{"id":1732,"date":"2013-05-23T14:26:47","date_gmt":"2013-05-23T18:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/?page_id=1732"},"modified":"2024-08-17T12:35:23","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T16:35:23","slug":"this-country-of-ours-by-h-e-marshall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/materamabilis.org\/ma\/subjects\/history\/introhistorytcoo\/this-country-of-ours-by-h-e-marshall\/","title":{"rendered":"This Country of Ours by H.E. Marshall"},"content":{"rendered":"
TEACHER\u2019S NOTES –<\/strong><\/h5>\n

These notes are intended to make you aware of noted issues with This Country of Ours<\/strong> and to help you to correct or counter-balance them when reading or discussing the book with your child. Occasionally you will need to edit the material, omitting or replacing a short section. More often you will need to add information. With the help of these notes, you should find that\u00a0This Country of Ours<\/strong>\u00a0is a living book you can use with confidence.<\/em><\/p>\n

This book\u00a0is intended as a three-year course for American history at Level 1B<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Level 1A (Year 1 & 2)<\/a>.
\nSee also: Schedule of Lessons<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Suggestions for Further Reading<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This Country of Ours<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0has been chosen for its combination of narrative style with historical detail. It is very much a\u00a0living book and as yet we have been unable to find a comparable Catholic text.<\/p>\n

The content of This Country of Ours<\/strong> is not in\u00a0itself particularly problematic for Catholics, but it is<\/em> short on\u00a0specifically Catholic aspects of American history. This is why we have added The Catholic Faith Comes to the Americas<\/strong><\/a> as a\u00a0supplement.<\/p>\n

About This Country of Ours –<\/strong><\/h5>\n

This book was published in 1917. It was written by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (H.E. Marshall), who was born in Scotland and lived much of her life in London and at Oxford. During the time Miss Marshall was living and writing, the British Empire covered vast areas of the globe. This book tells the story of the United States, beginning not with the Native Americans who had lived for centuries on the continent we now call North America, but with the explorers from the Old World, from Europe. The book tells of the accomplishments of courageous, clever, and strong men (and a few women) who formed the colonies that became the states that became the nation we have today.<\/p>\n

It generally describes the Native Americans as uncivilized, savage, and cruel. As you are reading, ask yourself why it might be important to a white European woman writing for children of European descent in England or the United States to think of Native Americans in this way. What does it tell them about the land and the people and the nation they were then? What do we think about the land and the people and the nation we are today?<\/p>\n

The author, H.E.Marshall, wrote from a Protestant perspective. Nothing in her writing suggests that she had any deliberate intent to be anti-Catholic, but she is clearly influenced by her Protestant background and the truth as she understood it. The benefits of using this book outweigh any disadvantages which can be easily offset by discussion and judicious editing.<\/p>\n

Study Guide –\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

Jill Papsdorf has written an extensive and thorough Study Guide that accompanies This Country of Ours <\/strong>for Mater Amabilis. She graciously makes it available for all users of Mater Amabilis with the following copyright and conditions:<\/p>\n

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\nPlease note maps and images used in this document under the fair use principle for educational purposes. When possible, images in the public domain or licensed through Creative Commons were selected.<\/p>\n

This study guide provides maps to help frame the stories you will read in This Country of Ours. It will also prompt you to return to these kinds of questions as you are reading.<\/p>\n

Click here to view and download the Mater Amabilis\/This Country of Ours Study Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

While\u00a0<\/em>This Country of Ours<\/strong>\u00a0is a substantial text,\u00a0ideally you should also try to read at least one of the recommended reading books each term\u00a0to get the fullest picture of American history. However, if this book is all you manage to read, your child will still have a good grounding in the history of The United States.<\/p>\n

The United States and its Territories<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Before beginning\u00a0This Country of Ours<\/strong> it would be a good idea to look at a map with your child and become familiar with the geography of the United States.<\/p>\n

Chapter Notes<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 9: How the \u00a0Spaniards\u00a0Drove the French out of Florida<\/strong>
\nYou may want to skip this chapter. At the very least you will want to pre-read it.\u00a0While it does seem to\u00a0be historically accurate it is rather graphic and depicts behavior from\u00a0Catholics that children of this age do not need to read about.<\/p>\n

Chapter 56: The Darkest Hour –Trenton and Princeton
\n<\/strong>We have found that some editions of TCOO have the date wrong for Washington’s crossing of the\u00a0Delaware. It should be 1776, not 1771.<\/p>\n

Chapter 67: Jefferson–How the Door to the Far West Was Opened
\n<\/strong>In this chapter about the\u00a0Lewis and Clark Expedition,\u00a0Sacagawea is not\u00a0mentioned at all. You will want to add additional reading here.<\/p>\n

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If you would prefer not to use this text, there are alternatives for this level (these alternatives are not Catholic):<\/p>\n