Tag: american-history
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Great Stories for Little Americans Horace Greeley as a Boy
Horace Greeley was the son of a poor farmer. He was always fond of books. He learned to read almost as soon as he could talk. He could read easy books when he was three years old. When he was four, he could read any book that he could get. He went to an old-fashioned…
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The Bird-woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: A Supplementary Reader for First and Second Grades
“The Bird-Woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition” tells Sacajawea’s vital role in guiding the explorers, emphasizing her contributions and experiences during this historic journey.
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The Bird-woman of the Lewis and Clark Expedition: part 3
Vocabulary words THE BLACK MAN Captain Clark had his black man, York, with him.The Indians were always surprised to see the black man.They thought he was stranger than the white men.One Mandan chief said, “This is a white man painted black.”He wet his finger and tried to wash the black off York’s skin.The black would…
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THE BIRD-WOMAN OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION part 2
Vocabulary WHY SACAJAWEA WENT WEST. Sacajawea belonged in the West.Her tribe was called the Snake Indians.They lived in the Rocky Mountains.Sacajawea lived in the Mountains until she was twelve years old.Then her tribe went to war with the Mandans from the East.One day Sacajawea and some other girls were getting roots.They were down by a…
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CHAPTER VIII. TRYING IT AGAIN
CHAPTER VIII. TRYING IT AGAIN Do you not think Columbus must have felt very fine as he sailed out of Cadiz Harbor on his second voyage to the West? It was just about a year before, you know, that his feeble fleet of three little ships sailed from Palos port. His hundred sailors hated to…
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Great Stories for Little Americans Kit Carson and the Bears
Great men of one kind are known only in new countries like ours. These men discover new regions. They know how to manage the Indians. They show other people how to live in a wild country. One of the most famous of such men was Kit Carson. He knew all about the wild animals. He…
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Great Stories for Little Americans Longfellow as a Boy
Longfellow was a noble boy. He always wanted to do right. He could not bear to see one person do any wrong to another. He was very tenderhearted. One day he took a gun and went shooting. He killed a robin. Then he felt sorry for the robin He came home with tears in his…
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Great Stories for Little Americans Doctor Kane Gets Out of the Frozen Sea
After they got the seal, Doctor Kane and his men traveled on. Sometimes they were on the ice. Sometimes they were in the boats. The men were so weak, that they could hardly row the boats. They were so hungry, that they could not sleep well at night. One day they were rowing, when they…
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Great Stories for Little Americans A Dinner on the Ice
After two winters of cold and darkness, Doctor Kane made up his mind to leave the ship fast in the ice. He wanted to get to a place in Greenland where there were people living. Then he might find some way of getting home again. The men started out, drawing the boats on sleds. Whenever…
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Great Stories for Little Americans Doctor Kane in the Frozen Sea
Elisha Kent Kane was a doctor in one of the war ships of the United States. He had sailed about the world a great deal. When he heard that ships were to be sent into the icy seas of the north, he asked to be sent along. He went the first time as a doctor.…