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Mr. Morris¿s narratives, originally published in 1901, make you feel as if you are listening to a kindly grandfather recounting tales from the past. This delightful book will introduce to your child famous people and events that occurred in the nations around the world. Plus we¿ve added a few chapters of our own, so Volume 1 presents stories from Queen Elizabeth through Garibaldi (1550¿1850).
Discover the intriguing story of Amerigo Vespucci in this junior-level biography from Peace Hill Press. When Columbus landed on the islands in the Caribbean Sea, he thought he was off the coast of China. A few years later, Amerigo Vespucci sailed west, hoping to find a new route to the East. Instead, he discovered new lands that nobody at home knew about. What did he see? Who did he tell? And why is America named after him? Outstanding illustrations from Jed Mickle complement the fabulous story, giving second-grade readers insight into the life of this discoverer. About the series: The classical curriculum introduces even the youngest student to the pleasures of true learning. Elementary stu...
"Text and detailed drawings follow the planning and construction of a "typical" castle and adjoining town in thirteenth-century Wales."--Title page verso.
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John Hans Lidi (ca.1715-1760) and his family emigrated from Switzerland to Philadelphia in 1744, and settled in York County, Pennsylvania. He anglicized his name to John Leedy. Descendants and relatives lived in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, California and elsewhere. Includes some detail about the family origins in Switzerland. Some descendants immigrated to Alberta and elsewhere in Canada.
The story of how Ethelred II became a boy-king at 10 years old, and how, because of the Vikings, he was the last Anglo-Saxon king of Britain.
Covers the life of Theodora, the wife of Justinian, ruler of the Byzantine Empire, from her acrobatic childhood in the Hippodrome to her majestic reign in the Imperial Palace.
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