Books with author Marianne Williamson

The Cozy Spot story My Beach Adventure supports a theme of sharing with young children the joy of exploring and discovering the simple pleasures that our beautiful country affords. It is a book that intends to instill, at a very early age, an appreciation our glorious natural resources, the fun of sharing, the opportunity for creativity, and the happy anticipation of spending time with loved ones. Many children seem to have missed real-life adventures in favor of virtual experiences; therefore, this book was written as a “no tech” medium to acquaint children with an aspect of the life experiences that our great nation and traditional family values offer.

The Cozy Spot story My Beach Adventure supports a theme of sharing with young children the joy of exploring and discovering the simple pleasures that our beautiful country affords. It is a book that intends to instill, at a very early age, an appreciation our glorious natural resources, the fun of sharing, the opportunity for creativity, and the happy anticipation of spending time with loved ones. Many children seem to have missed real-life adventures in favor of virtual experiences; therefore, this book was written as a "no tech" medium to acquaint children with an aspect of the life experiences that our great nation and traditional family values offer.

Excerpt from Life of Robert E. LeeIn preparing the Life of Robert E 1366 for school use, I have been impelled by'a knowledge of the im portance of the task and the value of such a book to children. There are exceptionally good reasons for em ploying it as a supplementary reader, especially at this time.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

How much do you know about the life of civil war Confederate General J.E.B. Stuart?This book, written for third graders in 1914, nowadays -- sadly -- may be better suited for college graduates, who probably don't know anything about the civil war, let alone J.E.B. Stuart. So why not show yourself to be above the curve of ignorant modern Americans and learn about him here? Williamson, Mary L. (Mary Lynn), 1850-1923, is the author of several American biographies for children, including George Washington, Robert E. Lee, and Stonewall Jackson.

Preface:In preparing the “Life of Lee for Children,” for use in the Public Schools, I beg leave to place before teachers good reasons for employing it as a supplementary reader.First, I urge the need of interesting our children in history at an early age. From observation I find that the minds of children who study history early expand more rapidly than those who are restricted to the limits of stories in readers. While teaching pupils to read, why not fix in their minds the names and deeds of our great men, thereby laying the foundation of historical knowledge and instilling true patriotism into their youthful souls?Secondly, in looking over the lives of our American heroes we find not one which presents such a picture of moral grandeur as that of Lee. Place this picture before the little ones and you cannot fail to make them look upward to noble ideals.This little book is intended as auxiliary to third readers. I have used the diacritical marks of Webster, also his syllabication. In compiling this work I referred chiefly to Gen. Fitzhugh Lee’s “Life of Lee,” and Rev. J. William Jones’ “Personal Reminiscences of R. E. Lee.”Mary L. Williamson.New Market, Va.,September 28, 1898.

Excerpt from Life of J. E. B. StuartSome years ago, to fill what appeared to me a need in our literature for children, I made a study of the lives and campaigns of General R. E. Lee and of General Stonewall Jackson and prepared, for very young readers, histories of those great commanders.In performing these tasks, I became interested in the combats and maneuvers of General Lee's chief of cavalry, major-general J. E. B. Stuart, who has been justly called the eyes and ears of Lee. As the years go by, I find no book in print recounting to children his wonderful feats and valorous service, or explaining to them the part played in the battles of Lee and Jackson by the Stuart Cavalry Corps and Horse Artillery whose exploits hold a brilliant place in modern military tactics.To make good this omission, I have prepared this little life of Stuart, in the hope that it 'will not only pass on the story of military deeds as captivating as any in history, but warm the hearts of rising generations to lives of courage and devotion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

“In preparing the Life of Lee for Children, for use in the Public Schools, I beg leave to place before teachers good reasons for employing it as a supplementary reader. First, I urge the need of interesting our children in history at an early age. From observation I find that the minds of children who study history early expand more rapidly than those who are restricted to the limits of stories in readers. While teaching pupils to read, why not fix in their minds the names and deeds of our great men, thereby laying the foundation of historical knowledge and instilling true patriotism into their youthful souls? Secondly, in looking over the lives of our American heroes we find not one which presents such a picture of moral grandeur as that of Lee. Place this picture before the little ones and you cannot fail to make them look upward to noble ideals.” -- Mary L. Williamson, 1898