Introductory American HistoryBourne, Henry Eldridge
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Introductory American History
Bourne, Henry Eldridge
United States -- History
_(f) Interesting phases of Roman Life_: for example, the Roman boy,
country life in Italy, the Roman house, traveling, amusements, etc.
See W.W. Fowler, Social Life at Rome in the Age of Cicero; H.W.
Johnston, The Private Life of the Romans; S.B. Platner, Topography
and Monuments of Ancient Rome; T.G. Tucker, Life in the Roman World
of Nero and St. Paul. Many phases of Roman life are described in
F.M. Crawford's Ave Roma.
_(g)_ For descriptions of incidents in Roman history and phases of
Roman life as the Greek and Roman writers told them, see Botsford,
Story of Rome, and Munro, Source Book of Roman History.
C. THE MIDDLE AGES. (For use with chapters x, xi, xii, and xiii.)
_(a) Histories of the people of Europe in the Middle Ages_. G.B.
Adams, Growth of the French Nation; U.R. Burke, A History of Spain
from the Earliest Times to the Death of Ferdinand the Catholic;
J.R. Green, Short History of the English People; E.F. Henderson, A
Short History of German; H.D. Sedgwick, A Short History of Italy.
_(b) Collection of stories adapted to children of the grades_: The
Story of Beowulf, King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table,
the Treasure of the Niebelungs, and of Roland. These stories have
all been written many times, and any librarian can give the reader
copies of them as told by several writers. The following is a
partial list only:
A.J. Church, Heroes and Romances; E.G. Crommelin, Famous Legends
Adapted for Children; H.A. Guerber, Legends of the Middle Ages;
Louise Maitland, Heroes of Chivalry; and Eva March Tappan, European
Hero Stories; James Baldwin, The Story of Roland; Frances N. Greene,
Legends of King Arthur and His Court; Florence Holbrook, Northland
Heroes (Beowulf); Sidney Lanier, The Boy's King Arthur; Stevens and
Allen, King Arthur Stories from Malory.
_(c) Famous Men of the Middle Ages_; for example, Charlemagne, King
Alfred, Rollo the Viking, William the Conqueror, Frederick
Barbarossa, Richard the Lion-Hearted, King John, Saint Louis of
France, Marco Polo, and Gutenberg.
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