This famous 5th-8th grade level U.S. history textbook written in 1940 reflects both Catholic faith and patriotic love of country. With 55 chapters, plus Study Questions and other Activities, it teaches a lot in a simple manner, including the early exploration and settlement of the United States, California missions, French and Indian War, War of Independence, birth of the U.S., War of 1812, westward expansion, inventions and discoveries, explorers and other heroes, famous Presidents, the Civil War, building of the West, growth of industry, World War I, Great Depression, 20th-century developments, etc. Bishop Furlong covers many famous people, including: Christopher Columbus Fr. Isaac Jogues William Penn Fr. Marquette Benjamin Franklin George Washington Daniel Boone Mother Seton Lewis & Clark Thomas Jefferson Andrew Jackson Fr. Junipero Serra Fr. Peter de Smet Robert Fulton Abraham Lincoln Daniel Webster Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant Gen. George Custer Thomas Edison Wilbur & Orville Wright Henry Ford John D. Rockefeller Theodore Roosevelt Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt and many, many others By the end of Our Pioneers and Patriots the student will be familiar with the famous persons, places, dates and events in U.S. history-acquiring a tremendously valuable store of knowledge to build on when pursuing greater understanding at a more advanced level. This book will be a tremendous asset for homeschoolers and Catholic schools alike "