John S. White trims the Father of History into a book for the young without dulling his storytelling. Croesus of Lydia, the rise of Cyrus, the Persian nobles debating monarchy against oligarchy, the marvels of Egypt and the long war between Greeks and Persians are all here, in the Greek historian’s own voice.
A fine first meeting with Herodotus for families and homeschoolers, keeping the anecdotes that have made him read for 2,400 years. Download the free EPUB.