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Fifty Famous Stories Retold
James BaldwinTime-Honored Stories Intended as an introduction to famous stories from Western history and lore for young children. Famous stories such as King A...
View full detailsOur 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 ...
View full detailsFour American Naval Heroes
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 detailsAmerica's Story - Volume I
Mara L. PrattFor America’s Children Volume I of America’s Story for America’s Children. This volume tells the story of America from the perspective of America’s...
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H. E. MarshallA Child’s History of England Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of England starting from the time of the Roman Empire through World War I. The ...
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 detailsAmerica's Story - Volume II
Mara L. PrattFor America’s Children Volume II of America’s Story for America’s Children. This volume covers the early explorers of the New World including Colum...
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 detailsAmerica's Story - Volume III
Mara L. PrattFor America’s Children Volume III of America’s Story for America’s Children. This volume covers the early colonial period of North America during t...
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Mara L. PrattFor America’s Children Volume V of America’s Story for America’s Children. This volume covers the Revolutionary War and the birth of the American R...
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Mara L. PrattFor America’s Children Volume IV of America’s Story for America’s Children. This volume covers the later colonial period of North America including...
View full detailsThis Country of Ours
H. E. MarshallThe Story of the United States Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of North America for children. Starting with the Viking exploration and brief...
View full detailsA History of England
H. O. Arnold-ForsterFrom The Landing of Julius Caesar To The Present Day H. O. Arnold-Forster’s history of England starting with the landing of the Romans on the shore...
View full detailsEnglish Literature for Boys and Girls
H. E. MarshallA History of English Literature H. E. Marshall guides the reader through the history of English literature starting in the early middle ages and en...
View full detailsThe Story of the Greeks
H. A. GuerberA History of Greece A collection of stories, myths, and histories about the Ancient Greeks from the earliest known inhabitants until Greece is conq...
View full detailsThe Age of Fable
Thomas BulfinchBulfinch’s Mythology The recounting of myths and stories from antiquity including the Greeks, Romans, and others. Written for a general audience, t...
View full detailsThe Story of the Romans
H. A. GuerberA History of Rome A collection of stories, myths, and histories about the Romans from the earliest known inhabitants until the fall of the Western ...
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 detailsA Book of Golden Deeds
Charlotte YongeFamous Deeds A retelling of such famous stories as The Battle of Thermopylae, Regulus, The Battle of the Blackwater, and Fort St. Elmo. “It is inte...
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...
View full detailsWhen Knights were Bold
Eva March TappanThe Middle Ages A review of life in the Middle Ages. Each chapter covers a different topic including knights, tournaments, castles, daily life, pi...
View full detailsA Short Sketch of European History
H. E. MarshallThe Story of Europe An overview of European history “from the fall of the Roman Empire to the Reformation.” The book starts with Alaric and Attila ...
View full detailsPatriots and Tyrants
Marion LansingMediaeval Builders of the Modern World The story of the middle ages with a focus on the development of liberty and universal rights. Both Patriots ...
View full detailsEuropean Hero Stories
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 detailsScotland's Story
H. E. MarshallA History of Scotland For Boys & Girls Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall’s history of Scotland starting with the legend of Prince Gathelus and endin...
View full detailsThe Oregon Trail
Francis ParkmanPrairie and Rocky-Mountain Life A first-person account of a 2-month summer tour of the U.S. states of Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, & Kansas in ...
View full detailsThe Boy Scouts of Woodcraft Camp
Thornton BurgessThe Boy Scouts From the Author: The Boy Scouts series of books has been written with a twofold purpose: To stimulate on the part of every one of my...
View full detailsOur Little Athenian Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Hiero, a Athenian boy, laid during the the reign of Pericles when Athens was at the zenith of her power and glory, and whe...
View full detailsOur Little Roman Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...
View full detailsKing Arthur and His Knights
Maude Radford WarrenArthurian Legends Maude Radford Warren’s classic retelling of twenty-one Arthurian legends for children. The book provides an excellent introductio...
View full detailsOur Little Spartan Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago This is a story of Spartan courage and endurance. Through the eyes of Chartas, a boy of Sparta, we catch a glimpse into the typical upb...
View full detailsBarbarian and Noble
Marion LansingMediaeval Builders of the Modern World A series of stories about the early period of the Middle Ages in Europe. The book focuses on the wandering n...
View full detailsA Story of the Red Cross
Clara BartonGlimpses of Field Work Clara Harlowe Barton’s retelling of her founding of the American Red Cross and the subsequent disasters the Red Cross respon...
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 detailsA History of Germany
H. E. MarshallThe German People H. E. Marshall’s classic retelling of German history. Starting with the early mythology of the nation’s founding including the Te...
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Ernest ShackletonImperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition Ernest Shackleton describes leading his second expedition to Antarctica from 1914-1917. The expedition is consi...
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...
View full detailsThe Federalist Papers
Hamilton, Jay, MadisonA Collection of Essays The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay u...
View full detailsOur Little Crusader Cousin
Evaleen SteinOf Long Ago The story of Hugh, a page to King Richard of England, during the third crusade in June of the year 1191. The story provides an insight ...
View full detailsOur Little Celtic Cousin
Evaleen SteinOf Long Ago The story of Ferdiad, a Celtic boy, laid during the time of Brian Boru when Ireland was one of the last of the Celtic lands. The story ...
View full detailsA History of France
H. E. MarshallVive la France! H. E. Marshall’s telling of 2000 years of French history. The book is a great introduction to the history of France. Starting wit...
View full detailsOur Little Feudal Cousin
Laura E. RichardsOf Long Ago The story of Alan of Morven, a boy of Scotland set during the time of Robert the Second. The story provides an insight into life during...
View full detailsOur Little Frankish Cousin
Evaleen SteinOf Long Ago The story of Rainolf, a Frankish boy, laid during the time of Charlemagne when his rule over Western Europe spurred the Carolingian Ren...
View full detailsOur Little Viking Cousin
Charles JohnstonOf Long Ago The story of Biarne Herjulfson, a Viking boy, laid during the time of Leif Ericson when the Vikings were exploring new lands. Their exp...
View full detailsOur Little Saxon Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Marcus, a Roman boy, laid during the closing days of the Roman Republic, when conservative members of the nobility still h...
View full detailsOur Little Carthaginian Cousin
Julia Darrow CowlesOf Long Ago The story of Hanno, a Carthaginian boy, laid during the time of Hannibal when Carthage was at the zenith of her power and glory, and he...
View full detailsThe Discovery of Muscovy
Richard HakluytEngland and Russia The history of the English expeditions to Muscovy (Russia) in the 16th century started by Sir Hugh Willoughby and completed by R...
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