PIONEER HISTORY SERIES 



By CHARLES A. McMURRY 



Designed as a complete series of early history stories of the Eastern, 

 Middle, and Western States, suitable as an introduction tot 

 children to American History. Illustrated and equipped with 

 maps. 



Cloth i2mo 40 cents each 



Pioneers on Land and Sea 



The first of the three volumes deals with the chief ocean explorers, 

 Columbus and Magellan, and with the pioneers of the Eastern States, 

 Canada, and Mexico, such as Champlain, Smith, Hudson, De Leon, Cortes. 

 These stories furnish the gateway through which the children of our Atlantic 

 States should enter the fields of History. The attempt is to render these 

 complete and interesting stories, making the experiences of pioneer life as 

 graphic and real as possible. 



Pioneers of the Mississippi Valley 



Such men as La Salle, Boone, Robertson, George Rogers Clark, Lincoln, 

 and Sevier supply a group of simple biographical stories which give the 

 children a remarkably good introduction to History. Teachers are begin- 

 ning to believe that children should begin with tales of their own home and 

 of neighboring states, and then move outward from this centre. For eastern 

 children these stories form a very suitable continuation to " Pioneers on 

 Land and Sea," and vice versa. 



Pioneers of the Rocky Mountains and the West 



In some respects these western stories are more interesting and striking 

 than those of the states farther east, because of their physical surroundings. 

 Children of the Western or Mountain States should enjoy these stories first. 

 The various exploring expeditions which opened up the routes across the 

 plains and mountains are full of interesting and instructive incidents and 

 of heroic enterprise. The chief figures in these stories are men of the most 

 striking and admirable qualities, and the difficulties and dangers which they 

 overcame place them among the heroes who will always attract and instruct 

 American children. Incidentally, these narratives give the best of all intro- 

 ductions to western geography. They are largely made up from source 

 materials furnished by the explorers themselves. 



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