Project Gutenberg 2015-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 523 Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) 1859 1929 Guerber, Helene Adeline Guerber, Hélène Adeline The Story of the Thirteen Colonies The Story of the 13 Colonies E-text prepared by Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe, David Garcia, Julia Neufeld, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The Story of the Thirteen Colonies" by H. A. Guerber is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This text serves as an educational introduction to American history, particularly focusing on the early settlements of the Thirteen Colonies and the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. The book aims to instill a sense of patriotism and knowledge of historical figures among children, sharing stories that illuminate the virtues and challenges faced during this formative period of American history. The opening of the book sets the stage by discussing the long and ancient history of the American continent, emphasizing its beauty and richness prior to the arrival of Europeans. It introduces readers to the native peoples, particularly focusing on the different tribes categorized as savage, barbarous, and half-civilized, describing their lifestyles, dwellings, and tools. The text illustrates how these tribes interacted with the land and with one another, highlighting their unique cultural aspects. The narrative then leads to the arrival of European explorers, setting the foundation for the subsequent chapters that will explore the colonization and development of the Thirteen Colonies. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 E186 Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - American 706742 2025-08-19T10:04:02.028822 text/html 648706 2024-10-24T14:10:36 text/html 5042902 2025-08-19T10:04:19.409742 application/epub+zip 5054840 2025-08-19T10:04:07.163799 application/epub+zip 316818 2025-08-19T10:04:04.548806 application/epub+zip 5297098 2025-08-19T10:04:26.733706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5164314 2025-08-19T10:04:15.787735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441570 2022-09-21T18:57:21.666624 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527531 2025-08-19T10:03:59.917883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 507539 2024-10-24T14:10:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16464 2025-08-19T10:04:26.890683 application/rdf+xml 21743 2025-08-19T10:04:04.759807 image/jpeg 2856 2025-08-19T10:04:04.663801 image/jpeg 4949945 2025-08-19T10:04:02.286839 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