MACE'S PRIMARY HISTORY: STORIES OF HEROISM

New York: Rand McNally & Company. An early 20th century American history text, written for primary school students, fourth through sixth grade, by Syracuse University Professor of History, Mace. Mace teaches American history from discovery and colonization of North & South America to the Spanish-American War telling the stories of the political and military leaders of the U.S. through these periods, using the records and accounts of the time, many now debunked or changed through modern scholarship. The book is an example of history taught in U.S. grade schools until late in the 20th century. About 6 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches, 396 pages plus indices. Bound in brown clotth-covered boards decorated with black, stamped graphics on front cover featuring a viking ship. Front end page shows repair to binding; end pages Illustrated decorated with maps of the U.S. Text illustrated with many black & white prints. End pages show some pencil and ink writing, o/w text is clean, complete with stable binding. Boards as might be expected of school books, show moderate wear at edges and spine ends. Overall, a good example of American history text delivering history standard for the period. . Good. Hardcover. First Edition, Early Printing. 1915.