Books with author M.B. Synge

The Struggle for Sea Power is the fourth book in M. B. Synge’s engaging Story of the Worlds series. This edition focuses on the age of European Empires and world colonization in America, Australia, South Africa, and India. Synge also covers the American and French Revolutions, as well as the campaigns of Napoleon. This volume makes history come alive for your child.

A fascinating account of the world's famous explorers, including the early travelers in ancient times, the discovery of the New World, explorations in Africa and Australia, and the expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic. Many of the explorers tell part of their story in their own words. Amply illustrated with reproductions of early maps and charts, as well as old woodcuts, drawings, paintings, and miniatures. Emphasis is placed on the explorers' "record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution unequalled in the annals of mankind, of self-sacrifice unrivalled and faithful lives laid ungrudgingly down." Suitable for ages 12 and up.

This excellent introduction focuses on the period from the Reformation in Europe to the founding of the American colonies to the rise of Frederick the Great and Maria Theresa of Austria. Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.Contents include:Story of the NetherlandsBrave Little HollandA Wealth of HerringsA Dutch ReformerThe Story of Martin LutherThe Diet of WormsAn Historic SceneHow the Trouble BeganThe Storm BurstsBeggars of the SeaMassacre of BartholomewThe Siege of LeydenWilliam the SilentEnglandElizabeth's SailorsDrake's Round World VoyageThe Great ArmadaAmong the IcebergsSir Humphrey GilbertVirginiaStory of the RevengeSir Walter RaleighThe Fairy QueenThe Great DramatistDays of Good Queen BessThe East India CompanyThe Story of Henry HudsonCaptain John SmithThe Founding of QuebecThe Pilgrim FathersThirty Years of WarThe Dutch at SeaThe Great South LandVan Riebeek's ColonyOliver CromwellTwo Famous AdmiralsDe RuyterFounder of PennsylvaniaThe Pilgrim's ProgressThe House of OrangeWilliam's InvitationThe Struggle in IrelandThe Siege of ViennaThe Greatness of FranceThe Story of the HuguenotsGreatest General of His AgeThe Battle of BlenheimPeter the GreatCharles XII of SwedenFrederick the Great BoyhoodAnson's Round World VoyageMaria TheresaThe Story of Scotland

It is strange to think of a very old world, when men knew nothing of the great salt sea that washed their shores, and nothing of the wonderful lands, that lay beyond. Each day the sun rose and set as it does to-day, but they did not know the reason why: the rivers flowed through the land, but they did not know whence they came, or whither they went.

The second book of the Story of the World series, focusing on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, into and through the Dark Ages, and concluding with the age of exploration. Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.Contents include:The Roman WorldA Great World PowerVoyage and ShipwreckThe Tragedy of NeroThe Great Fire in RomeThe Destruction of PompeiiMarcus AureliusDecline of the Roman EmpireChristians to the LionsThe Armies of the NorthThe Dark AgesKing Arthur and His KnightsThe Hero of Two NationsThe Hardy NorthmenHow the Northmen Conquered EnglandA Spanish HeroThe First CrusadeFrederick BarbarossaThe Third CrusadeThe Days of ChivalryQueen of the AdriaticThe Story of Marco PoloDante's Great PoemThe Maid of OrleansThe Sea of DarknessPrince Henry, the SailorA Famous VoyageThe Invention of PrintingThe Stormy CapeVasco da Gama's Great VoyageIndia at LastThe New Trade-RouteGolden GoaChristopher ColumbusThe Last of the MoorsDiscovery of the New WorldThe West IndiesColumbus in ChainsA Great MistakeFollow the LeaderDiscovery of the PacificMagellan's Great PlanMagellan's StraitsRound the WorldThe Finding of MexicoMontezumaSiege and Fall of MexicoConquest of PeruA Great Awakening

The first book of the Story of the World series, focusing on the civilizations arising around the Mediterranean Sea. Covering the era from the birth of Abraham to the birth of Jesus Christ, this book serves as a fantastic introduction to world history. Contents include: The Home of AbrahamInto AfricaAn Old Trade RouteJoseph in EgyptThe Story of the Nile FloodIn a Strange LandThe Children of IsraelBack to the FatherlandThe First Merchant FleetConquerors of the SeaEarly PioneersHiram, King of TyreKing Solomon's FleetThe Story of CarthageOut of the ShadowlandThe Story of the ArgonautsThe Siege of TroyThe Adventures of UlyssesThe Dawn of HistoryThe Fall of TyreThe Rise of CarthageHanno's AdventuresSome More about GreeceA Cloud in the EastThe Battle of MarathonKing AhasuerusHow Leonidas Kept the PassVictory for the GreeksSome Greek ColoniesAcross the Blue WatersThe Beauty of AthensThe Death of SocratesRetreat of the Ten ThousandThe Story of Romulus and RemusHow Horatius Kept the BridgeCoriolanusAlexander the GreatKing of MacedoniaConquest of the EastThe Conquest of IndiaAlexander's CityBack to Rome AgainA Great ConflictThe Roman FleetHannibal's VowThe Adventures of HannibalThe End of CarthageThe Triumph of RomeTwo Young RomansJulius CæsarThe Flight of PompeyThe Death of CæsarThe Empire of RomePax Romana

Book III in The Story of the World series by M. B. Synge, "The Awakening of Europe" covers the reformation in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and England, as well as the settlement of colonies in America. The rise of England and the Netherlands as sea powers, and the corresponding fall of Spain, as well as the rise of Russia, Austria, and the German states are also presented. Suitable for children ages 11 and up to read to themselves and for children as young as 8 as a read-aloud. The Story of the World series, by M. B. Synge, comprises a set of five volumes, written at a middle school reading level, that cover all major events in the history of Western Civilization, from earliest recorded history to the close of the nineteenth century. With fifty or so short chapters in each volume, the series links the great eras in time and place together by a chain of stories of individuals who played principal parts in the events related. While statesmen and military commanders figure heavily in the narrative, stories of explorers, scientists, artists, authors, and religious figures are also presented. The author writes in an engaging fashion, using dialog frequently to bring scenes to life. She juxtaposes events happening at the same time in different parts of the world in a style reminiscent of the books of Genevieve Foster. This series is an excellent introduction to world history for adult readers as well as for children.

The Struggle for Sea Power is the fourth book in M. B. Synge’s engaging Story of the Worlds series. This edition focuses on the age of European Empires and world colonization in America, Australia, South Africa, and India. Synge also covers the American and French Revolutions, as well as the campaigns of Napoleon. This volume makes history come alive for your child.

The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge; Illustrated and published for the first time in 1909. Covers the reformation in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and England, as well as the settlement of colonies in America. The rise of England and the Netherlands as sea powers, and the corresponding fall of Spain, as well as the rise of Russia, Austria, and the German states are also presented. Suitable for children ages 11 and up to read to themselves and for children as young as 8 as a read-aloud. With fifty or so short chapters in this volume, it links the great eras in time and place together by a chain of stories of individuals who played principal parts in the events related. While statesmen and military commanders figure heavily in the narrative, stories of explorers, scientists, artists, authors, and religious figures are also presented. The author writes in an engaging fashion, using dialog frequently to bring scenes to life.