Publisher's Synopsis
1909. Complete in Thirteen Volumes. An authentic history of America from the discovery to the present day profusely illustrated with portraits of historical characters and views of the sacred and memorable places of our native land edited by the noted American poet, Markham. Contents: Men of Hispaniola; The Sailing for Darien; The Stowaway a Magistrate; A Battle and a Greeting; Balboa Hears of the Golden Way; The Ocean-Finder; The Man and the Law; Cortez Takes a Wife; The South Sea Trail; The Scaffold in the Rain; The Flight from Peril; A Quest Without a Clue; The Empty World; The Mustering of the Argonauts; Breaking a Nation's Heart; On the Southern Shore; The Invading Army; The War-Chief's Counsel; The City of a Dream; The Vigilant Guests; A Blunder and a Victory; The War-God's Beak; La Noche Triste; Husband and Wife; The Faith of the Disconsolate Heart; A Man Arrives in Spain; The Dreamer and the Lure; Caxamarca; A Pledge and a Prayer; Tidings; The Pledge; The Waters of Sleep and Silence; In the Hands of the Inquisition; and The Dream and the Awakening. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
