Author: Henry W. Elson

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2018-02-03

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780267638987

Excerpt from The Story of the Old World an European Background to the Story of Our Country All of old-vvorld history is the New World's heritage; no historian dare assert in regard to the most remote and seemingly insignificant occur rence of ancient record that it had no influence upon the course of later human events. But there are certain events connected with earlier human progress that have had a direct and easily traceable influence upon our New - World destinies; a knowledge of these is essential to a full under standing and enjoyment of the story of our country. A committee of eight eminent teachers, report ing upon the study of American history in our schools, has declared that too much emphasis is placed upon the Atlantic Ocean as a barrier be tween the history of the New World and that of the Old. This book is written to meet that criticism. It is not a condensed general his tory. It is, in reality, the story of our country carried beyond and behind that wall habitually erected by earlier school historians upon the borders of the Atlantic. 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.