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Home | Homeschooling | Homeschooling Curriculum | Nothing New Press | The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

The Story of the Thirteen Colonies

$26.95

drop cap F | nothingnewpress.comFrom the first inhabitants of North America through the end of the American War of Independence in 1783, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies retells as an engaging narrative the history of the discovery, exploration, and settlement of North America, the founding and growth of thirteen English colonies along the Atlantic seaboard, the Colonial Wars between the French, English, and Indians; and the causes, events, and conclusion of the American War of Independence.

In 84 lessons and 242 pages, we meet the Native Americans; the daring Spanish and French conquistadors, explorers, and missionaries; Dutch colonizers; English Separatists, Puritans, and settlers; and our courageous American heroes and statesmen. We meet the brave and the wise; the foolish and the proud: Christopher Columbus, Sir Francis Drake, Father Hennepin, Captain John Smith, William Bradford, Cotton Mather, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and Benedict Arnold, to name just a few.

In her preface, Miss Guerber writes, “The aim has been not only to interest children in the great men of their own country, but to stimulate them to the cultivation of the lofty virtues of which they read, and to instill within their hearts a deep love for their native land. All the main facts in our early history have been given as simply and vividly as possible, and the lessons of patriotism, truthfulness, courage, patience, honesty, and industry taught by the lives of our principal heroes are carefully enforced. Great pains have also been taken to relate all the well-known anecdotes and quote the famous speeches which are so frequently alluded to in our current literature.”

Like the other histories by H. A. Guerber that Nothing New Press has republished, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies includes additional maps, a comprehensive timeline of events and people encountered in the story, as an aid for testing retention, memory work, and to help children in constructing their own history timelines. The Bibliography lists the references used to construct the timeline, as well as the historical information included in the Publisher’s Preface. The Recommended Reading list which follows the timeline coordinates the corresponding chapters in Thirteen Colonies with wonderful “living books”: non-fiction, biographies, literature, and historical fiction.

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Categories: American History & Government, History, Homeschooling, Homeschooling Curriculum, Nothing New Press Tags: 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, Guerbers Histories, Kindergarten, Together School
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We are thrilled to use books from Nothing New Press as the spine of our curriculum. Known for their easy-to-read style and their solid basis in Scripture, these award-winning books are fantastic additions to your home library!


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Excerpts from the e-mail and notes we have received about The Story of the Thirteen Colonies:

“Complete, well written, short and to the point, it was a great purchase to cover all the basics of American history.”

– Lani C.

“Christine Miller has made some very welcome changes to the older text, as well as added some other helpful features. I don’t usually prefer updated editions over originals, but in this case I really appreciate having the racist language of the time (red skins, white skins, savages, etc.) changed to language that I would not object to as part of my child’s vocabulary.”

– Sarah S.

“The Story of the Thirteen Colonies written by H.A. Guerber is a treasure from the past that will compliment any study of the Thirteen Colonies.”

– Lynda A.

“We are reading The Story of the Thirteen Colonies and after the first chapter my son wanted to go outside and build a wigwam. I thought to myself 
 ‘Now that’s what it’s all about.’ Thanks for the books.”

– Deanna E.

“I am planning to use The Story of the Thirteen Colonies with my younger children. I already have it and think it is wonderful. I am so glad you are making these treasures available.”

– Sandra C.

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