America First; One Hundred Stories From Our Own History

by Lawton Bryan Evans (Creator)

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Genres: History, American History, Childrens

488 pages, Paperback

First published May 21, 1920

Reviews

[Kaycee Owens · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most recommend to pick and choose from these stories, which is not in my nature. If I start a book I want to read right through it even if it’s not pleasant. My children must endure with me in this antic of mine 😆

I should have made an exception. We enjoyed MUCH of this book but there were a few stories (maybe 20%?) that I wish I had skipped. Either it wasn’t written as well or was just not as interesting. But overall, these are LIVING stories of history and my children and I enjoyed learning of our country’s past.

I should also say, if you use this book, you need to have supplementary material. These stories don’t give much perspective of history from the point of view of Native Americans and African Americans. I used Beautiful Feet books and other materials from Heritage Mom to give my kids a more robust and fuller view of US History from many perspectives!

[Jessica Booth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is full of stories that are easy to read aloud with your children. They teach about the great things that were done in the founding of our nation and following years but don’t sugar cost the hard things that happened either. My children were 3 and 5 years old when we read this, and they could understand most stories, with only a few that needed further explanation. I appreciate the stories of great men and women who inspire us to do great things as well when we read of their lives.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

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