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An unabridged, digitally enlarged edition with modern typeface and all original illustrations.


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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 retellings of the legends of the heroes for older students. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 132 pages
  • Publisher: Merchant Books (May 4, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1603862064
  • ISBN-13: 978-1603862066
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #448,431 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My girls love this book, April 14, 2006
By living book lover (Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
This is a great book to read aloud to your children. My girls (age 8 and 6) love this book. They took it with them for their vacation at Grandma's and made Grandma read nearly the whole book in the week they were there.

The fifty stories are short 2 or 3 page stories of famous persons, mostly real, a few fiction.

This book is a GREAT way to introduce important historical figures and a love of history to your children. This would be a great book for a dad to read to his child that would keep them all (dad included) interested.

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An important book, December 5, 2007
By Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This wonderful little book was first published in 1896 (at least that's the one I have). It contains fifty short stories that were originally considered indispensable for the education of truly literate and well-rounded children. The fifty stories are classics of American culture, and as such are almost completely forgotten in today's America.

The stories teach such lessons as perseverance, self-sacrifice, compassion, diligence, and much more. And they star such once-well-known people as King Alfred of Britain, Pocahontas, Sir Walter Raleigh, Leonidas and the 300 Spartans, and Socrates.

So, if you have a young person who you would like to read truly educational stories to, then you really should consider getting this book. It was an important book then, and it is an important book now. I give it my highest recommendations!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fifty Famous Stories Retold, May 15, 2007
I have been reading these stories to my preschooler. She has such a adventurous spirit and loves stories of "heroes". This is a perfect collection to inspire true heroism while opening her mind to beautiful stories of Julius Caesar, King Alfred and others. Each story is short, but well told. I am very happy I bought this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An important book
This wonderful little book was first published in 1896 (at least that's the one I have). It contains fifty short stories that were originally considered indispensable for the... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Kurt A. Johnson

5.0 out of 5 stars Great action book!
I was thrilled to start this book with my eight year old son. It just seems like more books are geared for girls' interests. I highly recommend it! Read more
Published 9 months ago by A Mother

4.0 out of 5 stars Quick stories, good for bedtime
As an American, my 6 year old twins are a bit lost with some of the olde english words and sayings. I usually change the words to more modern phrases or stop and explain their... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael E. Welch

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book to learn from
We use this book as part of our home school curriculum (Ambleside Online) and love it... the stories are short, some illustrated and have historical significance (pulled from many... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Cristian J. Martinez

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for Cultural Literacy but Weird Hyphenation
"50 Famous Stories Retold" provides an excellent and age-appropriate introduction to many of the well-known tales from Western Civilization especially Greek and Roman history... Read more
Published 18 months ago by CrimsonGirl

1.0 out of 5 stars All about male heroes
Looking at the table of contents, this book is almost exclusively about male heroes and adventurers. Not good inspriation for young girls?
Published on November 8, 2007 by Practical shopper

5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for history
We use this as part of our homeschooling cirriculum and the kids always love the stories. So do I! I'm often telling my husband about what we read in the evenings.
Published on October 12, 2007 by K. Deruelle

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful short stories
Great wholesome short stories that are also educational. A joy to read aloud to my children.
Published on July 8, 2007 by Mathew Price

5.0 out of 5 stars Improve reading skills and historical knowledge.
This book has many short stories that are written in such a way that students in my first grade class like to read this, despite the fact that it has no pictures. Read more
Published on January 11, 2007 by Lisel

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting stories
This book is interesting to adults and children alike. Some stories are familiar, and some, though old stories, will be new to modern readers. Read more
Published on November 9, 2006 by Carolyn

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