Heroes Every Child Should Know [Paperback]

Hamilton Wright Mabie (Author), 1stWorld Library (Editor)

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Publication Date: December 1, 2004

Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - If there had been no real heroes there would have been created imaginary ones, for men cannot live without them. The hero is just as necessary as the farmer, the sailor, the carpenter and the doctor; society could not get on without him. There have been a great many different kinds of heroes, for in every age and among every people the hero has stood for the qualities that were most admired and sought after by the bravest and best; and all ages and peoples have imagined or produced heroes as inevitably as they have made ploughs for turning the soil or ships for getting through the water or weapons with which to fight their enemies. To be some kind of a hero has been the ambition of spirited boys from the beginning of history; and if you want to know what the men and women of a country care for most, you must study their heroes. To the boy the hero stands for the highest success: to the grown man and woman he stands for the deepest and richest life.

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An American essayist, critic and lecturer, Hamilton is considered to be the one who promoted moralistic values in the youth. He had a degree in law and his works were published in various magazines and newspapers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: 1st World Library - Literary Society (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595406417
• ISBN-13: 978-1595406415
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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4.0 out of 5 stars A collection of twenty bios that are written well and are informative, October 11, 2011

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The editor offers children twenty biographies, adapted from different sources; all are in easy to read English and all are filled with action. They are the type of tales that teenagers will enjoy reading. He introduces the bios with an introduction in which he addresses a number of subjects, such as why do people need heroes, what kind of people are heroes, how did stories about heroes develop, what are myths, why are hero tales filed with giants and other unusual kinds of beings, and why are courage, strength, and achievement extolled. He tells his readers that heroes can have faults.

All of the twenty bios that he chose are of men. Some are from myths, the Bible, and history. They are about Perseus, Hercules, Daniel, David, St. George, King Arthur, Sir Galahad, Siegfried, Roland, King Alfred, The Cid, Robin Hood, Richard the Lion-Hearted, Saint Louis, William Tell, Robert Bruce, George Washington, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, and Father Damien. Readers may argue that he missed some important men and lots of important women, but they will most likely not disagree that the excerpts that he chose to insert into his collection are interesting and informative.