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America Is Born A History for Peter in Pittsfield
A review of Gerald W. Johnsons America Is Born a History for Peter written for nine year old Peter van den Honert of Pittsfield and his grandfather, detailing the book purpose to explain American ideas from Columbus to Washington. The piece notes the child friendly approach, the emphasis on independence, economic mobility, local control and representative government, and the author’s intent to teach through moral and historical growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. van den Honert
Gerald W. Johnson
America
Peter van den Honert
Pittsfield
Peter
Herbert Muller
Columbus
Washington
England
New World
Hitler
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Mutchell
Leonard van den Honert