l period and the
Revolution, admirably edited for school use, consult Hart's
"Source-Readers in American History": No. 1, _Colonial Children_; No.
2, _Camps and Firesides of the Revolution_; No. 3, _How our
Grandfathers Lived_.

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In searching libraries for books on the Revolution, the teacher will
find Winsor's _Reader's Handbook of the American Revolution_ very
useful.

SCHOOL TEXT-BOOKS FOR READING AND REFERENCE

Pupils should have easy access, by means of the school library or
otherwise, to a few of the formal school text-books on American
history. In connection with this book, Montgomery's _Leading Facts of
American History_, Fiske's _History of the United States_,
Eggleston's _History of the United States_, and Steele's _Brief
History of the United States_ (usually known as "Barnes's History")
are especially valuable.

If less difficult and much smaller works are thought desirable, the
following five books are recommended: Montgomery's _Beginner's
American History_, McMaster's _Primary History of the United States_,
Tappan's _Our Country's Story_, Thorpe's _Junior History of the
United States_, and Eggleston's _First Book in American History_.

These books are useful for additional topics, for dates, maps,
illustrations, reference tables, and for filling in subjects which do
not come within the scope of this book.

Pupils should also have easy reference to books from which topics may
be read, or from which may be read sparingly passages indicated by
the teacher. Some of the books which have been suggested are more
useful on account of their interesting style than for strict
historical accuracy. Read the designated works not as a whole, but
only by topics or by selections. They will do much to awaken and
maintain a lively interest in American history.

READING AT HOME

While the study of this book is in progress, it is well for the
pupils to limit their home reading to such books as bear directly
upon the subject. Under this head we have suggested several books
which belong to the "storybook" order. Wholesome books of fiction and
semifiction may certainly do much to stimulate and hold the attention
of young students of American history. Thus, Churchill's _Richard
Carvel_ and Cooper's _Pilot_ furnish stirring scenes in the career of
Paul Jones.

With the home reading, as with all other collateral reading, the
teacher should exercise a careful supervision.

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