Armour and Weapons
Posted in High School, Middle School, Public Domain, Western Civilization on June 19, 2013
Great illustrations of weaponry and armor Doing a study on Medieval warfare? Have a child who loves all things knights and castles? This is an amazing book that covers: The Age of Mail The Wearing of Armour Horse Armour The Decadence of Armour Medieval Weapons Plus more! The text is pretty dense, but informative. It Read More »
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great
Posted in High School, History, Middle School, Public Domain on June 12, 2013
For those that love biographies of famous people, Elbert Hubbard wrote 14 volumes of his series Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great. Each volume contains the stories of 10-12 people in a certain category (with exception to the first book): Volume 1 – memorial edition 2 – Famous Women 3 – American Statesmen Read More »
An Introduction to the History of Science
Posted in High School, History, Public Domain, Science on June 2, 2013
The history of science should be given a larger place than at present in general history; for, as Bacon said, the history of the world without a history of learning is like a statue of Polyphemus with the eye out. The history of science studies the past for the sake of the future. It is a Read More »
Adventure Tales by Edward Sylvester Ellis
Posted in American History, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Public Domain, Reading, Upper Elementary on May 23, 2013
Edward Sylvester Ellis – Dime Novel Author The son of a famous hunter, Edward was a school teacher, journalist, and prolific author during the last part of the 1800′s. His works are immeasurable because he wrote under various pseudonyms and pen names. Most of his books and articles were adventure stories for boys and historical biographies. He Read More »
British Castles
Posted in College Prep, High School, Public Domain, Western Civilization on May 20, 2013
A very beautifully illustrated treatise on the history of castle-building in England. The writing in this book is a little heady – so it would probably only appeal to older students. But the information it contains about the structure of the castles and how they became elaborate and grand is worth the read. Download British Read More »
