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High Octane History for High Energy Students


These books are of particular interest to adventure-loving boys. They are excellent selections for young people who enjoy fast-paced, action-filled stories, and are the best candidates available for trying to lure adrenaline-addled young men away from their video games.

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Military History


Book TitleAuthor
Boys' Book of Battles by Chelsea Curtis Fraser
Boys' Book of Sea Fights by Chelsea Curtis Fraser
Boy's Book of Battles by Eric Wood
Boys' Book of Border Battles by Edwin L. Sabin
Boys' Book of Indian Warriors by Edwin L. Sabin
Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen by Eric Wood
Heroes of the Great War by G. A. Leask
Fix Bayonets! by J. W. Thomason

Exploration


Book TitleAuthor
Story of Captain Cook by John Lang
Story of Columbus by Gladys M. Imlach
Story of Sir Walter Raleigh by Margaret Duncan
Stories of the Gorilla Country by Paul du Chaillu
Lost in the Jungle by Paul du Chaillu
Country of the Dwarfs by Paul du Chaillu

Chivalry


Book TitleAuthor
Stories of Don Quixote by James Baldwin
King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren
Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle
Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
Page—Esquire—Knight by Marion Florence Lansing
Story of the Cid for Young People by Calvin Dill Wilson
Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall
Story of Roland by James Baldwin


Men of Action

Book TitleAuthor
Story of Lord Clive by John Lang
Story of Nelson by Edmund F. Sellar
Story of Napoleon by H. E. Marshall
In the Days of William the Conqueror by Eva March Tappan
In the Days of Alfred the Great by Eva March Tappan
Story of Robert Bruce by Jeanie Lang
Story of Sir Francis Drake by Mrs. Oliver Elton
Historic Boys by E. S. Brooks
Buccaneers and Pirates of our Coasts by Frank R. Stockton
Brave Men and Brave Deeds by M. B. Synge
Alexander the Great by Jacob Abbott
Pyrrhus by Jacob Abbott
Julius Caesar by Jacob Abbott
Richard I by Jacob Abbott
Genghis Khan by Jacob Abbott
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott
Xerxes by Jacob Abbott

Science and Invention


Book TitleAuthor
Great Inventors and Their Inventions by Frank P. Bachman
War Inventions and How they were Invented by Charles R. Gibson

Legends


Book TitleAuthor
Boys' Cuchulain by Eleanor Hull
Story of Siegfried by James Baldwin
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall
Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall
Stories of Siegfried Told to the Children by Mary Macgregor
Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church

Adventure


Book TitleAuthor
With the Indians in the Rockies by James Willard Schultz
Stories of Gulliver's Travels Told to the Children by John Lang
Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children by James Baldwin
Lance of Kanana by Harry W. French


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