Old Times in the Colonies (Illustrated Edition‪)‬

"Old Times in the Colonies" is an outline of some of the principal events that transpired during the colonial period of our country, and portrays the hardships and sufferings of those who laid the foundations of a new empire. It will show how the Old World laws, habits, and customs were gradually changed; how the grand ideas of Freedom and the Rights of Man took root and flourished. It covers the period from the discovery and settlement of America to the Revolutionary War.

Contents:

Discovery of San Salvador

Forces of Civilization

First Settlements

The Wise Fool of England and His Times

The Beginning of Two Civilizations

How Beaver-skins and Tobacco Helped on Civilization

The Pilgrims

First Years at Plymouth

Settlement of New Hampshire, New York, and Canada

The Puritan Beginning

The Puritans Take Possession of New England

Island and New Hampshire

Affairs at Manhattan

The Struggle for Liberty in England, and How It Affected America

The Quakers

The End of Dutch Rule in America

The Times of Charles II

King Philip's War

Louis Frontenac in Canada

Governor Berkeley and the Virginians

How the King Took Away the Charters of the Colonies

King William's War

New Jersey and Maryland

Settlement of Pennsylvania

Witches

The Legacy of Blood

Maine and New Hampshire

The Carolinas

Georgia

The Negro Tragedy

The Beginning of a Great Struggle

Defeat or General Braddock

The Emperor or Austria's Will

Incompetent and Cowardly Generals

Two Civilizations

The Destiny of an Empire