This brings history back to life through Jim Hodges' historically accurate, exciting and edifying audio recording of four of the greatest Americans: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln. The stories are patriotic This was most interesting. Their lives are set forth in a simple manner, yet with many interesting details, and a glimpse is given of the trials and successes which combined to mold their character and afford such stirring examples for the youth today. Unfortunately, his works are much less widely known today.". His influence was widely felt because at one time it was estimated that of all the school books in use in the United States, over half had been written or edited by him. After the publication in 1882 of The Story of Siegfried, he went on to write more than 50 others. In addition to editing school books, he started writing books of his own. The last 37 years of his life he worked with publishers, first with Harper and Brothers and later with the American Book Company. After several years he became superintendent of the graded schools in Indiana, a post he held for 18 years. "According to his biography in the Junior Book of Authors (1951), Baldwin, a native of Indiana and largely self-educated, began teaching at the age of 24. Talk about having an influence on our view of American history! The writer, James Baldwin, is interesting to me. Good for an introduction to Webster for me. It was the history of my school days, heroic figures who were all good and pure. Talk about having an influence on our view of American history! "According to his biography in the Junior Book of Authors (1951), Baldwin, a native of Indiana a I wanted to learn about Daniel Webster and read this book written in 1897 for school children that included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln.
I wanted to learn about Daniel Webster and read this book written in 1897 for school children that included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Abraham Lincoln.
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