SOPER, Clerk.

OFFICE OF THE CONTROLLERS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, FIRST DISTRICT OF PENN: YLVANIA,
Philadelphia, April 2d, 18C8.

At a meeting of the Controllers of Public Schools, First District of Pennsylvania, held at
the Controllers' Chamber, Tuesday March 10th, 1868, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That "GOODRICH'S PICTORIAL HISTORY OF UNITED STATES," GOODRICH'S HISTORY
OF THE WORLD," "GOODRICH'S PICTORIAL CHILD'S HISTORY," and "MITCHELL'S PHYSICAL CEO
GRAPHY," be introduced to be used in the schools of this District.

From the Minutes,

H. W. HALLIWELL. Secretary.

CAXTON PRESS OF

SHERMAN & CO., PHILADELPHIA,

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

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CHAPTER I. Early Settlement of Asia, Africa, and Europe. Progress of Navigation.

II. Sailors of Scandinavia. Vasco da Gama. Spectre of the Cape. Im-

provement of Navigation. Columbus, Madoc.....

III. Discovery and Settleinent of the Northmen in North America..

IV. About Christopher Columbus. His plans for making discoveries.