Children shouldn't just read about history, they should live it. In The Story of Civilization, author Phillip Campbell's expert storytelling brings history to life like never before.
The Story of Civilization presents history as a thrilling and compelling narrative. In each chapter, children encounter short stories placing them directly in the shoes of historical figures, both famous and ordinary, as they live through legendary battles, philosophical debates, amazing discoveries and inventions, and the exploration of the world.
Have you always wanted your children to learn history from a Catholic perspective? Now you have the trusted resource you've always wanted.
Volume IV: The History of the United States brings the journey to the New World, telling our nation's thrilling tale. From Columbus' voyage to the present day, children will meet saints like Juan Diego, Isaac Jogues and Elizabeth Ann Seton, explorers like Lewis & Clark and Neil Armstrong, and a host of US presidents. They'll relive our nation's most historic events: the Declaration of Independence, President Lincoln's assassination, the Civil Rights Movement, Pearl Harbor and more.
Did you know...
Hernando Cortez conquered the vast Aztec Empire with only a few hundred soldiers?North America gave rise to many heroic saints and martyrs?The teddy bear was named for President Teddy Roosevelt?Germany tried to get Mexico to invade the US during World War I?A group of airline passengers heroically saved lives during the September 11th attacks?Embark on the journey now to learn all this and more!
Talented voice actor Kevin Gallagher returns following his immensely popular readings of The Story of Civilization's first three volumes, and both volumes of TAN Books' The Story of the Bible.
Jonah and Katherine journey to 1918 with the Romanov children in the sixth book of the New York Times bestselling The Missing series. It's a paradox: When Jonah and Katherine find themselves on a mission to return Alexei and Anastasia Romanov to history and then save them from the Russian Revolution, they are at a loss. Because in their own time, the bones of Alexei and Anastasia have been positively identified through DNA testing. What hope do they have of saving Alexis and Anastasia's lives when the twenty-first century has proof of their deaths?
The city of Galveston, Texas, was booming. Perched on an island off the southern coast of Texas, Galveston had been founded
in the 1830s. By 1900, it was Texas's richest and most important city. Boats loaded up with American cotton and wheat steamed
from Galveston to countries around the world. Arriving ships were crowded with immigrants. The streets, paved with crushed
oyster shells, sparkled like they'd been sprinkled with diamonds.
True, this glittering city was prone to flooding. But just a few years before, a weather forecaster had said the idea of a hurricane
striking Galveston was absurd.
So when a storm started brewing on September 8, 1900, no one believed it would be any worse than previous storms. They
gathered on the beach to cheer on the wild waves. But what started as entertainment soon turned into a nightmare as those wild
waves crashed into the city. By morning, hundreds of homes were destroyed. Eight thousand people were dead. The city had all
but disappeared.
In this thrilling installment of Lauren Tarshis's New York Times bestselling I Survived series, one child finds safety only to head
back into the treacherous waters to make sure his neighbors are safe.
The 1619 Project's lyrical picture book in verse, adapted for audio, chronicles the consequences of slavery and the history of Black resistance in the United States, thoughtfully rendered by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and Newbery honor-winning author Renée Watson.
A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders.
But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived.
And the people planted dreams and hope,
willed themselves to keep
living, living.
And the people learned new words
for love
for friend
for family
for joy
for grow
for home.
With powerful verse and striking illustrations by Nikkolas Smith, Born on the Water provides a pathway for readers of all ages to reflect on the origins of American identity.
H. E. Marshall’s classic children’s chronicle of Britain Our Island Story includes all the best-loved (and most infamous!) stories from history: King Alfred and the cakes; King John and the Magna Carta; Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar; Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada; and many others. This box set contains the complete and unabridged text, released previously in separate volumes. It is read with aplomb by Anna Bentinck and Daniel Philpott.
Esta es la historia detrás de la conquista de la gran Tenochtitlán: desde el choque de culturas hasta la caída de los Aztecas. Prepárate para embarcarte en un viaje que desentraña las complejidades de la época, teje el pasado con el presente y despierta los ecos de una era que cambió el mundo para siempre. Contada como nunca antes, con datos históricos que muy pocos conocen.
'En el siglo XVI, un audaz y ambicioso grupo de exploradores europeos emprendió un viaje que cambiaría el curso de la historia. Un mundo nuevo y misterioso aguardaba más allá del océano, lleno de civilizaciones ricas en cultura y esplendor. En el corazón de este vasto continente, se erguía la majestuosa ciudad de Tenochtitlán, hogar de los Aztecas.
'Y vimos en este lago muchas ciudades y torres y edificios sobre el agua, y pensamos que eran todos casas, como los edificios de Sevilla. Y mirando un poco más a lo alto, vimos que eran todas torres de canes de una manera y de otra, y otras casas sobre el agua, y sabíamos que era la gran ciudad de Tenochtitlán.'
Bernal Díaz del Castillo, 'Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España'
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Sophie, Countess of S'gur, was a Russian-born French writer who lived from 1799 to 1874. This collection of stories draws on the rich heritage of French medieval literature, courtly love, magic charms and gallant deeds. In each story, the hero or heroine must undertake a quest or overcome a series of impossible challenges in order to reach their goal - often with the aid of magic. The tests involve patience, endurance and hard physical labour, as well as overcoming character flaws or atoning for past misdeeds. The stories are remarkably vibrant and well written, containing many elements of surprise and humour as well as chivalry and courtly romance, and as such, reach across the ages and appeal to a modern audience. These stories will delight children and adults alike: 'Blondine, Bonne Biche and Beau Manon', 'Good Little Henry', "The Story of Rosette', 'The Little Grey Mouse', and 'Ourson'.
A five part series telling The Story of Great Britain from its earliest beginnings to World War I. Our Island Story, originally published in 1905 and later updated, details the history of Britain up to World War I (including some myths and legends associated with British history). Author H. E. Marshall based the book on her answers to her children's questions about the history of their ""home island"" (Great Britain).
Volume 1
Early History of Great Britain
1. The Stories of Albion and Brutus
2. The Coming of the Romans
3. The Romans Come Again
4. How Caligula Conquered Britain, and how Caractacus Refused to be Conquered
5. The Story of a Warrior Queen
6. The Last of the Romans
7. The Story of St. Alban
8. Vortigern and King Constans
9. The Story of the Coming of Hengist and Horsa
10. Hengist's Treachery
11. The Story of How The Giant's Dancer was Brought to Britain
12. The Coming of Arthur
13. The Founding of the Round Table
14. The Story of Gregory and the Pretty Children
15. How King Alfred Learned to Read
16. Kind Alfred in the Cowherd's Cottage
17. More About Alfred the Great
18. Ethelred the Unready
19. How Edmund Ironside Fought for the Crown
20. Canute and the Waves
21. Edward the Confessor
Volume 2
Ruling Monarchs from 1066 to 1509 A.D.
22. Harold
23. The Battle of Stamford Bridge
24. The Battle of Hastings
25. William the Conqueror - The Story of Hereward the Wake
26. William the Conqueror - The Death of the King
27. The Story of William the Red
28. Henry I -The Story of the ""White Ship""
29. The Story of King Stephen
30. Henry Plantagenet- The Story of Gilbert and Rohesia
31. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of Thomas a Becket
32. Henry Plantagenet - The Story of the Conquest of Ireland
33. The Story of Richard Coeur De Lion
34. Richard Coeur De Lion - The Story of How Blondel Found the King
35. John Lackland - The Story of Prince Arthur
36. John Lackland - The Story of the Great Charter
37. Henry III of Winchester - The Story of Hubert de Burgh
38. Henry III of Winchester- The Story of Simon De Montfort
39. Henry III The Story of the Poisoned Dagger
40. Edward I - The Little War of Chalons
41. Edward I - The Lawgiver - The Story of the First Prince of Wales
42. Edward I - The Hammer of the Scots
43. Edward II of Caernarvon -The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun
44. Edward II of Caernarvon - The Story of the Battle of Bannockburn
45. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Sluys
46. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Crecy
47. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Seige of Calais
48. Edward III of Windsor - The Story of the Battle of Poitiers
49. Richard II of Bordeaux - The Story of Wat Tyler's Rebellion
50. How King Richard II Lost His Crown
51. Henry IV of Bolingbroke - The Story of the Battle of Shrewsbury
52. Henry IV of Bolingbroke - The Story of How Prince Hal was sent to Prison
53. Henry V of Monmouth - The Story of the Battle of Agincourt
54. Henry IV of Windsor - The Story of the Maid of Orleans
55. Henry V of Windsor - The Red Rose and the White
56. Edward VI - The Story of Queen Margaret and the Robbers
57. Edward IV - The Story of the Kingmaker
58. Edward V - The Story of the King Who was Never Crowned
59. Richard III - The Story of the Two Little Princes in the Tower
60. Henry VII - The Story of a Make-Believe Prince
61. Henry VII - The Story of Another Make-Believe Prince
Volume 3 - The next 250 years from Henry VIII(1509 A.D.) to George II (d. 1759 A.D.)
62. Henry VIII - The Story of the Field of The Cloth of Gold
63. Henry VIII - How the King became the Defender of the Faith and How The Great Cardinal Died
64. Henry VIII - The Story of the King's Six Wives
65. Edward VI - The Story of the Boy King
66. The Story of Lady Jane Grey
67. Mary I - How the Princess Elizabeth became a Prisoner
68. Mary I - How a Candle was Lit in England which Has Never Been Put Out
69. Elizabeth - How the Imprisoned Princess Became Queen
70. Elizabeth - The Story of a Most Unhappy Queen
71. Elizabeth - The Story of How England was Saved from the Spaniards
72. Elizabeth - The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh
73. Elizabeth - The Story of the Queen's Favorite
74. James the VI of Scotland, Ist of England The Story of Guy Fawkes
75. James VI of Scotland, Ist of England - The Story of the Mayflower
76. Charles I How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom
77. Charles I - The Story of How the King and the Parliament Quarreled and at last Fought
78. Charles I - The Story of How the King was Brought to his Death
79. The Commonwealth - The Adventures of a Prince
80. The Commonwealth - The Lord Protector
81. Charles II - How the King Came to his Own, and How Death Walked in the Streets of London
82. Charles II - The Story of How London was Burned
83. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-The Fiery Cross
84. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-The Story of Monmouth
85. James II of England, VII th of Scotland - The Story of the Seven Bishops
86. James II of England, VII th of Scotland-William the Deliverer
87. William III and Mary II-The Story of Brave Londonderry
88. William III and Mary II - The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen
89. Anne - How the Union Jack was Made
90. George I - The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party
91. George II - The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie
92. George II - The Story of Flora MacDonald
93. George II - The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta
94. George II - The Story of How Canada was Won
Volume 4
The loss of the American Colonies and the beginning of the industrial revolution
95. George III - The Story of How America was Lost
96. George III - The Story of the Spinning Wheel
Volume 5
The French Revolution (1789 A.D.) to the conclusion of World War I (1919 A.D.)
97. George III - England Expects that Every Man will do his Duty
98. George III - The Battle of Waterloo
99. George IV - The First Gentleman in Europe
100. William IV - The Story of Two Peaceful Victories
101. Victoria - The Girl Queen
102. Victoria - When Bread was Dear
103. Victoria - Peace
104. Victoria - War
105. Victoria - The Land of Snow
106. Victoria - The Siege of Delhi
107. Victoria - The Pipes at Lucknow
108. Victoria - Under the Southern Cross
109. Victoria - From Cannibal to Christian
110. Victoria - Boer and Britain
111. Edward VII - The Peacemaker
112. George V - Armed Peace
113. World War
114. The Hope of the Future
AUTHOR
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall (1867 - 1941) was a British author, most famous for her works of history for children.
For decades, Marshall's books were ubiquitous in schools and home libraries. Much of the popularity of her works stems from her talent for making history read like good storytelling.
COMMENTARY
Quotes about Our Island Story
"I was given H.E. Marshall's Our Island Story at Christmas 1936 and I've still got that copy. It was a direct inspiration for me in my career as a historian." (Antonia Fraser)
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Anna has done something terrible. She has given me her journal to fill. In Anna's journal the words walk across the page like bird prints in the mud. But it is hard for me. It is hard for me to find things to write about.
"It's your job now," Anna says as she hands Caleb her journals, asking him to continue writing the family story. But Sarah, Jacob, Anna, Caleb, and their new little sister, Cassie, have already formed a family, and Caleb fears there will be nothing left to write about. But that is before Cassie discovers a mysterious old man in the barn and everything changes. Everyone is excited about the arrival of a new family member -- except for Jacob, who holds a bitter grudge. Only the special love of Caleb, and the gift he offers, can help to mend the pain of the past.
Caleb's Story continues the saga begun by the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain And Tall and its sequel, Skylark, spinning a tale of love, forgiveness, and the ties that bind a family together.
Historians still agree about the date of Columbus's voyage. But did this European adventurer discover America? We now know that certain explorers from other parts of the globe set foot on American shores long before 1492–and that others may have done so. And "discovery" takes on a different meaning when the new land already has people living in it.
As artifacts are unearthed and analyzed, the story of human presence in the Americas continues to unfold. Looking deeper and deeper into the past, acclaimed nonfiction writer Russell Freedman tells this evolving story, touching on such evidence as Viking runes, Chinese legends, Mayan stonework, and mysterious objects found in New England. Thoroughly researched and impeccably documented, Who Was First? is a compelling account of many discoverers of the Americas.
Although he is underage, Homer P. Figg's beloved older brother, Harold, is illegally sold into the Union Army by their ruthless guardian. Now Homer must run away from Pine Swamp, Maine, and his wretched home to find his brother and save him from the war, before it's too late.
In a story filled with adventure, humor, and danger, award-winning novelist Rodman Philbrick tells of the turbulent, passionate times-from rural Maine to the Battle of Gettysburg--in the Civil War. Here is historical fiction at its most engaging, portraying the 1860s through the observant eyes of a backwoods boy who is both courageous and funny-and always willing to stretch the truth to his own advantage. A master of plot twists and vivid characters, Philbrick sweeps readers into the unpredictable events--both colorful and tragic--of this powerful turning point in American history.
Reconstruction and Rise of Jim Crow describes the fallout of the Civil War, whose aftermath left the United States South angry and poor. This book details the struggles to decide how to deal with the newly freed slaves, through the years of Reconstruction, Jim Crow, sharecropping, and segregation. The story line also sets the stage for the country’s next battle, which is between the Jim Crow laws and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments.
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