Historical Tales, Vol I

Description

A man of many talents and pseudonyms, Charles Morris was particularly interested in approaching and teaching history from a unique perspective. After becoming a professional writer, he wrote numerous history textbooks that became quite popular at the time, including Civilization, a Study of Its Elements, The Story of Mexico, History of the World, and of course, the series of Historical Tales presented here.

Historical Tales is an extensive work divided into 15 volumes, each presenting a set of exciting and informative stories for children and young adults. The stories speak of genuine historical happenings, legends and accomplishments of famous historical figures from across the globe. There are references to numerous countries, and the 1st volume, presented here, comprises a total of 27 interesting tales that young readers still find quite fascinating today.

If there’s anything that doesn’t suffer from depreciation over time, historical facts are definitely part of it.Morris’ keen eye, remarkable storytelling abilities and extensive knowledge about world history are all the right ingredients to make this book a true window to the past that 21st century readers will find most impressive, to say the least.Morris’ work has been enchanting his younger readership for the past few generations. With titles such as How the Electric Telegraph Was Invented, Story of the Regicides, or Frobisher and the Northwest Passage, he manages to turn the stories included in the first volume of Historic Tales into exciting adventures that even young children can relate to.

The stories are quite captivating, and include a fair amount of historically invaluable information about the United States, with particular emphasis on places like New York and Philadelphia, but also focusing on Hawaii, Alaska, the Northwest Passage, and many other locations where venturing forth before the modern conveniences of the 20th century was more than perilous.


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