Stories of Later American History

by Wilbur F. Gordy

E-text prepared by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/)

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Pioneers on the Overland Route, Westward.

STORIES OF LATER AMERICAN HISTORY

BY

WILBUR F. GORDY

FORMERLY SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS, SPRINGFIELD, MASS.; AUTHOR OF “A HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES FOR SCHOOLS,” “ELEMENTARY HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,” “AMERICAN LEADERS AND HEROES,” “AMERICAN BEGINNINGS IN EUROPE,” “STORIES OF AMERICAN EXPLORERS,” “COLONIAL DAYS,” AND “STORIES OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY”

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
NEW YORK CHICAGO BOSTON