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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This Country of Ours is a classic work featuring details of United States history from settlement through the Woodrow administration. Included among the ninety-nine chapters are accounts of exploration, pioneers, settlement in the new world, and the founding of the constitution. This is an excellent timeless work which is great for students and scholars of all ages and available here in a paperback book edition.

"This Country of Ours" by H. E. Marshall is a captivating narrative that explores the rich history of the United States through engaging storytelling. Marshall presents the story of America from its early days, highlighting the struggles and triumphs of its people. The book is designed to inspire a sense of patriotism and appreciation for the nation's heritage, making it accessible to readers of all ages. With vivid descriptions and relatable characters, Marshall brings to life the events ...

H. E. Marshall was looking for a way to tell her young children about the History of England, so she wrote a history book for young readers. Intertwined are English folklore and true Tales of English History. The story spans from the early days of Britain, starting around the Roman Empire, to shortly after World War I. This e-book is beautifully illustrated throughout with color drawings by A. S. Forrest.

Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall was a British author, particularly well known for her works of popular national history for children. She is famous for her 1905 children's history of England, Our Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls, illustrated by A. S. Forrest. In the USA the book was entitled An Island Story. The book was a bestseller, was printed in numerous editions, and for fifty years was the standard and much-loved book by which children learned the history of England...

I must tell you, though, that this is not a history lesson, but a story-book. There are many facts in school histories, that seem to children to belong to lessons only. Some of these you will not find here. But you will find some stories that are not to be found in your school books,—stories which wise people say are only fairy tales and not history. But it seems to me that they are part of Our Island Story, and ought not to be forgotten, any more than those stories about which there is no...

In this second volume Field Marshal Burgoyne letters and correspondence describe his service during the Crimean War and his later life. By the time of the conflict in Russian Sir John was inspector-general of fortifications and a major-general; he was assigned to the expedition as the chief engineering advisor to Lord Raglan. He accompanied Lord Raglan's headquarters to the East, superintended the disembarkation at Old Fort, and was in effect the principal engineer adviser to the English c...

In this first volume the text focuses on the letters and journal entries of his experiences during the Peninsular War. As one of the few engineers with the Duke's army, he was given important assignments during the sieges that dominated the movements of the Allied forces; his notes are all the more important for their commentary of the siege operations such as Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo that were undertaken from his expert knowledge. Notwithstanding the high casualty rates amongst the Engi...

H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain Our Island Story includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes; King John and the Magna Carta; Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar; Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada; and many others. This box set contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.

For many years, boys and girls have read This Country of Ours and its stories of the Americans. Now for a new generation of curious and wondering readers, something more is provided with this version.This is the story of people brought together not because they are of the same race or ethnicity or background or even with a common journey here, but because they share belief in a core of ideas. Some of those ideas had to be forged in a fire before they were available to all,...

In Haven Cove, secrets don't stay buried. They write back.It's 1989, and beneath the postcard charm of this seaside town, writers are vanishing without a trace. When seventeen-year-old Josie Worthington lands a coveted spot at the local newspaper, she thinks she's one step closer to her dream of becoming a writer. Instead, she steps into a mystery no one else seems willing to see. Her new advice column, Sincerely Yours, quickly attracts attention. Not from...

Committed to affordable, DRM-free books for education, Ambleside Classics brings you a history of England, written in a way that will enthral young readers. H.E. Marshall leads the reader on a winding path of discovery, detailing the growth of the mighty British nation. From Albion and Brutus, through to the end of the reign of Queen Victoria, legends and hero tales leap from every page.

The Karen People of Burma: A Study in Anthropology and Ethnology is a substantial early twentieth-century ethnographic account of one of Burma's major upland and lowland minority communities. Marshall surveys Karen origins, clan and village life, marriage, law, music, myth, animist belief, Christian conversion, and linguistic diversity with the classificatory ambition typical of colonial anthropology. Its prose is empirical and descriptive, yet often attentive to oral narrative, ritual det...