Makers of Many Things

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Makers of Many Things, by Eva March TappanThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Makers of Many ThingsAuthor: Eva March TappanRelease Date: April 21, 2009 [EBook #28569]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MAKERS OF MANY THINGS ***Produced by C. St. Charleskindt and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.netTHE INDUSTRIAL READERSBook IIIMAKERS OF MANY THINGSBYEVA MARCH TAPPAN, Ph.D.Author of "England's Story," "American Hero Stories," "Old World Hero Stories,""Story of the Greek People," "Story of the Roman People," etc. Editor of "TheChildren's Hour."Riverside PressCambridgeHOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANYBOSTON NEW YORK CHICAGOCOPYRIGHT, 1916, BY EVA MARCH TAPPANALL RIGHTS RESERVEDThe Riverside PressCAMBRIDGE . MASSACHUSETTSU . S . APREFACEThe four books of this series have been written not merely to provide agreeable readingmatter for children, but to give them information. When a child can look at a steel pen notsimply as an article furnished by the city for his use, but rather as the result of many interestingprocesses, he has made a distinct growth in intelligence. When he has begun to apprehendthe fruitfulness of the earth, both above ground and below, ...