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This early work by Eva March Tappan was originally published in
1921 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'American Hero Stories' is an educational book on the
important individuals in the history of the United States. It
contains five accounts of voyagers and explorers, ranging from
Columbus to Lewis and Clark. Eva March Tappan was born on 26th
December 1854, in Blackstone, Massachusetts, United States. Tappan
began her literary career writing about famous characters from
history in works such as 'In the Days of William the Conqueror'
(1901), and 'In the Days of Queen Elizabeth' (1902). She then
developed an interest in children's books, writing her own and
publishing collections of classic tales.
Story of the life of Queen Elizabeth, the famous English sovereign
who guided the ship of state with consummate skill through the
troubled waters of the latter half of the sixteenth century.
Includes stories of English voyages of exploration and the defeat
of the Spanish armada. Suitable for ages 11 and up.
Story of the life of Alfred the Great, how at twenty-two he
inherited a land overrun by savage pirates,-a restless ignorant,
defenseless land, and how he fought the Danes and restored the
country to a condition of peace and safety. When he inherited his
kingdom at twenty-two, the king was not safe in his palace, the
priest in his church. There was little opportunity for agriculture;
laws were not executed; schools had disappeared, the very wish to
learn had disappeared; the whole land was rapidly sinking into
ignorance and barbarism, and was exhausted by its sickening dread
of the horrors that the next moment might bring. To restore a land
in such a condition to peace and quiet and safety and freedom from
fear of harm, to establish churches and schools, to make just laws,
and see to it that they were justly executed-a man might well have
been proud to have succeeded in doing any one of these things; and
for the man who brought about all these good results, no praise can
be too high. To him who, in the midst of all the fighting and the
weariness and the anxiety and the temptation and the
responsibility, lived a calm, simple, unselfish, blameless life, to
him of all the sovereigns of England who have served their country
well, may the title, "The Great," most justly be given.
Recounts the stories of the most important movements in the history
of Europe during the Middle Ages and acquaints the reader with the
most important figures in those scenes. The figures are grouped
into seven periods: The Barbarian Invasion, The Forming of the
Germanic Nations, The Teutonic Invasions, The Rise of
Nationalities, The Crusades, The Time of Progress and Discovery,
and The Struggles of the Nations. In the tapestry which the author
weaves may be traced the history of the rise and fall of the
various nationalities and the circumstances and mode of life of
each.
Spirited and interesting picture of life in castles and manors,
monasteries and towns during the Middle Ages. The description of
the customs of knights is especially full. Chapter titles include
Page, Squire, and Knight; The Knight's Arms and Armor; Jousts and
Tournaments; How to Capture a Castle; Daily Life in a Castle; Life
on a Manor; Pilgrimages and Crusades; Military Orders, Monks, and
Monasteries; Hermits, Friars, and Missionaries; Life in Town;
Merchant Gilds and Craft Gilds; How Goods Were Sold; Schools and
Literature; Science and Medicine; and Architecture and the Arts.
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