Transcriber's Note:
Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the original document have been preserved. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
[Footnote 1] in the section "DEATH AND BURIAL OF DE SOTO" is missing.
There are two [7] anchors for [Footnote 7] in the section "SWORD AND GOWN IN CALIFORNIA".
There are two [3] anchors for [Footnote 3] in the section "THE LOST COLONY: ST. LOUIS OF TEXAS". The second appears to be a printer's error.
No [map] was identified in the text showing the Santa Fé and Oregon trails.
No section was found referring to the "[Edmunds Bill]".
The following alternate spellings were identified and retained:
- practise and practice
- Pekitanoüi and Pekitanoui
- Clarke and Clark
- Compte and Comte
- Nicolet and Nicollet
- Cortes and Cortez
- Chicasaw and Chickasaw
- New-England and New England.