File:The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands (1902) (14758702486).jpg

Identifier: storyofournation00stra (find matches)
Title: The story of our nation, from the earliest discoveries to the present time ... together with a graphic account of Porto Rico, Cuba, Hawaii and the Philippine islands ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Stratton, Ella (Hines), Mrs. (from old catalog)
Subjects:
Publisher: Philadelphia, National publishing co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
heaven on the sea as on the land.' That night his vessel went down with
all her crew, and Sir Gilbert never founded his American colony."
"That isn't all of that story," cried Katie. "Sir Walter Raleigh was
Sir Gilbert's half brother, and was interested in that expedition. He was
[1584] a noble man, and the world owes him a debt, which it never can
pay, for his services m the cause of humanity. It is he who named
Virginia, for which he was knighted by the virgin queen. Sir Walter
Raleigh sent two ships, under Philip Armidas and Arthur Barlow. They
took a place which the Indians called Secotan, near Roanoke."

VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS. 6l

" Raleigh made a mistake when Amidas and Barlow returned with
glowing accounts of the country which they had found. He sent out an
[1585] expedition, composed mostly of adventurers, under the command
of Sir Richard Grenville, to the place which the first expedition had
reached. For the supposed theft of a silver cup Grenville ordered a
village burned, and all the standing corn destroyed, and this awakened
Text Appearing After Image:

FROBISHER AND HIS SHIPS PASSING GREENWICH,

the Indian desire for revenge. Then he left a colony and returned to
England," said Jake.
" Was that his last attempt ?"
"No , as the colonists had no women with them the Indians thought
that they were not mortal, but they soon found out their mistake. Governor
[1586] Lane went to visit chief Wingins with a large number of men, and
as a friend. At a given signal the white men attacked and killed


G2 VOYAGES OF EARLY NAVIGATORS.


Note About Images