READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION TWENTIETH CENTURY TEXT-BOOKS OF HISTORY A HISTORY OF THB AMERICAN NATION. By ANDREW C. MCLAUGHLIN, A. M., LLB., Professor and Head of Department of History in the University of Chicago. Illustrated. Cloth, SI. 50, READINGS IN THB HISTORY OP THE AMERICAN NATION. By Professor A. C. MCLAUGHLIN. 12mo., Cloth, 11,50. A companion book to A History of the American Nation. 1 A HISTORY OP THE BRITISH NATION. By GEORGE M. WRONG. M. A., Professor of History, University of Toronto. Illustrated. Clotht 1.30, THE STORY OF THE ANCIENT NATIONS. By WILUAM L. WBSTERMANN, Ph. D., Associate Professor ol History, University of Wisconsin Illustrated. Cloth, SI. 50 A HISTORY OP THE MIDDLE AGES. By DANA CARLBTOJST MUNKO, A. M., Professor of European History, University of Wisconsin. Illustrated. Cloth, 90 cema. A HISTORY OP MODERN EUROPE. By MKKRICK WHITCOMB, Ph. D., Professor of Modern History, Univer sity of Cincinnati. Illustrated. Cloth, 1140 MUNROS MIDDLE AGES AND WHITCOMBS MODERN EUROPE in one volume. Cloth, SI, 50. LIFE OP THB ANCIENT GREEKS. By CKAKLES BURTON GULICK, Ph D, Professor of Greek in Harvard University. Illustrated, Cioth, 11,40. D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK BOSTON CHICAGO READINGS IN THE HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN NATION COLLECTED AND EDITED BY ANDREW c. MCLAUGHLIN PROFESSOR, AND HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO public tJDrary, Kansas Citv, D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK CHICAGO COPYRIGHT, 1914, BY D, APPLETON AND COMPANY PREFACE It is now common in all schools to require pupils to pre pare papers on assigned fopics or to do a certain amount of reading in addition to the lesson in the text-book. There ap pearsto be no difference of opinion among teachers con cerning the value of this collateral reading and study it re leases the pupil from bondage to the text, widens his view, and gives him training in the handling of material. There are often, however, difficulties in obtaining books to be used in this way, and it is especially difficult to get books covering a large portion of the field moreover, even when a school is pro vided with a reference library, the illustrative material is not always found without unreasonable effort. This volume of selections is not offered in expectation that it will entirely take the place of . the school library in American history, but with the hopes that it will be of service where schools are - not possessed of reference books and that in any case - the selec tions will wisely amplify and illuminate the text-book and will make it possible to require a certain amount of work out side the text withqut placing unnecessarily heavy burdens on the pupil. Even if these selections are not used as the basis of definite oral or written reports, the pupils-will, it is to be hoped, find them interesting and readable. This volume does not pretend to be a thoroughly balanced presentation of materials on American history, a volume in which each portion of the field receives its just and adequate share of attention such a thoroughly balanced volume may De desirable, but a book like this, intended to be used in con nection with a text-book, rather than independently, need not be so formidable in its content or so precise ii its disposition of space…