Project Gutenberg 2004-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 667 Steele, Joel Dorman 1836 1886 Steele, J. Dorman (Joel Dorman) A Brief History of the United States Produced by Robert Prince, Juliet Sutherland, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "A Brief History of the United States" by Joel Dorman Steele is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work is designed as a concise educational resource aimed at American youth, covering key events from early discoveries to significant wars and developments in the country's history. It seeks to engage readers with essential historical facts while making the subject accessible and enjoyable to school students. The opening of the book lays the foundation for its educational approach, emphasizing the need for engaging and manageable historical texts due to the common deficiencies in historical knowledge among students. It articulates the author's intention to present American history by highlighting crucial events and epochs, such as the early discoveries, colonial development, and the revolutionary war, using maps and topical questions to enhance learning. The text discusses prehistoric North America, touching on the Mound Builders and the various Native American tribes, while setting the stage for European exploration and colonization, ultimately leading to the establishment of the United States. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en United States -- History E151 Text United States Category: History - American Category: History - Schools & Universities 798699 2025-08-03T07:45:50.834639 text/html 798520 2025-01-09T23:07:03.700432 text/html 379766 2025-08-03T07:46:02.053572 application/epub+zip 390796 2025-08-03T07:45:54.305642 application/epub+zip 366965 2025-08-03T07:45:52.953633 application/epub+zip 697170 2025-08-03T07:46:07.752594 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 659299 2025-08-03T07:46:01.009604 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626937 2022-09-03T11:51:48.328286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 735469 2025-08-03T07:45:50.198662 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 730578 2020-12-29T16:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17379 2025-08-03T07:46:07.898547 application/rdf+xml 16523 2025-08-03T07:45:53.439620 image/jpeg 3917 2025-08-03T07:45:53.194632 image/jpeg 276812 2020-12-29T16:44:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 370324 2025-08-03T07:45:50.889723 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