The Heritage of AmericaHenry Steele Commager, Allan Nevins Little, Brown, 1949 - 1227 pages First hand narratives of American life from Leif Ericson to World War II. |
Contents
Leif Ericson Sails to Vineland | 3 |
De Soto Finds the Mississippi and Is Buried beneath It | 10 |
John Smith Founds Jamestown and Is Saved | 23 |
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