Seven stories of American history, including ones about a Pilgrim boy, John Singleton Copley, Davy Crockett, and a Chinese girl in San Francisco during World War II. Includes: First Adventure, The Wishing Pear, Boston Bells, Aunt Flora, Old Whirlwind, The Sod House, and Cherry Ann and the Dragon Horse.
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Seven stories of American history, including ones about a Pilgrim boy, John Singleton Copley, Davy Crockett, and a Chinese girl in San Francisco during World War II. Includes: First Adventure, The Wishing Pear, Boston Bells, Aunt Flora, Old Whirlwind, The Sod House, and Cherry Ann and the Dragon Horse.
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Add this copy of American Adventures, 1620-1945 to cart. $18.58, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by Macmillan.
Reading each of the stories in this book reminds us that America really was built and made strong by diverse cultures and customs. Each story explores a different character and different point of history from early colonial days up to the mid-twentieth century. The children have their own problems in their own times to solve, which Coatsworth describes with such warmth and detail that each setting is vividly brought to life. The author also presents the characters as real and ordinary people, before they became the stolid, venerable "Founding Fathers" in our history textbooks. A fun and engaging book of adventures!
