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The settlement of North America was the beginning of a new era in human history.The oppressive laws, habits and customs of the Old World no longer held such power over those who had made the treacherous journey across the Atlantic.No reigning monarch or dictatorial power ever stepped onto the ground of North America.Yet, despite this, the men and women thirteen colonies of North America were still not free until they threw off the shackles of England’s government and asserted their own rights The journey between the discovery of America to the eventual liberation of the United States after the Revolutionary War was a long and turbulent one that Charles Carleton Coffin uncovers through the course of his book Sweet Land of Liberty.Coffin’s account begins with an explanation of how during the early sixteenth century Spanish, French and English ships began to land along the eastern coast of America and laid claim to vast swathes of the continent.Particularly fascinating are the chapters in which Coffin explores how America became a haven for religious dissidents, firstly the puritans of the seventeenth century and later for groups such as the Quakers.As the eighteenth century progressed the relations between the thirteen colonies and the English government in London until eventually the Declaration of Independence was declared and the continent descended into warfare. Carleton explains how the ideas of liberty and freedom were developed over the preceding years and shaped this important document and the subsequent war.This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the early history of the United States and how ideas of liberty and freedom were developed in the colonies prior to the War of Independence.Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, American Civil War correspondent, author and politician. He was one of the most famous newspaper correspondents of the American Civil War and has been called “the Ernie Pyle of his era.” His book Sweet Land of Liberty was first published as Old Times in the Colonies in 1880. Coffin passed away in 1896.

The settlement of North America was the beginning of a new era in human history. The oppressive laws, habits, and customs of the Old World no longer held such power over those who had made the treacherous journey across the Atlantic. No reigning monarch or dictatorial power ever stepped onto the ground of North America. Yet, despite this, the men and women of the 13 colonies of North America were still not free until they threw off the shackles of England's government and asserted their own rights. The journey between the discovery of America to the eventual liberation of the United States after the Revolutionary War was a long and turbulent one that Charles Carleton Coffin uncovers through the course of his book Sweet Land of Liberty. This book is a must-listen for anyone interested in the early history of the United States and how ideas of liberty and freedom were developed in the colonies prior to the War of Independence.

"The settlement of our country was the beginning of a new era in human affairs. The people of England, ever since the days of King John, when the barons compelled him to sign the Magna Charta in the meadow of Runnymede, had struggled against tyranny; and when the emigrants sailed across the Atlantic to rear their homes in Virginia and New England, it was the transplanting of liberty to a continent where everything was new, and where the conditions that surrounded them were wholly unlike those of the Old World.This volume is an outline of some of the principal events that transpired during the colonial period of our country, and portrays the hardships and sufferings of those who laid the foundations of a new empire. It will show how the Old World laws, habits, and customs were gradually changed; how the grand ideas of Freedom and the Rights of Man took root and flourished..."Charles Carleton Coffin

"The settlement of our country was the beginning of a new era in human affairs. The people of England, ever since the days of King John, when the barons compelled him to sign the Magna Charta in the meadow of Runnymede, had struggled against tyranny; and when the emigrants sailed across the Atlantic to rear their homes in Virginia and New England, it was the transplanting of liberty to a continent where everything was new, and where the conditions that surrounded them were wholly unlike those of the Old World.This volume is an outline of some of the principal events that transpired during the colonial period of our country, and portrays the ardships and sufferings of those who laid the foundations of a new empire. It will show how the Old World laws, habits, and customs were gradually changed; how the grand ideas of Freedom and the Rights of Man took root and flourished..."Charles Carleton Coffin

This classic history of the American colonial period includes the following chapters:PrefaceI. Discovery of San SalvadorII. Forces of CivilizationIII. First SettlementsIV. The Wise Fool of England and His TimesV. The Beginning of Two CivilizationsVI. How Beaver-Skins and Tobacco Helped on CivilizationVII. The PilgrimsVIII. First Yeaus at PlymouthIX. Settlement of New Hampshire, New York, and CanadaX. The Puritan BeginningXI. The Puritans Take Possession of New EnglandXII. Rhode Island and New HampshireXIII. Affairs at ManhattanXIV. The Struggle for Liberty in England, and How It Affected AmericaXV. The QuakersXVI. The End of Dutch Rule in AmericaXVII. The Times of Charles IiXVIII. King Philip’s WarXIX. Louis Frontenac in CanadaXX. Governor Berkeley and the VirginiansXXI. How the King Took Away the Charters of the ColoniesXXII. King William’s WarXXIII. New Jersey and MarylandXXIV. Settlement PennsylvaniaXXV. WitchesXXVI. The Legacy of BloodXXVII. Maine and New HampshireXXVIII. The CarolinasXXIX. GeorgiaXXX. The Negro TragedyXXXI. The Beginning of a Great StruggleXXXII. Defeat of General BraddockXXXIII. The Emperor of Austria’s WillXXXIV. Incompetent and Cowardly GeneralsXXXV. Two CivilizationsXXXVI. The Destiny of an Empire

The settlement of North America was the beginning of a new era in human history. The oppressive laws, habits and customs of the Old World no longer held such power over those who had made the treacherous journey across the Atlantic. No reigning monarch or dictatorial power ever stepped onto the ground of North America. Yet, despite this, the men and women thirteen colonies of North America were still not free until they threw off the shackles of England’s government and asserted their own rights. The journey between the discovery of America to the eventual liberation of the United States after the Revolutionary War was a long and turbulent one that Charles Carleton Coffin uncovers through the course of his book Sweet Land of Liberty. Coffin’s account begins with an explanation of how during the early sixteenth century Spanish, French and English ships began to land along the eastern coast of America and laid claim to vast swathes of the continent. Particularly fascinating are the chapters in which Coffin explores how America became a haven for religious dissidents, firstly the puritans of the seventeenth century and later for groups such as the Quakers. As the eighteenth century progressed the relations between the thirteen colonies and the English government in London until eventually the Declaration of Independence was declared and the continent descended into warfare. Carleton explains how the ideas of liberty and freedom were developed over the preceding years and shaped this important document and the subsequent war. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the early history of the United States and how ideas of liberty and freedom were developed in the colonies prior to the War of Independence. Charles Carleton Coffin was an American journalist, American Civil War correspondent, author and politician. He was one of the most famous newspaper correspondents of the American Civil War and has been called “the Ernie Pyle of his era.” His book Sweet Land of Liberty was first published as Old Times in the Colonies in 1880. Coffin passed away in 1896.

The Sweet Land of Liberty by Charles C. Coffin written in 1881 Format: paperback, 453 pages A sequel to The Story of Liberty. Originally titled Old Times In The Colonies, is a fascinating look at American history beginning with the explorers: Columbus, the Cabots, Vasco da Gama, Amerigo Vespucci, Ponce de Leon, Hernando Cortez, Jacque Cartier, and others. * Read the story of the Providential Hand of God in founding the American Colonies. * Follow the Pilgrims as they are driven from England and crossed the Atlantic in their search for freedom to worship God. * Watch as they begin the Christian idea of self-government and give the world the ideal of a written constitution based on Christian Principles that have given eagle wings to the human spirit! * See how Tyranny and Wrong have fought against Liberty and Justice and how Tyranny and Wrong have gone done before it. Adults and children will get a realistic look at colonial life in this rich narrative. * Stories of the Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers, * Miles Standish, William Penn, George Washington and other important figures are factual and dramatic. * From the birth of Virginia Dare to the defeat of General Braddock, the reader will learn how the colonists struggled to survive and live free of tyranny. Embraced by the Christian home school community, Sweet Land of Liberty comes beautifully illustrated with more than 200 antique engravings. Coffin's fondness for detail keeps the history from growing stale. He stitches the elements of early American life into a dramatic quilt. You will get a deeper understanding of history than that which the mere memorization of dates, people and places provides. You will see why Old World customs, habits and laws were gradually changed. Our founders believed that in history’s record of the struggle of good and evil, that good would win out! Read their story!