Lossing's History of the United States of America: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. E-book. Formato PDF Benson John Lossing   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

It is only yesterday, as it were, in the calendar of the earth's existence, when the fact was first made known to modern men, that our planet was a globe, and that in the waters between the western coasts of Europe and Africa and the eastern coasts of Asia, there lay a vast continent teeming with life, wealth, and beauty. For generations after that discovery, the Continent was wrapped in profound mystery, the subject of wild conjecture and tales of wonder. Then newly-awakened moral forces impelled brave and earnest men and women to venture across the Atlantic Ocean and establish homes in the virgin wilderness. So began the heroic age of our Republic, at which period were planted the germs of the great commonwealths that compose the United States nation.

The American Historical Record, and Repertory of Notes and Queries: Concerning the History and Antiquities of America and Biography of Americans. E-book. Formato PDF Benson John Lossing   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 3874, by John E. Potter Company, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.