The Beginner's American History

by D.H. Montgomery

This little book is intended by the writer as an introduction basic American history and as an introduction to his larger work entitled The Leading Facts of American History.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, American History

233 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1902

About the author

David Henry Montgomery was an American author of several history textbooks. His "Leading Facts" series, including The Leading Facts of American History, were widely used in schools from the 1890s through the 1920s.

Montgomery attended Brown University, graduating in 1861. He joined Theta Delta Chi during his time at Brown.

Reviews

[Susan W]

Quite enlightening, found a few facts I didn’t know. I read an 1894 edition. Old but interesting.

[Emma Filbrun]

This book is a lovely way to learn American history. The story of the United States is told by describing the lives of many people who made the country what it is, beginning with Christopher Columbus and a number of other explorers, and ending with several inventors, military men and statesmen. These stories are interesting, and accurate.

[David]

A great introduction to American history (before the Civil War) for elementary aged kids. Easy to understand and filled with entertaining stories.

[Tracy Shield]

Using this book in a homeschool curriculum, it reminds me that history is written by the victors

[Kristin Mitchell]

Good introductory book for elementary students to learn about early American history

[Jamey]

This book covers the period in United States history from Christopher Columbus to Captain John Sutter. The chapters are relatively short, and presents the information in a concise and understandable manner. It does not try to be more interesting than it is, and it does not try to sway the reader to take sides in the events. It simply states what happened, whether good or bad. It was not a book I was excited to read, but I do appreciate its usefulness in recounting American History.

[Rebecca]

We are using this book as one of our spines for an American History study that spans two years, so we have read excerpts from it, but not all of it. I do not enjoy the titles of the sections so I skip those, but the content is good and the discussion questions can be useful if needed.

[Amy]

This is a good read and provides a good overview of historical characters.