Strange Stories from History for Young People

Publisher Marketing: This delightful non-fiction Victorian Era book by George Cary Eggleston will make a wonderful edition to any library. From the author: "In calling the tales in this volume 'Strange Stories' I have sought simply to indicate that, in the main, they are unfamiliar to youthful readers, and that most of them relate deeds and occurrences some what out of the common. In choosing the themes I have tried to avoid the tales that have been often used, and to tell only those of which young readers generally have not before heard." Stories included are: THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS THE CANOE FIGHT THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE THE BATTLE IN THE DARK THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING TWO OBSCURE HEROES THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS THE STORY OF CATHERINE THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET THE BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR THE BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS HOW A BOY WAS HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD Originally published in 1885, it is now being offered again 127 years later. Black and white pictures and large print makes it a pleasure for the young and old alike. If you enjoy classic books, this reproduction is a must have. Contributor Bio:  Eggleston, George Cary George Cary Eggleston was born in Vevay, Indiana on November 26, 1839. His older brother, Edward Eggleston, was also a well-known author. When the boys were still young, their father passed away, leaving their mother to raise four children on her own. After graduating from high school, Eggleston attended Indiana State University for a year, but at the age of seventeen, he inherited a plantation in Virginia - an event which dramatically changed the course of his life. He attended college at Richmond and became involved in the social and intellectual circles in the South. When the War Between the States began, he joined the Confederate Army, and the present work, which first appeared as a series of essays in the Atlantic magazine, was written to recount his experiences as a soldier in the war. Eggleston also wrote many more memoirs and novels before his death in New York City on April 14, 1911 at the age of 71.