First Across the Continent
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers interested in the history of American westward expansion who want to start with an English popular history
- English learners who need free public-domain English material for reading practice
- Students preparing background reading for related courses who want a quick grasp of the narrative
- General readers who enjoy historical narrative and can accept the perspective of an early text
Not a good fit for
- Researchers who need rigorous academic scholarship and detailed annotations
- Those hoping for a contemporary critical view of Western history
- Beginners whose English reading ability is not yet sufficient for a full-length original text
Reading tips
- Start with the table of contents and chapter titles to map out the chronological and geographic threads, then read chapter by chapter.
- Keep a map of the American West on hand and locate the rivers and routes mentioned as you read.
- Mark unfamiliar place names and personal names first, then look them up together after finishing a chapter.
- Read alternately with a modern work of Western history to compare different narrative standpoints.
About the publisher
Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.
Contents
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About the author
Noah Brooks (1830–1903) was a nineteenth-century American writer. Public information about his life and education is limited, and three of his works are currently held in this collection. His subjects are fairly varied: The Boy Settlers is a coming-of-age story about pioneer life in early Kansas, while Our Base Ball Club and How It Won the Championship describes how a boys' baseball club won the championship. The former is classified as inspirational growth fiction, focusing on how young people build character in harsh conditions; the latter blends teamwork and competitive spirit into the everyday lives of young readers. He also wrote First Across the Continent, which deals with the exploration of the North American continent. Overall, Brooks's works are aimed mainly at young readers, written in plain language with brisk plots, and they emphasize adventure, perseverance and a sense of community, offering a useful glimpse of nineteenth-century American writing for young people.
