Fifty Famous Stories Retold - Softcover

Baldwin, James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1428029699 ISBN 13: 9781428029699

Publisher: IndyPublish, 2006

Synopsis

Includes fifty legendary tales depicting certain romantic episodes in the lives of well-known heroes and famous men, or in the history of a people. Children naturally take a deep interest in such stories. The reading of them will not only give pleasure but will lay the foundation for broader literary studies, as nearly all are the subjects of frequent allusions in poetry and prose.

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About the Author

Born in 1841 in a small Quaker settlement in the backwoods of Indiana, James Baldwin rose to become a highly-respected author and textbook editor. Largely self-educated, Baldwin became a teacher at 24, then served as superintendent of the graded schools of Indiana for 18 years before moving into the publishing world. As an editor of school books, first with Harper and Brothers and later with the American Book Company, he selected the best of our literary heritage and cast it into a form that delighted children of all ages. His influence in the first decades of the twentieth century was broad because of all the grammar school books in use in the United States at that time over half had been written or edited by him. He is remembered most for the books of introductory historical sketches he wrote for younger students and his retelling of the legends of the heroes for older students.

Edition details

• Publisher: IndyPublish
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1428029699
• ISBN 13: 9781428029699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120