Project Gutenberg 2015-07-03 Public domain in the USA. 280 Burnham, Smith 1866 1947 22010256 Hero Tales from History Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "HERO TALES FROM HISTORY" by Smith Burnham is a collection of historical narratives written in the early 20th century. The work aims to introduce children to significant figures from history through engaging stories that emphasize virtues such as courage, honor, and justice. It features a variety of heroes from different time periods, providing vivid portraits that serve to inspire young readers. At the start of the book, the author sets forth a preface explaining the purpose behind these stories, which is to cultivate a love for history in children through compelling tales of notable individuals. The opening portion introduces some key figures, such as Moses, David, and Homer, detailing their incredible feats and contributions. Each narrative is crafted to be accessible and engaging for young minds, emphasizing action and highlight moral lessons without overt didacticism. The objective is to transform historical figures into relatable and inspiring characters, making history come alive for its young audience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Heroes CT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - Other 743059 2025-06-19T17:25:09.175511 text/html 706615 2024-10-24T17:40:35 text/html 15901098 2025-06-19T17:25:31.792446 application/epub+zip 15880718 2025-06-19T17:25:14.546516 application/epub+zip 341627 2025-06-19T17:25:11.185624 application/epub+zip 16045496 2025-06-19T17:25:42.801369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 15942618 2025-06-19T17:25:26.739426 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473441 2022-09-22T11:16:13.424445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608726 2025-06-19T17:25:07.079556 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 588896 2024-10-24T17:40:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15687 2025-06-19T17:25:43.069359 application/rdf+xml 16173 2025-06-19T17:25:11.354487 image/jpeg 2652 2025-06-19T17:25:11.269512 image/jpeg 15341087 2025-06-19T17:25:09.790571 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog