Graphic history : correlated and illustrated history : pen sketches : our country in picture

Foreword

This work is not designed to supplant the regular texts on history, but to supplement all of them and to present historical facts in the best possible way.

It correlates the important events of our country's history in such a way as to fix them definitely in the mind.

It associates ideas, so that in remembering one we recall others.

It classifies and organizes historical facts, bringing out the logical relations, so that the information becomes significant and harmonious.

It illustrates epochs and events, forming a fixed mental picture, and makes the eye assist the memory.

This association of ideas is memory's strongest support; this illustrative teaching is in keeping with the spirit of the times; this correlative work is in accord with modern methods.

History studied in this manner becomes an inspiration to the pupils, and in contrast to the text-taught pupils they will readily remember the interesting facts of our nation's history and can locate definitely all important events of our country's progress.

The hundreds of questions suggested by the illustrations will keep the pupils busy and the answers will form a basis for a thorough understanding of the subject.

The pen sketch is not supposed to contain the information to answer the questions so much as to suggest the questions and supply an easy means for memorizing the answer.