RICHARD OF JAMESTOWN
by James Otis.



FOREWORD


The purpose of this series of stories is to show the children,
and even those who have already taken up the study of history, the
home life of the colonists with whom they meet in their books. To
this end every effort has been made to avoid anything savoring of
romance, and to deal only with facts, so far as that is possible,
while describing the daily life of those people who conquered the
wilderness whether for conscience sake or for gain.

That the stories may appeal more directly to the children, they
are told from the viewpoint of a child, and purport to have been
related by a child. Should any criticism be made regarding the
seeming neglect to mention important historical facts, the answer
would be that these books are not sent out as histories--although
it is believed that they will awaken a desire to learn more of
the building of the nation--and only such incidents as would be
particularly noted by a child are used.

Surely it is entertaining as well as instructive for young people
to read of the toil and privations in the homes of those who came
into a new world to build up a country for themselves, and such
homely facts are not to be found in the real histories of our land.