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All the world's on stilts

Description: Moralizing story, where the narrator, after seeing a "lubberly boy" on stilts, reflects on people that set themselves above others and make spectacles of themselves.
Date: 1827/1853
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Harvest close upon seed time.

Description: Moralizing tale of the youth who starts by missing just a few minutes of Sunday school, slides into sin, skips class, joins a fire company, and eventually lands in prison in Maryland with a 15 year term for robbery.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Give us this day our daily bread.

Description: His mother unable to provide for himself and his siblings, six year old Little Johnny prays on the way to school. On arriving home, he finds food has been left for the family. Not an angel, but an earthly agent of God heard his prayer and provided for the family.
Date: [1827..1853]
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The grocery ruined him.

Description: Little Robert would not heed the advice of his Sunday school teacher and avoid the men at the grocery store who kept trying to get him to drink rum. By the age of 13, Robert becomes a drunkard.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Going apprentice.

Description: Words of wisdom from an old German schoolmaster to a young boy about to go learn a trade, and how being good will help him succeed.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The new bonnet.

Description: Moralizing tale where Miss Amelia F. Johnson learns that the pretty new bonnet she wants to wear to church is not as important as learning to serve God. The story is followed by the poem "The child's prayer."
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Vanity.

Description: Moralizing tale about Little Betsey Green. Constantly told how pretty she is, she becomes vain and prideful.
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Signs.

Description: Moralizing tale which reflects that how children act is a signal of their future character. Story is followed by "The substance of the Ten Commandments."
Date: [1827..1853]
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

North America.

Description: This map shows North and Central America and some of the surrounding areas. Various portions of the continent are outlined in different colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). Additionally, the names and locations of some Native American Indian tribes are noted.
Date: 1822
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

United States.

Description: This map shows the eastern United States, with each state labeled and outlined using various colors. Major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are marked (with relief shown by hachures). The names and locations of some Native American Indian tribes are also noted. An inset in the lower right corner is labeled "Continuation of Florida on the same scale as the Map.
Date: 1822
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

The World, with the Tracts & Discoveries of the Latest Navigators.

Description: This map shows the entire world, broken down into two hemispheres (with are connected circles). The western hemisphere is shown to the left and the eastern hemisphere is to the right. Continents, some countries and major cities, and bodies of water are marked and labeled. Additionally, the routes of Captain Cook and other explorers of the late 1700s are noted and labeled.
Date: 1820
Creator: Kelly, Thomas
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library

North America.

Description: This map shows North and Central America as well as surrounding areas. Regions are outlined in different colors. The locations of some Native American Indian tribes are noted by name; some major cities, bodies of water, and geographic features are also marked (with relief shown by hachures).
Date: 1829
Creator: Hall, Sidney
Item Type: Refine your search to only Map
Partner: University of Texas at Arlington Library
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