Boys
Our Hero General U. S. Grant
Josephine PollardUnconditional Surrender Grant A children's biography of Ulysses S. Grant, from his early life as an American solider, as General of the Union Army ...
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Mabel Morton BeebeFor Young Americans The life, times, and heroism of four American naval officers including Paul Jones, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Farragut, and Admir...
View full detailsThe Life of George Washington
Josephine PollardThe Father of His Country A children’s biography of George Washington from his early life through the American Revolutionary War and then becoming ...
View full detailsPlutarch's Lives For Boys and Girls
W. H. WestonLives of the Greeks and Romans W. H. Weston’s retelling of selected lives from Plutarch including six Greeks (Aristides, Themistocles, Pelopidas, T...
View full detailsMarco Polo
George M. TowleHis Travels And Adventures The fascinating account of the life of Marco Polo who journey’s east to the court of Kublai Khan with his father and unc...
View full detailsGreat Astronomers
R. S. BallAstronomy The lives and discoveries of the Great Astronomers of history. The book covers astronomers such as Ptolemy, Copernicus, Brahe, Galileo, N...
View full detailsThe Men Who Found America
Frederick HutchinsonThe Age of Exploration An overview of the great explorers, leaders, and religious figures during the Age of Discovery in North America. Covering su...
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Eva March TappanHeroes of Europe An overview of the Great Men and Women of Europe for young people. Starting with the fall of Rome and ending with Napoleon’s conqu...
View full detailsThe Story of David Livingstone
Vautier GoldingChristian Pioneer and Explorer David Livingstone was a Scottish Congregationalist and pioneer of Christian medical missionary work in Africa. Mr. ...
View full detailsDavid Crockett, Scout
Charles AllenDefender of the Alamo The life and times of David Crockett. After much reading and research into the life of Crockett, the author states: “It is ho...
View full detailsThe Life of Christopher Columbus
Edward Everett HaleFrom His Own Letters and Journals Edward Everett Hale’s recounting of the life of Christopher Columbus. Hale uses Columbus’s own writings as his pr...
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Jacob AbbottEmperor of Russia The history of Peter The Great starting with his birth in 1672 until his death in 1725. The book covers his reign, military conqu...
View full detailsOliver Cromwell
Charles FirthAnd the Rule of the Puritans in England British Historian Charles Firth’s biography of Oliver Cromwell. Esmond de Beer wrote that Firth: "knew the ...
View full detailsJuan Ponce De León
Frederick OberSpanish Explorer and Conquistador Frederick Ober’s biography of Juan Ponce de León. The book starts with a background of the Ponce de León family i...
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