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Hero Tales from History

by Smith Burnham

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Short biographical stories introduce young readers to figures from the ancient world to modern times: Moses the lawgiver, David, Homer, Socrates, Alexander and Julius Caesar, then Charlemagne’s Christmas crowning, Alfred the Great and the heroes of the Middle Ages, and later explorers, colonists and Americans such as William Penn keeping his hat on before Charles II and Benjamin Franklin in his printing office.

A friendly introduction to world history through character, written by a history teacher for children. Download the free EPUB.

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