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Lucy Lombardi Barber

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Description:Excerpt from Young People's History of the United States A little more than 400 years ago no white man had ever heard of this great land we call "our country," and yet it is the oldest land in all the world. For thousands upon thousands oi years before the white men came to it, it had stretched broad between its two blue oceans; wild beasts and savages roamed over it at will. When the first white men came, there were many different kinds of country in this big laud, just as there are now. Along the eastern ocean, nearest Europe, were thick forests dotted with lakes and rivers. To the west of these, beyond pine-covered mountains, lay the great valleys of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, green with meadow grass. Beyond these valleys were high plains covered with herds of buffalo and wild horses, deer and moose and elk. From these plains rose the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, where mountain goat and grizzlies made their home. To the west the Rocky Mountains sloped down again into dry deserts where no rain came and very little grew Beyond these deserts rose more mountains, the Sierras we call them, and these sloped down into the beautiful coast country lying along the edge of that western ocean no white man had yet looked upon or named. Indians of the Eastern Coast and Great Lakes Before the white men came, all the people in this great country were "red men" with copper-colored skin and straight black hair. We call them "Indians." They were a strong brave people, quick of eye and ear, great hunters and great fighters. They were a kindly people, too, to those whom they loved and trusted, but to their enemies they were very cruel. Different sorts of Indians lived in different parts of the country. The wisest and bravest were those who lived in the great forests of the eastern coast and about the Great Lakes. These sped swiftly over the water in canoes made of the bark ol trees. They sometimes built huts of bark, but made no towns because they had to move about constantly in search of deer and fish. Their clothing was made of the skins of animals, their tents or wigwams were made of these skins, and their food was largely the flesh of animals and fish, though sometimes they planted corn or beans. They hunted with bows and arrows and sharp spears. They loved bright colors and decorated their clothes and wigwams with beads made of stones and with dyed porcupine quills and feathers. Before going into battle the warriors stained their bodies and faces red and yellow and green and put gay feathers in their hair. Of course, these Indians did not know of God as we know of Him, but many of them believed that they were all the children of a Great Spirit who loved than and whom they tried to please. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Young People's History of the United States (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Young People's History of the United States (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from Young People's History of the United States A little more than 400 years ago no white man had ever heard of this great land we call "our country," and yet it is the oldest land in all the world. For thousands upon thousands oi years before the white men came to it, it had stretched broad between its two blue oceans; wild beasts and savages roamed over it at will. When the first white men came, there were many different kinds of country in this big laud, just as there are now. Along the eastern ocean, nearest Europe, were thick forests dotted with lakes and rivers. To the west of these, beyond pine-covered mountains, lay the great valleys of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, green with meadow grass. Beyond these valleys were high plains covered with herds of buffalo and wild horses, deer and moose and elk. From these plains rose the snow-capped Rocky Mountains, where mountain goat and grizzlies made their home. To the west the Rocky Mountains sloped down again into dry deserts where no rain came and very little grew Beyond these deserts rose more mountains, the Sierras we call them, and these sloped down into the beautiful coast country lying along the edge of that western ocean no white man had yet looked upon or named. Indians of the Eastern Coast and Great Lakes Before the white men came, all the people in this great country were "red men" with copper-colored skin and straight black hair. We call them "Indians." They were a strong brave people, quick of eye and ear, great hunters and great fighters. They were a kindly people, too, to those whom they loved and trusted, but to their enemies they were very cruel. Different sorts of Indians lived in different parts of the country. The wisest and bravest were those who lived in the great forests of the eastern coast and about the Great Lakes. These sped swiftly over the water in canoes made of the bark ol trees. They sometimes built huts of bark, but made no towns because they had to move about constantly in search of deer and fish. Their clothing was made of the skins of animals, their tents or wigwams were made of these skins, and their food was largely the flesh of animals and fish, though sometimes they planted corn or beans. They hunted with bows and arrows and sharp spears. They loved bright colors and decorated their clothes and wigwams with beads made of stones and with dyed porcupine quills and feathers. Before going into battle the warriors stained their bodies and faces red and yellow and green and put gay feathers in their hair. Of course, these Indians did not know of God as we know of Him, but many of them believed that they were all the children of a Great Spirit who loved than and whom they tried to please. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Young People's History of the United States (Classic Reprint). To get started finding Young People's History of the United States (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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