LESTER'S HISTORY

OF THE

UNITED STATES.

ILLUSTRATED IN ITS FIVE GREAT PERIODS :

COLONIZATION,

CONSOLIDATION,
DEVELOPMENT,
ACHIEVEMENT,

ADVANCEMENT.

BY
C. EDWARDS LESTER,

AUTHOR OF
"THE GLORY AND SHAME OF ENGLAND," "THE LIFE AND VOYAGES OF AMERICUS

VESPUCIUS," "MY CONSULSHIP," " THE GALLERY OF

ILLUSTRIOUS AMERICANS,' ETC., ETC., ETC.

VOLUME 1.

NEW YORK:
P. F. COLLIER, PUBLISHER,

1883