When George Washington was a boy there was no United States. The land was here, just as it is now, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific; but nearly all of it was wild and unknown. Between the Atlantic Ocean and the Alleghany Mountains there were thirteen colonies, or great settlements. The most of the people who lived in these colonies were English people, or the children of English people; and so the King of England made their laws and appointed their governors. The newest of the colonies was Georgia, which was settled the year after George Washington was born. The oldest colony was Virginia, which had been settled one hundred and twenty-five years. It was also the richest colony, and more people were living in it than in any other.

Product Description: "Charlemagne was a tall man, with long, flowing beard, and of noble appearance. He dressed in very simple style; but when he went into battle he wore armor, as was the custom for kings and nobles, and often for ordinary soldiers in his day..."

Love and courage bind three extraordinary people--a former child evangelist, a famous gospel singer, and the latter's manager-brother--as they shape and are shaped by the events of the past three decades

Product Description: The stark grief of a brother mourning a brother opens this novel with a stunning, unforgettable experience. Here, in a monumental saga of love and rage, Baldwin goes back to Harlem, to the church of his groundbreaking novel Go Tell It on the Mountain, to the homosexual passion of Giovanni's Room, and to the political fire that inflames his nonfiction work...read more

Here are 23 of the best-loved children's stories from around the world. Stories included are:“Wondering Jack” by James Baldwin“The Story of the Three Goblins” by Mabel G. Taggert“Beauty and the Beast” by Madame de Villeneuve“The Frog Prince” by The Brothers Grimm“Cinderella” by The Brothers Grimm“The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams“The Magic Fishbone” by Charles Dickens“Thumbelina” by Hans Christian Anderson“The Elephant’s Child” by Rudyard Kipling“Lazy Jack” a Folktale“The Dragon of the North” by Andrew Lang“The Selfish Giant” by Oscar Wilde“King Grisly Beard” by The Brothers Grimm“The Girl Who Owned a Bear” by Frank Stockton“The Apple of Contentment” by Howard Pyle“Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” by Andrew Lang“The Magic Mirror” by Edith Howse“Jack and the Beanstalk” an English Fairytale“The Happy Family” by Hans Christian Anderson“The Friendly Frog” by Charles Perrault“A Kidnapped Santa Claus” by L. Frank Baum“The Three Bears” by W. W. Denslow“The Wonderful Toymaker” by Evelyn Sharp

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

The author of Hero Tales is James Baldwin, a self-educated pioneer of American education, born in 1841 in Indiana. Although he never attended school himself, Baldwin founded a public high school, the first school library, and a school district in his native Indiana. During the latter part of his career, he was an editor and author of school textbooks, first for Harper & Brothers, and then for the American Book Company. So prolific was Baldwin as an author and editor, it was said that at one point in time, half of all the books in American schools were either written or edited by him. Baldwin's literary legacy may have been forgotten today in the rush to substitute multiculturalism for more traditional tales taught and enjoyed in previous years. Baldwin re-told classic heroic tales for their interest to young students -- the Song of Roland, the Iliad, and the Nibelungenlied. Hero Tales is an anthology of stories compiled from Baldwin's earlier volumes, aimed at younger readers. It contains seventeen stories -- nine of Greek legends and myths, four from the Germanic legends of Siegfried and the Nibelung, and four from the Song of Roland.

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Perhaps no other stories have ever been told so often or listened to with so much pleasure as the classic tales of ancient Greece. For many ages they have been a source of delight to young people and old, to the ignorant and the learned, to all who love to hear about and contemplate things mysterious, beautiful, and grand. They have become so incorporated into our language and thought, and so interwoven with our literature, that we could not do away with them now if we would. They are a portion of our heritage from the distant past, and they form perhaps as important a part of our intellectual life as they did of that of the people among whom they originated.

Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin features educational and entertaining short stories about famous people of the world history. Although not biographical, they are about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Each story contains character-building lessons as well.

Product Description: Six Centuries of English Poetry by James Baldwin.

Product Description: This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

A penetrating presentation of the experiences of this Negro author in America and Europe

Product Description: At last, a new audio edition of the book many have called James Baldwin's most influential work!Written during the 1940s and early 1950s, when Baldwin was only in his twenties, the essays collected in Notes of a Native Son capture a view of black life and black thought at the dawn of the civil rights movement and as the movement slowly gained strength through the words of one of the most captivating essayists and foremost intellectuals of that era...read more

Product Description: Few people Know the ways of discipling the mind to attain a focused, resourceful and sober thinking for utmost mental health.

James Baldwin was an American educator and administrator After his career as an educator he began writing on such topics as legends mythology biography and literature Four Great Americans Washington Franklin Webster Lincoln is a book for young readers Baldwin brings these men to life for his young readers Baldwin gives the reader a thumbnail sketch of the accomplishments of these men and also gives the reader a sense of their humanity Parents will enjoy reading this book with their children This is a pre 1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process Though we have made best efforts the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide