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THE COMING OF THE
WHITE MEN

THE NORSEMEN

THE COMING OF THE
WHITE MEN
 
Stories of How Our Country was Discovered

BY
MARY HAZELTON WADE
Author of "ten little indians," "ten big indians,"
"the little cousin series," etc.
 
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
SEARS GALLAGHER
 
W. A. WILDE COMPANY
BOSTON     CHICAGO

Copyright, 1905,
By W. A. Wilde Company.
All rights reserved.
 
The Coming of the White Men

The true American is happy in the thought thathis country is a great and glorious one. He cansay with his heart as well as his lips, "This is theland of the Free and the home of the Brave."

Those who journey far from their native landand find themselves in foreign countries tell us howthey are stirred and thrilled when by any chancethe stars and stripes of the American flag meet theirview. These stars and stripes stand for the strugglesfor freedom, the brave deeds in the cause of rightand justice, the heroism of those who have laid downtheir lives that their country should still live, andthe brother-love that binds together all the men,women, and children who can say, "I am anAmerican!"

It is only right that the boys and girls of America,as soon as they are able to understand, should hearthe stories of those who took the first steps towardthe building of this nation—those who risked life6and fortune and who were willing to face unknowndangers for the sake of freedom.

If these boys and girls of America are to grow upwith the earnest desire of keeping the sacred trustthat must descend to them; if they are to keep thiscountry the land of the free and the home of thebrave; if their aspirations and ideals shall be of thehighest and the purest, so that the powers andprivileges of America shall increase rather thandiminish with the coming years, then let the plantof patriotism take root early in their hearts that itmay grow with their growth and blossom in perfectfullness with their maturer years.

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