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The Boy's Guide to the Historical Adventures of G. A. Henty (Vocabulary of a Warrior)

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This is a great book for any Henty collector or inquirer. The book gives a brief synopsis of many of Henty's works in chronological order. I find it invaulable in picking the next book I want to buy and read. Henty is a great author for home educators, history buffs, and action adventure readers. The books contain excellent morals and are historically accurate.

G.A. Henty wrote arround 144 books. Many of the books revolve around a fictional character who interacts with real persons from that historical period. Heroism, honor, courage, and leadership are integral characteristics of the main protagonists. I have trouble putting down a Henty story. I highly recommend this resource.

This Book has the most information that I can find on G.A. Henty!

HOME EDUCATORS: If you are trying to put together a history-based curriculum, this volume is very helpful! You can gauge which time periods in your student's course of study need some bolstering up (or livening up) and search in this book for the proper Henty novel to introduce. For example, to bulk up our study on "Ancient Times," I needed a novel about Hannibal. This terrific reference book tells me to get Henty's "The Young Carthaginian" to meet that requirement.

Another problem it solves is that sometimes a history-based curriculum can get predictable. Everyone seems to be covering the same things and the only variance is how deeply they're studied. This guide covers all of Henty's books and makes it easy to locate his books on obscure subjects and events which you can tantalize your children with. Children seem to love citing these forgotten tales and bedazzling their peers and family with them!

This volume will also prove invaluable to PEOPLE EDUCATING THEMSELVES. As an adult who is battling her "learning gaps," I just page through this reference until I find something that doesn't ring ANY bells! By reading a Henty, I enjoy a terrific adventure (which I can later discuss with my children), educate myself and, if I want to, pursue the subject more deeply later on.

Henty is wonderful, and his storys are engaging enough for reluctant readers.
This book is great at helping you or you child select a Henty title from a specific time frame.

Need a book to add to your learing on the crusades? Find the title.
Winning His Spurs (Large Print Edition): A Tale of the Crusades

Other Child studing Ancient Rome? Find a title.
Beric The Briton: A Story Of The Roman Invasion

Grear timesaver, or would help so you can read the books in chronological (Historical) order

Like many other homeschooling families, we have fallen in love with the historical fiction books for young people by George Alfred Henty. History is so much more interesting when complemented by good historical fiction, and what many appreciate about Henty is his unabashedly Biblical worldview. Of course, there are some in the homeschooling movement who say that Henty really did NOT present a Biblical worldview, at least an ipsy-pipsy perfect one in their estimation, and there are others who reject Henty because they feel that since he wrote about war his stories glorify war. To each his own--each family will have to make these decisions for itself. However, we picked up Wulf the Saxon and have been hooked ever since.
Since many homeschooling families have used the Henty books as part of their history curriculum, Vision Forum has published this little volume by William Potter to make them more useful. It puts Henty's novels in historical order, beginning with ancient history, through the Middle Ages, the age of reformation and exploration, the wars of religion and succession, colonial disruptions and competition, the Napoleonic Era, and Indian troubles and neighbors' wars, down to the Victorian period in which Henty himself lived; with a short summary for each story. There is also some biographical information about G. A. Henty along with a sound, Biblical basis for the study of history. One does not have to have The Boy's Guide to enjoy and appreciate the Henty books, but it can prove helpful.

I received my book in excellent condition, just as it was promised. I can't wait to put this excellent resource to good use. My son and I are looking forward to adding the G. A. Henty books to our history studies. This guide will enable us to focus our readings to the G. A. Henty books that correspond to the particular time period we are studying.

When you open this book you will see: one book title and an introduction, per page. It's good if you want to sample a complete list of Henty books.