A Primer For Teaching Pacific Histories PDF Download

Excerpt from Pacific History Stories: Arranged and Retold for Use in the Public Schools The voyages of discovery and notable events of the West Coast of America have not been accessible to the teacher and pupil. An honest attempt has been made by the writer to bring this knowledge to the schools in the form of an historical reader. The book is designed for the middle grades. The direct form of narrative has been observed; clearness of statement, short words, and the human side of history have been made characteristic features. The stories of Balboa, Magellan, Cabrillo, Drake, the Discovery of Gold, the Bear-Flag Republic, and others are interesting on account of the human and heroic side of the adventures. Where is the boy whose vision will not be enlarged by the picturesque situation of Balboa - "Silent on a peak of Darien?" The aim has been to make this a school-book for the teaching of Western history. The mechanical forms of numbered paragraphs and formal questions have not been introduced, because the progressive teacher desires to avoid the stiffness of the average text-book. An effort has been made to teach history on the principle of correlation. For this purpose the geography of the West and Southwest Coast must be thoroughly studied. Myths, legends, and inaccurate descriptions have been avoided. Sufficient authorities and original documents have been consulted so that impartial statements could be made. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.