Project Gutenberg 2003-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 695 Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth) 1867 1941 Marshall, Henrietta Elizabeth This Country of Ours "This Country of Ours" by H. E. Marshall is a historical account written during the early 20th century. The book explores pivotal events and figures in American history, starting with the stories of explorers like the Vikings and Christopher Columbus to the establishment of early colonies in Virginia, New England, and beyond. It aims to provide a narrative that highlights the adventures, discoveries, and struggles faced by those who contributed to shaping the United States. The opening of the book introduces the legendary Viking King Eric the Red and his son, Leif Erikson, who embarks on a quest to discover new lands across the sea. It recounts Bjarni's account of seeing an unknown land, which inspires Leif to gather a crew and set sail. After an arduous journey, they encounter several lands, naming them based on their features, including Helluland and Vineland. Leif's discoveries in North America are celebrated, painting an adventurous picture of the Viking era and setting the stage for further exploration and colonization of the continent. This introduction builds anticipation for the unfolding tales of exploration and settlement that characterize the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History E151 Text Children's History Category: Adventure Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1107925 2025-07-02T08:36:29.450018 text/html 1107746 2025-01-08T21:45:51.932876 text/html 470203 2025-07-02T08:36:40.560961 application/epub+zip 488490 2025-07-02T08:36:31.704030 application/epub+zip 488489 2025-07-02T08:36:30.346999 application/epub+zip 846136 2025-07-02T08:36:48.141912 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754971 2025-07-02T08:36:39.628954 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 740568 2022-09-02T11:39:28.911380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1031233 2025-07-02T08:36:28.772011 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1026303 2021-01-08T23:41:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17328 2025-07-02T08:36:48.273897 application/rdf+xml 12721 2025-07-02T08:36:30.842067 image/jpeg 3421 2025-07-02T08:36:30.593960 image/jpeg 373019 2021-01-08T23:41:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 453213 2025-07-02T08:36:29.533989 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