We are often asked, "What history curriculum does evangelist/historian Richard 'Little Bear' Wheeler use with his family?" We invite you to become acquainted with the historian who not only captivates "Little Bear's" spirit of wholesome adventure, but satisfies his need for historical authenticity. But most importantly, the overriding validation rests on this historian's eternal documentation of his faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

"I believe in Jesus Christ as my Savior, Redeemer,
Brother, and best Friend. All history centers around Him.
He is the life and the light of the world... I accept Him for
what He claimed to be—the Son of God and the Son of
Man," proclaimed Charles Carleton Coffin.

	Old Times in the Colonies Code:COLONIES Price: $22.95 Quantity in Basket: none
Old Times in the Colonies (1492-1760 AD) by Charles Coffin The settlement of our country was the beginning of a new era. Ever since the days of King John, when the barons compelled him to sign the Magna Charta in the meadow of Runnymede, the oppressed people of England had struggled against tyranny. And when the emigrants sailed across the Atlantic to establish their homes in Virginia and New England, it was for the transplanting of liberty to a continent where everything was new, and where the conditions that surrounded them were wholly unlike those of the Old World. Through all the narratives of conflicts, turmoil and wars, you will see Justice and Liberty ever advancing. Old Times in the Colonies, therefore is not an unmeaning record of events, but the story of the rise of a great nation, the growth of individual liberty, the coming in of constitutional government in the Western World—the history of America. 453 pages. Hardcover.

Charles Carleton Coffin (1823-1896)
It was aptly said of journalist/historian, Charles C. Coffin, "His pen is never idle." And no wonder! He had volumes to write about. And he did. He penned accurate chronicles of the history he learned at the knee of his own grandparents, and at the fireside re-enactments of his neighbors—all veterans of the battles at Bunker Hill, Lexington, and Concord—all present and accounted for when "the shot was heard around the world!" The vivid descriptions of the battles detailed in Coffin's published history, The Boys of '76, is due in great measure to the stories of these aging patriots of our American War for Independence.

This rich heritage sparked Coffin's passion for history, and he read everything he could get his hands on. Volumes such as, The History of the Expedition of Lewis and Clark and historical works on the Pilgrims, the Indian Wars, and the Revolution. Even the Federalists Papers were studied in depth before he was past the age of fourteen.

By 1850, Coffin put his pen to paper, and entered the exciting field of journalism in contributing to the Boston Journal and the New York Tribune. By 1850, Mr. Coffin held the position of night editor of the Journal. It was the most turbulent period in the history of the Republic. The Southern States were then seceding. Coffin's journalistic pen soon took to the field—the battlefield, as he actively became a war correspondent. Throughout his cutting-edge career, he was either an eyewitness, or the first to report about the Battle of Bull Run, the capturing of Fort Henry, the attack on Sumter by the Monitor, the bombardment of Fort McAllister, and Gettysburg. With the fall of Richmond, and the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse, Coffin's occupation as an army correspondent abruptly ended.

During the next two and a half years, the Boston Journal printed a weekly column by Coffin. And no wonder! Throughout Europe, the Middle East, and the Orient, with pen in hand, he found himself in the historically eventful company of Prime Minister Disraeli and the renown Charles Dickens in Britain; a provincial governor in China; the Emperor and Empress in Austria; along with the Emperor William I, Bismarck, and the Czar of Russia in Berlin, to name a few. Upon returning to the States in 1869, he published the first four volumes of history—a living, breathing history.

Now we are excited to report that Mantle Ministries has re-published those same four volumes of the fascinating, accurate, Providential history in our Charles Coffin Historical Collection—ideal for the avid history student in enjoyable reading form. Suitable for junior and senior high students, as well as adults.