. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . CHICAGOCOMPANY H OF H :<D HF^ IM . COPYRIGHT, 1910, BYJAMES OTIS KALER ENTERED AT STATIONERS HALL, LONDONw. p. i J e FOREWORD The purpose of this series of stories is to showthe children, and even those who have already takenup the study of history, the home life of the colonistswith whom they meet in their books. To this endevery effort has been made to avoid anything savor-ing of romance, and to deal only with facts, so faras that is possible, while describing the daily lifeof those people who conquered the wilderness whetherfor
. Stephen of Philadelphia; a story of Penn's colony . CHICAGOCOMPANY H OF H :<D HF^ IM . COPYRIGHT, 1910, BYJAMES OTIS KALER ENTERED AT STATIONERS HALL, LONDONw. p. i J e FOREWORD The purpose of this series of stories is to showthe children, and even those who have already takenup the study of history, the home life of the colonistswith whom they meet in their books. To this endevery effort has been made to avoid anything savor-ing of romance, and to deal only with facts, so faras that is possible, while describing the daily lifeof those people who conquered the wilderness whetherfor conscience sake or for gain. That the stories may appeal more directly to thechildren, they are told from the viewpoint of a child,and purport to have been related by a child. Shouldany criticism be made regarding the seeming neglectto mention important historical facts, the answerwould be that these books are not sent out ashistories, — although it is believed that they will awakena desire to learn more of the building of the nation,-and only suc
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