Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 169 Channing, Edward 1856 1931 A Short History of the United States for School Use Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Keren Vergon, Charlie Kirschner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "A Short History of the United States for School Use" by Edward Channing is a historical account crafted in the early 20th century. This textbook aims to provide a simplified but thorough narrative of the founding and development of the United States, specifically geared toward students in schools. The book emphasizes the importance of understanding the authentic history of the nation rather than focusing on anecdotal tales, setting the stage for a serious study of American history. The beginning of this work outlines the author's intent and methodology in presenting U.S. history. Channing states that this textbook is designed to avoid traditional anecdotes that often overshadow significant historical events. Instead, the early chapters delve straight into foundational topics, such as the discovery of America by figures like Leif Ericson and Christopher Columbus, and touch upon European exploratory missions. Additionally, the text introduces essential themes of colonization, the establishment of early settlements, and the relationships with Indigenous peoples, aiming to equip students with a factual understanding of the formative periods of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History E151 Text United States Children's History Category: History - American Category: Teaching & Education 687893 2025-07-05T14:40:44.328492 text/html 645302 2024-10-28T19:31:19 text/html 1418413 2025-07-05T14:40:57.904899 application/epub+zip 1432067 2025-07-05T14:40:48.647474 application/epub+zip 314156 2025-07-05T14:40:46.862453 application/epub+zip 1784841 2025-07-05T14:41:04.357911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1725928 2025-07-05T14:40:56.271914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 599847 2022-09-06T20:39:47.331405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 631620 2023-10-06T05:24:43.283716 text/plain 611749 2024-10-28T19:31:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16112 2025-07-05T14:41:04.524862 application/rdf+xml 17959 2025-07-05T14:40:47.410440 image/jpeg 3999 2025-07-05T14:40:47.132439 image/jpeg 1391609 2025-07-05T14:40:44.438512 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia