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EPOCH MAP I
PHYSICAL FEATURESOF THEUNITED STATES OF AMERICABASED UPON GOVERNMENT MAPS
Dark buff represents 2,000 ft. and over.
Epochs of American History
THE COLONIES
1492-1750
BY
REUBEN GOLD THWAITES, LL.D.
EDITOR OF "JESUIT RELATIONS," "EARLY WESTERN TRAVELS,"
"ORIGINAL JOURNALS OF THE LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITIONS,"
ETC. AUTHOR OF "FRANCE IN AMERICA," "FATHER
MARQUETTE," "DANIEL BOONE," "ROCKY
MOUNTAIN EXPLORATION," "HISTORIC
WATERWAYS," "WISCONSIN," ETC.
WITH FOUR MAPS AND
NUMEROUS BIBLIOGRAPHIES
LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK
LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA
Copyright, 1890,
By Charles J. Mills.
Copyright, 1897,
By Longmans, Green, and Co.
Copyright, 1910,
By Longmans, Green, and Co.
All rights reserved.
First Edition, December, 1890.
Reprinted, September, 1891, February, 1892, (Revised),January and August, 1893, December, 1893, (Revised),August, 1894, October, 1895, July, 1896, August, 1897,(Revised), November, 1897, July, 1898, July, 1899,April, 1900, January, 1901, October, 1901, August, 1902,November, 1902, October, 1904, September, 1906,May, 1908, June, 1910, (Revised), October, 1911.
EDITOR'S PREFACE.
In offering to the public a new History of theUnited States,—for such the three volumes of theEpochs of American History, taken together, aredesigned to form,—the aim is not to assemble allthe important facts, or to discuss all the importantquestions that have arisen. There seems to be aplace for a series of brief works which shall show themain causes for the foundation of the colonies, forthe formation of the Union, and for the triumph ofthat Union over disintegrating tendencies. To makeclear the development of ideas and institutions fromepoch to epoch,—this is the aim of the authors andthe editor.
Detail has therefore been sacrificed to a morethorough treatment of the broad outlines: events areconsidered as evidences of tendencies and principles.Recognizing the fact that many readers will wish togo more carefully into narrative and social history, eachchapter throughout the Series will be provided with abibliography, intended to lead, first to the more commonand easily accessible books, afterward, throughthe lists of bibliographies by other hands, to specialworks and monographs. The reader or teacher willfind a select list of books in the Suggestions a fewpages below.
The historical geography of the United States hasbeen a much-neglected subject. In this Series, therefore,both physical and political geography will receivespecial attention. I have prepared four mapsfor the first volume, and a li