Stories of New Jersey
Stories of New Jersey
Free DownloadThis volume of stories, composed of historical incidents, or material connected with the history of New Jersey, is not intended to be a record, even in a condensed form, of the rise and progress of the State. The stories are arranged chronologically, but there has been no attempt to give a complete and continuous account of events or epochs. The material for the stories has been collected from many sources; and the selections have been made with regard to the interest, the instructiveness, and as far as possible the novelty, of the matter chosen.
Book Excerpt
e discovered New Jersey. He made a map of the whole coast, and claimed all the country back of it for the King of England.
There is no proof that Cabot knew whether this country had inhabitants or not. He saw it from his ships; but he did not make any attempt to settle it, and thus establish a legal right to the soil. He simply declared it the property of the Crown of England, and it is upon this claim that England afterward based her right to the eastern coast of North America.
And so New Jersey was discovered from the east.
About a quarter of a century after Sebastian Cabot's voyage, the French took up the idea that they would like to discover something, and Francis I. sent an Italian mariner, named John Verrazano, across the Atlantic Ocean.
After having sailed far enough, John Verrazano discovered the coast of North America, which he called "a new land never before seen by any man, ancient or modern." He took possession of it in the name of his king, and, in order to settle the
FREE EBOOKS AND DEALS
(view all)
Popular books in Short Story Collection, History
More books by Frank R. Stockton
(view all)
Readers reviews
5.0
LoginSign up
This is an anecdotal history of New Jersey; not a dry tome of names and dates, but lively stories of some of the historical figures in New Jersey history: Molly Pitcher, Tempe Wick and of course George Washington.
- Upvote (0)
- Downvote (0)
