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America Begins: The Story of the Finding of the New World
This is a picture story for children who are beginning to be curious about the things that happened in America long before they were born. The book is not a complete history of exploration; those stories and high spots are selected which give an introduction to a group of men all of whom had great courage and endurance; some of whom were also ruthless conquerors. It gives a clear picture of the struggle for riches between the great European powers.
64 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1938
About the author
Alice Dalgliesh
57 books45 followersFamily: Born in Trinidad, British West Indies; naturalized U.S. citizen; died in Woodbury, CT; daughter of John and Alice (Haynes) Dalgliesh.
Educator, editor, book reviewer, and author, Dalgliesh was an elementary school teacher for nearly seventeen years, and later taught a course in children's literature at Columbia University. From 1934 to 1960 she served as children's book editor for Charles Scribner's Sons. In addition to her book reviews for such magazines as Saturday Review of Literature and Parents' Magazine, Dalgliesh wrote more than forty books for children (most illustrated by Katherine Milhous) and about children's literature.
She received a BA from Columbia University and taught at elementary schools for a while before writing her first book, A Happy School Year, in 1924. Among her books are Newbery Honor books The Silver Pencil (1944), The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952), and The Courage of Sarah Noble (1954). The writer Robert Heinlein and Dalgliesh, Heinlein's editor at Scribner's, had conflict in the 1950s. This was revealed in letters published in "Grumbles from the Grave" by Virginia Heinlein.
Educator, editor, book reviewer, and author, Dalgliesh was an elementary school teacher for nearly seventeen years, and later taught a course in children's literature at Columbia University. From 1934 to 1960 she served as children's book editor for Charles Scribner's Sons. In addition to her book reviews for such magazines as Saturday Review of Literature and Parents' Magazine, Dalgliesh wrote more than forty books for children (most illustrated by Katherine Milhous) and about children's literature.
She received a BA from Columbia University and taught at elementary schools for a while before writing her first book, A Happy School Year, in 1924. Among her books are Newbery Honor books The Silver Pencil (1944), The Bears on Hemlock Mountain (1952), and The Courage of Sarah Noble (1954). The writer Robert Heinlein and Dalgliesh, Heinlein's editor at Scribner's, had conflict in the 1950s. This was revealed in letters published in "Grumbles from the Grave" by Virginia Heinlein.
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February 16, 2021
So grateful for Inter Library Loans 😍 Couldn't quite afford the $600 price tag on this one.
Overall it was a gentle introduction to explorers from Columbus to Captain John Smith. J was completely engaged, but I rephrased quite a bit. The use of Indian and savage was on nearly every page and though the book did not glorify white settlers, the view points were mostly one sided.
I have long loved these 100 years of exploration, but as an adult and viewing it with new eyes, conquest is devastating.
Overall it was a gentle introduction to explorers from Columbus to Captain John Smith. J was completely engaged, but I rephrased quite a bit. The use of Indian and savage was on nearly every page and though the book did not glorify white settlers, the view points were mostly one sided.
I have long loved these 100 years of exploration, but as an adult and viewing it with new eyes, conquest is devastating.
November 22, 2019
This was a really great introduction to the explorers and early American history (it included the Viking explorers, too), and is comparable to Around the World in a Hundred Years though a highly superior alternative, in my humble opinion! I'd choose America Begins over Hundred Years any day of the week for a general intro! For world history/geography, Hundred Years does include more of the explorers to other continents, but America Begins features those who came to South and Central America, too, not just North America.
January 8, 2024
Read with Clive (9), Lucy (6)
August 23, 2013
Notes:
overview in narrative form -- long book
covers main explorers without too much hero-worship
brief mention of harsh treatment of natives
need to supplement but otherwise fantastic
nice illustrations
overview in narrative form -- long book
covers main explorers without too much hero-worship
brief mention of harsh treatment of natives
need to supplement but otherwise fantastic
nice illustrations
November 4, 2012
الكتاب موجَّهٌ بالأساس إلى الأطفال الأمريكان .. يقص بواعث الرحلات الأوربية إلى الغرب عبر الأطلسي واكتشاف العالم الجديد
November 17, 2012
Love this! Reading it with my 7 year old son!
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