Real Stories From Our History

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Excerpt from Real Stories From Our History: Romance and Adventure in Authentic Records of the Development of the United States In its report to the National Education Association, the Committee of Eight on the Study of History in the Elementary Schools, appointed by the American Historical Society, said, "Our history teaching in the past has failed largely because it has not been picturesque enough." The committee also outlined a method by which the lacking element could be supplied. Among other things this was said, "Only typical events should receive emphasis, and these should be so grasped and so presented as to make definite impressions." Emphasis was laid on "the giving of a sense of reality and appealing to the feelings" by "reading source material like letters, journals, diaries and other personal accounts from the pens of men and women who took part in the events they narrate or witnessed the scenes they portray, " and by the interpretation of these sources. In preparing "Real Stories from Our History" the author has kept in mind this report which voiced the plea made by teachers for books that would give human interest to facts that to many seem remote and colorless. In many cases the facts in this volume have been drawn from original sources. Parts of journals and diaries have been presented and interpreted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.