PDF Books in Children's History
Ten Great Events in History
by James JohonnotTen Great Events in History is a historical exploration of important events and the persons who was instrumental for the events in spite of their personal consequences, which lead to the shape the world and had the potential for subsequent changes in shaping the world. This historical compilation work is authored by James Johonnot, an American e..
Ancient Man - The Beginning of Civilizations
by Hendrik Willem van LoonAncient Man: The Beginning of Civilizations is a book written for young readers by the Dutch historian Hendrik Willem van Loon, whose numerous historical writings include The Fall of the Dutch Republic, The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom, Man the Miracle Maker, and A World Divided is a World Lost. This book explores the chronological events which sha..
The Story of Mankind
by Hendrik Willem van LoonThe Story of Mankind is an exploration of civilization from the Dark Age to the contemporary world. This Newbery Medal winning book was written and illustrated by the Dutch historian Hendrik Willem Van Loon, whose works include The Story of the Pacific, Good Tidings, An Elephant Up a Tree, and The Story of the Bible. This book details the ..
The History Of Herodotus, Volume 1 (of 2)
by HerodotusThe History Of Herodotus is the first of two volume of “The Histories”, a record of ancient traditions, geography, politics and encounters of various cultures written by the Greek historian Herodotus who is known as “The father of History” for his systematic narrative of ancient history. “The Histories” being the only work credite..
The Frontier in American History
by Frederick Jackson TurnerThe Frontier in American History is an essay by the Harward educated American historian Frederick Jackson Turner, whose ideas were prominent to the forming of Frontier thesis. Best known for this work, his other notable writings include “Rise of the new west”, “Social Forces in American History”, "Is Sectionalism in America Dying ..
Buried Cities - Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae
by Jennie HallBuried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae is an interesting book about three ancient cities Pompeii, Olympia, and Mycenae and contains nice stories about the culture of the people lived there. Pompeii was an ancient Roman city which was destroyed in 79 AD. Olympia was an ancient Greek city known for Olympic Games. Mycenae was an ancient ..
A Child's History of England
by Charles DickensCharles Dickens migration as historian through his non-fiction work of A Child's History of England explores the hundreds of decades long history of the English Islands comprising England, Scotland and Ireland. It is shocking to note the depth of rivalry among the members of dynasties to the extent of committing disgraceful crimes to acquire ..
The Pharaohs and Their People
by E. BerkleyThe growing interest that is felt in all that concerns Egypt and its past has led me to hope that there may be many who will be glad of a book containing, in a concise and easily accessible form, the chief results of modern research and discovery in the valley of the Nile. The Manuscript of this work was submitted to Dr. Lushington, formerly Profes..