Project Gutenberg 2023-04-23 Public domain in the USA. 231 Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham) 1799 1888 Hewitt, Mrs. (Mary Botham) Howitt, Mary Botham A popular history of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 2) : $b from the discovery of the American continent to the present time $aUnited States :$bHarper & Bros., $c1860. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Popular History of the United States of America, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Mary Howitt is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work provides an extensive overview of the early exploration and colonization of America, detailing significant events and figures from the time of the Vikings up to the establishment of the English colonies. The book is likely to appeal to readers interested in American history, explorers, and the sociopolitical dynamics of early colonial times. The opening of this volume sets the stage by discussing the initial discoveries of the American continent, beginning with the Vikings who reached the shores of North America centuries before Columbus. It highlights the excitement surrounding these early voyages, such as those of Columbus and John Cabot, while contextualizing their efforts within the broader historical narrative of European exploration. The narrative captures the motivations behind these explorations, including the quest for wealth, resources, and new territories, and introduces key players in this transformative period. Notably, it emphasizes the challenges and adventures faced by explorers and the implications of their discoveries, leading towards the subsequent colonization efforts. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/popularhistoryof01howirich 20190907105805howitt 1860 US Reading ease score: 51.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en United States -- History E151 Text Category: History - American Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 1046628 2025-06-28T05:22:47.243558 text/html 1044410 2023-04-23T15:02:11 text/html 3513492 2025-06-28T05:22:59.292507 application/epub+zip 3511502 2025-06-28T05:22:50.020561 application/epub+zip 754938 2025-06-28T05:22:48.545550 application/epub+zip 4628900 2025-06-28T05:23:06.429453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4584087 2025-06-28T05:22:58.049476 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 968308 2025-06-28T05:22:45.966571 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 968081 2023-04-23T15:02:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18065 2025-06-28T05:23:06.578435 application/rdf+xml 24712 2025-06-28T05:22:48.935527 image/jpeg 2409 2025-06-28T05:22:48.739521 image/jpeg 358345 2023-04-23T15:02:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 4922550 2023-04-23T15:02:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 4929651 2025-06-28T05:22:47.373572 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