Excerpt from The Colonization of America: A Book for American Boys and Girls The author cannot sufficiently emphasize the desirability Of training the young reader in the use Of books Of reference in connection with historical study. It is in tended that the Explanations in the Index at the close of this volume Shall lead to some familiarity with the process Of investigation. The young reader who is awake to his study is not willing to be confined to words and expressions with which he is familiar, but wishes to go from one step to another. If he is taught to look up the meaning Of the words he does not know, in the Dictionary or elsewhere, he will become more and more interested in his work, and at the same time his mind will be strengthened. It is hoped that teachers will encourage in their pupils the habit Of investigating authorities and works of reference, so far as possible. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.