Foundation History Series 



By HENRY W. ELSON, PH. D., LITT. D., 



Professor of History in Ohio University, and 



CORNELIA E. MACMULLAN, PH.D., 



Head of English Department 

 Montclair (New Jersey) State Normal School 



*"pHIS series follows the recommendations of the Com- 

 1 rnittee of Eight. Emphasis is placed on the lives 

 of leaders and heroes, on great movements and important 

 events. The social side of history is given special promi- 

 nence and much attention is devoted to those features of 

 ancient and medieval life which explain the important 

 elements of modern civilization. 



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THE STORY OF OUR COUNTRY, Book I. 

 For use in grade 4. vii-f-216 pages. 



THE STORY OF OUR COUNTRY, Book II. 



For use in grade 5. viii -j- 283 pages. 



THE STORY OF THE OLD WORLD. 



For use in grade 6. viii -f- 248 pages. 



Each volume is bound in cloth, is profusely illustrated 

 and is provided with colored maps. 



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Teachers who want texts for an elementary course in 

 history or for use as supplementary reading material 

 will find the FOUNDATION HISTORY SERIES exactly suited | 

 to their needs. 



WORLD BOOK COMPANY 



YONKERS-ON-HUDSON, NEW YORK 

 2126 PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO 



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