Excerpt from A Grammar-School History of the United States: From the Discovery of America to the Present Time

At the request of many educators who have been using the "New School History of the United States, " and who think it desirable that a History suitable for younger pupils should be offered in connection with the above-mentioned History, the authors have prepared the following "Grammar-School History of the United States." This is the first and only one that has been prepared by Southern writers.

As in their former History, it has been the endeavor of the authors, in the present one, to present to teachers a School History of the United States free from sectional views and partisan statements, and yet giving the history of the Southern Colonies and the Southern States a greater prominence than has been accorded by the authors of Northern Histories. It has been particularly their aim to relieve their section from the false statements and misrepresentations that fill the Northern Histories. They have, however, studiously avoided thrusting into the narrative any personal opinions. They have limited themselves to narrating the actual Facts in connection with the history of our country, feeling confident that the mere statement of them will do full justice to the South.

The events of the History have been narrated continuously, rather than in chronological order: deeming this the best plan to secure the attention of the young student.

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