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Bible Stories

Book Title	Civilization
The Nursery Book of Bible Stories by Steedman	Christian
Story of the Bible Told for Young and Old by Hurlbut	Christian
Stories from the Life of Christ Told to the Children by Kelman	Christian
Christ Legends by Lagerlof	Christian
Heroes of Israel by Evans	Christian
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels by Hodges	Christian
Old Testament Legends by James	Christian
Stories from the Old Testament Told to the Children by Chisholm	Christian

Collective Biography

Book Title	Civilization
Four Great Americans by Baldwin	American
Builders of our Country Vol. I by Southworth	American
Builders of our Country Vol. II by Southworth	American
Stories of Great Americans for Little Americans by Eggleston	American
Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains by Eastman	American
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers by McSpadden	American
Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known by Howard	American
Heroes of Progress in America by Morris	American
True Stories of Our Presidents by Morris	American
Four American Inventors by Perry	American
Four American Indians by Perry	American
Twelve Naval Captains by Seawell	American
Four American Patriots by Burton	American
Tales from Canterbury Cathedral by Lord	British
Great Englishmen by Synge	British
Great Englishwomen by Synge	British
Great Artists Vol. I by Keysor	European
European Hero Stories by Tappan	European
Knights of Art: Stories of the Italian Painters by Steedman	European
Famous Men of the Middle Ages by Haaren	European
Heroes of the Middle Ages by Tappan	European
Famous Men of Greece by Haaren	Greek
The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Greeks by Gould	Greek
Old World Hero Stories by Tappan	Greek
Our Young Folks' Plutarch by Kaufman	Greek
The Men Who Found America by Hutchinson	Hispanic
Plutarch's Lives by Weston	Roman
The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans by Gould	Roman
Famous Men of Rome by Haaren	Roman
Historic Boys by Brooks	World
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by Baldwin	World
Historic Girls by Brooks	World
Heroes Every Child Should Know by Mabie	World
Famous Men of Modern Times by Haaren	World
Fifty Famous People by Baldwin	World
Red Book of Heroes by Lang	World
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold by Baldwin	World
Ten Boys from History by Sweetser	World

Individual Biography

Book Title	Civilization
The Story of David Livingstone by Golding	African
Cecil Rhodes by Colvin	African
The Story of H. M. Stanley by Golding	African
King Philip by Abbott	American
The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Hamilton	American
Kit Carson by Abbott	American
Adventures of Chevalier de La Salle by Abbott	American
Bird Woman—Sacajawea by Schultz	American
The Story of Theodore Roosevelt by McSpadden	American
Boys' Life of Edison by Meadowcroft	American
The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe by MacArthur	American
Up from Slavery by Washington	American
The Story of Thomas Jefferson by McSpadden	American
Miles Standish by Abbott	American
The Story of Lord Clive by Lang	Asian
Genghis Khan by Abbott	Asian
The Story of General Gordon by Lang	Asian
Alfred the Great by Abbott	British
In the Days of Alfred the Great by Tappan	British
The Story of Robert Bruce by Lang	British
Charles I by Abbott	British
Charles II by Abbott	British
The Story of Captain Cook by Lang	British
Through Great Britain and Ireland With Cromwell by Marshall	British
The Story of Sir Francis Drake by Elton	British
Queen Elizabeth by Abbott	British
In the Days of Queen Elizabeth by Tappan	British
Life of Gladstone by Synge	British
Margaret of Anjou by Abbott	British
Mary Queen of Scots by Abbott	British
The Story of Nelson by Sellar	British
Florence Nightingale by Richards	British
The Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Duncan	British
Richard I by Abbott	British
Richard II by Abbott	British
Richard III by Abbott	British
The Story of Lord Roberts by Sellar	British
In the Days of Queen Victoria by Tappan	British
William the Conqueror by Abbott	British
Erasmus of Rotterdam by Wilkinson	Christian
Saint Gregory the Great by Notre Dame	Christian
Isaac Jogues: Missionary and Martyr by Scott	Christian
Junipero Serra—the Man and his Work by Fitch	Christian
Hortense by Abbott	European
The Story of Joan of Arc by Lang	European
Joseph Bonaparte by Abbott	European
Louis XIV by Abbott	European
The Story of Napoleon by Marshall	European
In the Days of William the Conqueror by Tappan	European
Travels of Marco Polo by Towle	European
Alexander the Great by Abbott	Greek
Cyrus the Great by Abbott	Greek
Darius the Great by Abbott	Greek
Pyrrhus by Abbott	Greek
Xerxes by Abbott	Greek
Albuquerque: Rulers of India by Stephens	Hispanic
Vasco Nunez de Balboa by Ober	Hispanic
Simon Bolivar: His Life and His Work by Sherwell	Hispanic
The Story of Columbus by Imlach	Hispanic
Columbus the Discoveror by Ober	Hispanic
Hernando Cortez by Ober	Hispanic
Ponce de Leon by Ober	Hispanic
Fernando de Soto by Ober	Hispanic
Isabella of Castile by Howard	Hispanic
Saint Ignatius of Loyola by Pollen	Hispanic
Ferdinand Magellan by Ober	Hispanic
Don Jose de San Martin by Schoellkopf	Hispanic
Pizarro and the Conquest of Peru by Ober	Hispanic
Amerigo Vespucci by Ober	Hispanic
Voyages of Vasco da Gama by Towle	Hispanic
Harun Al-Rashid: Caliph of Bagdad by Audisio	Islamic
Peter the Great by Abbott	Norse
Julius Caesar by Abbott	Roman
Cleopatra by Abbott	Roman
Hannibal by Abbott	Roman
Nero by Abbott	Roman
Romulus by Abbott	Roman

Exploration

Book Title	Civilization
With Lieutenant Pike by Sabin	American

Historical Fiction

Book Title	Civilization
Ruth of Boston by Otis Kaler	American
Seth of Colorado by Otis Kaler	American
The Man Without a Country by Hale	American
The Eskimo Twins by Perkins	American
Hannah of Kentucky by Otis Kaler	American
Calvert of Maryland by Otis Kaler	American
Benjamin of Ohio by Otis Kaler	American
Antione of Oregon by Otis Kaler	American
Mary of Plymouth by Otis Kaler	American
The Puritan Twins by Perkins	American
Into Mexico with General Scott by Sabin	American
With the Indians in the Rockies by Schultz	American
Gold Seeker's of '49 by Sabin	American
Opening the West with Lewis and Clark by Sabin	American
The Gold Cache by Schultz	American
Martha of California by Otis Kaler	American
Philip of Texas by Otis Kaler	American
Peter of New Amsterdam by Otis Kaler	American
Richard of Jamestown by Otis Kaler	American
Stephen of Philadelphia by Otis Kaler	American
The Adventures of Akbar by Steel	Asian
The Japanese Twins by Perkins	Asian
Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	British
The Chantry Priest of Barnet by Church	British
Men of Iron by Pyle	British
With the King at Oxford by Church	British
The Count on the Saxon Shore by Church	British
The Scotch Twins by Perkins	British
Our Little Saxon Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	British
The Hammer by Church	Christian
To the Lions by Church	Christian
The Belgian Twins by Perkins	European
Our Little Crusader Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	European
In the Days of the Guild by Lamprey	European
The Dutch Twins by Perkins	European
The French Twins by Perkins	European
Gabriel and the Hour Book by Stein	European
Our Little Norman Cousin of Long Ago by Stein	European
Otto of the Silver Hand by Pyle	European
The Swiss Twins by Perkins	European
Our Little Florentine Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	European
Callias - The Fall of Athens by Church	Greek
Three Greek Children: A Story of Home in Old Time by Church	Greek
Lords of the World by Church	Greek
A Young Macedonian in the Army of Alexander the Great by Church	Greek
The Spartan Twins by Perkins	Greek
Our Little Athenian Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Greek
Our Little Spartan Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Greek
The Last of the Arawaks by Ober	Hispanic
The Mexican Twins by Perkins	Hispanic
For Prey and Spoils by Ober	Hispanic
Our Little Aztec Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	Hispanic
The Lance of Kanana by French	Islamic
The Story of Rolf and the Viking's Bow by French	Norse
Our Little Viking Cousin of Long Ago by Johnson	Norse
The Burning of Rome by Church	Roman
Lucius. Adventures of a Roman Boy by Church	Roman
The Crown of Pine by Church	Roman
Our Little Roman Cousin of Long Ago by Cowles	Roman
Our Little Carthaginian Cousin of Long Ago by Winlow	Roman
Boys of the Ages by Scales	World
Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road from Long Ago to Now by Andrews	World

Folk Tales

Book Title	Civilization
West African Folk-Tales by Barker	African
Native Fairy Tales of South Africa by McPherson	African
Uncle Remus His Songs and Sayings by Harris	American
Indian Folk and Fairy Tales by Jacobs	Asian
Jataka Tales by Babbitt	Asian
More Jataka Tales by Babbitt	Asian
Fairy Tales of Old Japan by Griffis	Asian
Tales of the Punjab by Steel	Asian
Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children by Macgregor	British
Celtic Tales told to the Children by Chisholm	British
Celtic Fairy Tales by Jacobs	British
The Blue Fairy Book by Lang	European
Dutch Fairy Tales by Griffis	European
The Red Fairy Book by Lang	European
The Aesop for Children by Winter	Greek
Czechoslovak Fairy Tales by Fillmore	Norse
Old Hungarian Fairy Tales by Orczy	Norse
Popular Tales from the Norse by Dasent	Norse
Old Peter's Russian Tales by Ransome	Norse

Geography

Book Title	Civilization
The Holy Land in Geography by MacCoun	Christian
Panama: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Hispanic
Portugal: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Hispanic
South America: Peeps at History by Browne	Hispanic
Our South American Neighbors by Southworth	Hispanic
Spain: Peeps at Many Lands by Browne	Hispanic

History

Book Title	Civilization
The Famous Missions of California by Hudson	American
Young Folks' History of Russia by Dole	Norse

Christian History

Book Title	Civilization
The Early Church: from Ignatius to Augustine by Hodges	Christian
History of the Catholic Church by MacCaffrey	Christian
Eighteen Christian Centuries by White	Christian
History of the Church: Christian Antiquity by Notre Dame	Christian
History of the Church: Early Middle Ages by Notre Dame	Christian
History of the Church: Later Middle Ages by Notre Dame	Christian
History of the Church: Early Modern Times by Notre Dame	Christian
History of the Church: Later Modern Times by Notre Dame	Christian
The Story of Liberty by Coffin	Christian
Christian Persecutions by Craig	Christian

Comprehensive History

Book Title	Civilization
The Land of the Golden Trade by Lang	African
South Africa by Colvin	African
American History Stories�Volume I by Pratt	American
American History Stories�Volume II by Pratt	American
American History Stories�Volume III. by Pratt	American
American History Stories�Volume IV by Pratt	American
Historical Tales: 2�American by Morris	American
This Country of Ours by Marshall	American
A First Book in American History by Eggleston	American
Indian History for Young Folks by Drake	American
Stories of the Pilgrims by Pumphrey	American
The Story of the Great Republic by Guerber	American
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies by Guerber	American
Massasoit: A Story of the Indians of New England by Burton	American
A Short History of the American Negro by Brawley	American
A Boy of Old Japan by Van Bergen	Asian
China's Story by Griffis	Asian
India: Peeps at History by Home	Asian
India by Surridge	Asian
The Story of Japan by Van Bergen	Asian
Japan: Peeps at History by Finnemore	Asian
Canada: Peeps at History by Home	British
Our Empire Story by Marshall	British
The Story of England by Harding	British
The Story of the English by Guerber	British
Stories from English History: I by Church	British
Stories From English History: III by Church	British
The Hanoverians by Gaskoin	British
Ireland: Peeps at History by Home	British
Our Island Story by Marshall	British
Historical Reader—Primary by Cambridge Press	British
Scotland's Story by Marshall	British
Stories From English History: II by Church	British
The Tudors and Stuarts by Synge	British
The Reign of Queen Victoria by Synge	British
The Story of the Crusades by Wilmot-Buxton	Christian
France: Peeps at History by Finnemore	European
The Story of France by Macgregor	European
Germany: Peeps at History by Finnemore	European
A History of Germany by Marshall	European
The Story of the Middle Ages by Harding	European
The Netherlands by Macgregor	European
The Story of Old France by Guerber	European
The Story of Europe by Marshall	European
Stories from German History by Aston	European
History of Prussia by Abbott	European
On the Shores of the Great Sea by Synge	Greek
The Story of Greece by Macgregor	Greek
The Story of the Greek People by Tappan	Greek
The Story of the Greeks by Guerber	Greek
Stories of the East From Herodotus by Church	Greek
The Story of Mexico by Morris	Hispanic
Young Folk's History of Mexico by Ober	Hispanic
South America by Butterworth	Hispanic
A Child's History of Spain by Bonner	Hispanic
Greatest Nations: Spain by Horne	Hispanic
Spain: History for Young Readers by Ober	Hispanic
The Romance of Spanish History by Abbott	Hispanic
Barbary Rovers: Peeps at History by Finnemore	Islamic
The Moors in Spain by Florian	Islamic
Greatest Nations: Turkey by Horne	Islamic
The Story of Russia by Van Bergen	Norse
Historical Tales: 9�Scandinavian by Morris	Norse
Viking Tales by Hall	Norse
Stories of the Vikings by Macgregor	Norse
Stories From Livy by Church	Roman
The Story of the Romans by Guerber	Roman
The Story of Rome by Macgregor	Roman
Stories from Ancient Rome by Church	Roman
The Awakening of Europe by Synge	World
The Discovery of New Worlds by Synge	World
A Book of Discovery by Synge	World
The Growth of the British Empire by Synge	World
The Struggle for Sea Power by Synge	World
The World at War by Synge	World

Episodic History

Book Title	Civilization
With Stanley on the Congo by Douglas	African
Oom Paul's People by Hillegas	African
America First by Evans	American
Historical Tales: 1�American by Morris	American
An American Book of Golden Deeds by Baldwin	American
Stories of American Life and Adventure by Eggleston	American
Trails of the Pathfinders by Grinnell	American
The Story of Our Constitution by Tappan	American
The Conquest of the Old Northwest by Baldwin	American
Historical Tales: 12�Japanese and Chinese by Morris	Asian
The Buccaneers of America by Esquemeling	British
Historical Tales: 4�English by Morris	British
Stories from English History by Skae	British
The Crusaders by Church	Christian
Stories from the Crusades by Kelman	Christian
Barbarian and Noble by Lansing	European
Stories from French History by Dalkeith	European
Historical Tales: 6� French by Morris	European
Historical Tales: 5�German by Morris	European
Patriots and Tyrants by Lansing	European
Pictures from Greek Life and Story by Church	Greek
Stories from Greek History by Lemon	Greek
Historical Tales: 10�Greek by Morris	Greek
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts by Stockton	Hispanic
Historical Tales: 3�Spanish American by Morris	Hispanic
Historical Tales: 7�Spanish by Morris	Hispanic
Historical Tales: 8�Russian by Morris	Norse
Roman Life in the Days of Cicero by Church	Roman
Pictures from Roman Life and Story by Church	Roman
Stories from Roman History by Dalkeith	Roman
Historical Tales: 11�Roman by Morris	Roman
Brave Men and Brave Deeds by Synge	World
Old Time Tales by Evans	World

Military History

Book Title	Civilization
With the Boer Forces by Hillegas	African
Fix Bayonets! by Thomason	American
Boys' Book of Border Battles by Sabin	American
Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters by Sabin	American
Boys' Book of Indian Warriors by Sabin	American
War with Mexico by Ladd	American
South American Fights and Fighters by Brady	American
Heroes of the Indian Mutiny by Gilliat	Asian
Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen by Wood	British
Gallipoli by Masefield	British
Heroes of the Great War by Leask	British
Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War by Mackenzie	British
Last Days of Jerusalem: From Josephus by Church	Christian
The Little Book of the War by Tappan	European
The Story of the Great War by Usher	European
Helmet and Spear by Church	Greek
The Retreat of the Ten Thousand by Younghusband	Greek
Nicias and the Sicilian Expedition by Church	Greek
The Story of the Persian War by Church	Greek
Mexico by Duncan	Hispanic
The War with Spain by Morris	Hispanic
Boys' Book of Battles by Fraser	World
The Boy's Book of Battles by Wood	World
Boys' Book of Sea Fights by Fraser	World

Social History

Book Title	Civilization
My Apingi Kingdom by du Chaillu	African
The Country of the Dwarfs by du Chaillu	African
Wild Life Under the Equator by du Chaillu	African
Stories of the Gorilla Country by du Chaillu	African
Lost in the Jungle by du Chaillu	African
Indian Boyhood by Eastman	American
When Buffalo Ran by Grinnell	American
The Soul of the Indian by Eastman	American
The Negro and the Nation by Merriam	American
Child Life in Japan by Griffis	Asian
The Story of China by Van Bergen	Asian
When Knights Were Bold by Tappan	European
Irving's Alhambra by Irving	Hispanic
Eothen: Traces of Travel in the East by Kinglake	Islamic
Haremlik: Lives of Turkish Women by Vaka	Islamic

Humor

Book Title	Civilization
Comic History of the United States by Nye	American
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Raspe	European

Legends

Book Title	Civilization
Blackfeet Indian Stories by Grinnell	American
The Red Indian Fairy Book by Olcott	American
Canadian Wonder Tales by Macmillan	American
Stories of King Arthur's Knights Told to the Children by Macgregor	British
King Arthur and His Knights by Warren	British
Stories of the Border Marches by Lang	British
The Boys' Cuchulain by Hull	British
Stories of Guy of Warwick Told to the Children by Marshall	British
The King of Ireland's Son by Colum	British
Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by Marshall	British
The Book of Legends by Scudder	European
Page—Esquire—Knight by Lansing	European
The Story of Roland by Baldwin	European
Stories of Roland Told to the Children by Marshall	European
Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by Marshall	European
The Story of the Cid for Young People by Wilson	Hispanic
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by Marshall	Norse
The Sampo by Baldwin	Norse
The Story of Siegfried by Baldwin	Norse
Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Macgregor	Norse
Legends Every Child Should Know by Mabie	World

Literature

Book Title	Civilization
The Jungle Book by Kipling	Asian
English Literature for Boys and Girls by Marshall	British

Adapted Literature

Book Title	Civilization
Uncle Tom's Cabin Told to the Children by Marshall	American
The Chaucer Story Book by Tappan	British
Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by Baldwin	British
Ten Boys from Dickens by Sweetser	British
Stories of Gulliver's Travels Told to the Children by Lang	British
Stories from Pilgrim's Progress Told to the Children by Macgregor	British
Tales from Shakespeare by Lamb	British
Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare by Nesbit	British
Stories of Charlemagne and the Twelve Peers of France by Church	European
Stories from Dante Told to the Children by Macgregor	European
Stories of Wagner Told to the Children by Smith	European
The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Church	Greek
The Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Church	Greek
Stories from the Greek Comedians by Church	Greek
Stories from the Iliad Told to the Children by Lang	Greek
Stories from the Odyssey Told to the Children by Lang	Greek
Stories from the Greek Tragedians by Church	Greek
Stories of Don Quixote by Baldwin	Hispanic
The Arabian Nights Entertainments by Lang	Islamic
Stories from the Arabian Nights by Steedman	Islamic
Stories of the Magicians by Church	Islamic
The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Church	Roman

Mythology

Book Title	Civilization
The Golden Fleece and the Heroes Who Lived Before Achilles by Colum	Greek
Gods and Heroes or The Kingdom of Jupiter by Francillon	Greek
A Story of the Golden Age of Greek Heroes by Baldwin	Greek
Old Greek Stories by Baldwin	Greek
Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men by Harding	Greek
Old Greek Folk Stories Told Anew by Peabody	Greek
Stories of the Ancient Greeks by Shaw	Greek
The Greek Heroes by Kingsley	Greek
The Golden Porch by Hutchinson	Greek
Tanglewood Tales by Hawthorne	Greek
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys by Hawthorne	Greek
The Heroes of Asgard by Keary	Norse
In the Days of Giants by Brown	Norse
Norse Stories Retold from the Eddas by Mabie	Norse
The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Colum	Norse

Saint Stories

Book Title	Civilization
God's Troubadour: The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Jewett	Christian
Saint Christopher and Saint Cuthbert by Macgregor	Christian
In God's Garden by Steedman	Christian
Our Island Saints by Steedman	Christian
Legends and Stories of Italy by Steedman	Christian
Stories of the Saints by Hall	Christian
Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages by Hodges	Christian
The Book of Saints and Heroes by Lang	Christian
The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Brown	Christian
A Child's Book of Saints by Canton	Christian
Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages by Hodges	Christian
A Child's Book of Warriors by Canton	Christian
Roses of Martyrdom by Cresswell	Christian
Stories of Saints and Martyrs by Wolff	Christian

Science and Invention

Book Title	Civilization
Stories of the Great Scientists by Gibson	European
Children's Stories of the Great Scientiests by Wright	European
The Wonders of Scientific Discovery by Gibson	World
Great Inventors and Their Inventions by Bachman	World
Story Lives of Great Scientists by Rowbotham	World
War Inventions and How they were Invented by Gibson	World
Twentieth Century Inventions by Gibson	World