McMaster's United States Histories 



BY JOHN BACH McMASTER 

 Professor of American History in the University of Pennsylvania. 



PRIMARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Cloth, i2mo, 



254 pages. With maps and illustrations . $0.60 



SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. Half leather, 



1 2mo, 519 pages. With maps and illustrations . . . 1.00 



This series is marked by many original and superior features which 

 will commend it alike to teachers, students, and general readers. The 

 narratives form a word-picture of the great events and scenes of American 

 history, told in such a way as to awaken enthusiasm in the study and 

 make an indelible impression on the mind. 



The Primary History contains work for one school year, and gives 

 a good general knowledge of so much of our history as every American 

 should learn; while for those who are to pursue the study further, 

 it will lay a thorough foundation for subsequent work. It is short, and 

 leaves unnoticed such questions as are beyond the understanding of 

 children; in a simple and interesting style it affords a vigorous narrative 

 of events and an accurate portrayal of the daily life and customs of the 

 different periods; and it is well proportioned, touching on all matters of 

 real importance for the elementary study of the founding and building of 

 our country. Our history is grouped about a few central ideas, which 

 are easily comprehended by children. The illustrations, which are 

 numerous and attractive, are historically authentic, and show well-known 

 scenes and incidents and the progress of civilization. The maps are 

 remarkably clear and well executed, and give the location of every 

 important place mentioned in the text. 



In the School History from the beginning the attention of the 

 student is directed to causes and results, and he is thus encouraged to 

 follow the best methods of studying history as a connected growth of 

 ideas and institutions, and not a bare compendium of facts and dates. 

 Special prominence is given to the social, industrial, and economic 

 development of the country, to the domestic life and institutions of the 

 people, and to such topics as the growth of inventions, the highways of 

 travel and commerce, and the progress of the people in art, science, and 

 literature. The numerous maps give vivid impressions of the early 

 voyages, explorations, and settlements, of the chief military campaigns, 

 of the territorial growth of the country, and of its population at different 

 periods, while the pictures on almost every page illustrate different 

 phases in the civil and domestic life of the people. 



Copies will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of the price by the Publishers. 



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