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This collection of introductory biographies covers the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the age of Napoleon. Short stories of many of the foremost characters of Europe are given, including Clovis, Charlemagne, King Arthur, Alfred the Great, and William the Conqueror, Henry the Fowler, El Cid, Richard the Lion-hearted, Gutenberg, and dozens of others, that every child should recognize. This edition has been optimized for Kindle.

I Have sometimes wondered if every one realized how startlingly independent and isolated a historical fact is to a child. It has happened before his remembrance, and that alone is enough to put it into another world. It is outside of his own little experience. It has appeared to him by no familiar road, but from the unknown regions of space. This is especially true in the study of the history of our own country. The wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean on the map, the tale of the long voyage that preceded the discovery or the settlement, remove it from the European background which to older readers gives reality to the account of the beginnings and progress of civilizations in the New World.Not only to bring together stories of some of the interesting events of European history, but to choose those events which have realation to the story of the United States, those which lead up to it and explain it; to picture scenes in the history of the chief nations fo Europe and to make familiar the names of some of the prominent figures in those scenes; to show with what equipment of knowldge and tradition and achievement the founders of this country left their European homes;—in short, to give the child in his degree and approximation to the background for the study of our country's history which a wide reading gives to the man—such is the object of this book.

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Excerpt from European Hero StoriesI have sometimes wondered if every one realized how startlingly independent and isolated a historical fact is to a child. It has happened before his remembrance, and that alone is enough to put it into another world. It is outside of his own little experience. It has appeared to him by no familiar road, but from the un known regions of space. This is especially true in the study of the history of our own country. The wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean on the map, the tale of the long voyage that preceded the discovery or the settlement, remove it from the European back ground which to older readers gives reality to the account of the beginnings and progress of civilization in the New World.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.

It has happened before his remembrance, and that alone is enough to put it into another world. It is outside of his own little experience. It has appeared to him by no familiar road, but from the unknown regions of space. This is especially true in the study of the history of our own country. The wide expanse of the Atlantic Ocean on the map, the tale of the long voyage that preceded the discovery or the settlement, remove it from the European background which to older readers gives reality to the account of the beginnings and progress of civilization in the New World. Not only to bring together stories of some of the interesting events of European history, but to choose those events which have relation to the story of the United States, those which lead up to it and explain it; to picture scenes in, the history of the chief nations of Europe and to make fami Uar the names of some of the prominent figures in those scenes; to show with what equipment of knowledge and tradition and achievement the founders of this country left their European homes; in short, to give to the child in his degree an approximation to the background for the study of our countrys history which a wide reading gives to the man such is the object of this book. Eva March Tappan. Worcester, Massachusetts, February 24, 1909.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

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