Earliest days in America

Author's Preface

Most children like to hear stories of the boyhood of great men in whom they become interested, and eagerly lead the story-teller back to the earliest years of their hero's life.

It is hoped that these stories of the "Earliest Days in America " will awaken a similar interest in the early years of onr country and its people.

Young readers like to feel, also, that they are reading "real, true stories." Here are gathered true stories, not of one man, but of hundreds who settled this great country where my little American readers live to-day.

Blanche E. Hazard.

EDITOR'S PREFACE.

The attempts made by the author of this volume to give young people a knowledge of the life and habits of early men and women upon this continent, as well as of the beginnings of our history, cannot fail of being appreciated.

Facts about primitive men have been the too exclusive possession of antiquarians, and too little has been written for young readers about those who lived and struggled in the early days.

It is believed that parents who desire to introduce their children to history at an early age will welcome this volume. It is intended as a partial solution of the question, "What kind of history is adapted to boys and girls? 7 '

The care and fidelity of the author are seen upon every page, and will be recognized by all who are familiar with this field of study.

Samuel T. Dutton.