Project Gutenberg 2007-11-28 Public domain in the USA. 105 Sweetser, Kate Dickinson 1870 1939 Williams, George Alfred 1875 1932 Ten Boys from History Reading ease score: 63.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Stephen and Nicholas: boy crusaders -- Peter of Haarlem: the boy who saved his country -- David: the shepherd boy -- Louis Seventeenth: the boy king who never reigned -- Edward the Black Prince: the boy warrior -- Tyrant Tad: the boy in the White House -- Hugh of Lincoln: the boy chorister -- David Farragut: the boy midshipman -- Mozart: the boy musician. Produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Ten Boys from History" by Kate Dickinson Sweetser is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work compiles the inspiring stories of ten remarkable boys from various historical contexts, highlighting their notable achievements and illustrating the courage that defined their characters. The narrative is structured to both educate and motivate young readers by showing how these boys overcame challenges and made significant impacts. The opening of the book introduces the first story, focusing on Stephen, a shepherd boy who becomes a leader during the Children's Crusade in the early 13th century. Enthralled by a religious ceremony in his hometown, Stephen is inspired to unite the youth of France in a quest to reclaim the Holy City of Jerusalem. After a supposed divine encounter with a priest disguised as a celestial figure, he embarks on a journey to rally young recruits, gaining attention and followers as he preaches. His fervent ambition and youthful zeal set the stage for a movement that promises adventure and serves as a bold commentary on the dreams and aspirations of the young. The tale unfolds with themes of innocence, faith, and the profound impacts of youthful idealism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Boys -- Biography CT Text Children's Biography Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading 355042 354582 2024-10-10T09:18:03.429744 2023-09-10T11:40:06.415788 text/html text/html 353041 2021-01-03T04:48:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 272077 2021-01-03T04:48:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 341939 2024-10-10T09:18:09.056745 application/epub+zip 345414 2024-10-10T09:18:05.001799 application/epub+zip 191533 2024-10-10T09:18:04.625735 application/epub+zip 450667 2024-10-10T09:18:12.346715 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439646 2024-10-10T09:18:08.679785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289148 2022-08-11T05:45:33.390083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336678 336588 2024-10-10T09:18:02.768775 2023-09-10T11:40:05.820773 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 336450 2021-01-03T04:48:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 126576 2021-01-03T04:48:56 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 336442 2021-01-03T04:48:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 126530 2021-01-03T04:48:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22282 2024-10-10T09:18:12.481714 application/rdf+xml 27262 2024-10-10T09:18:04.701730 image/jpeg 4458 2024-10-10T09:18:04.663766 image/jpeg 274340 2024-10-10T09:18:04.259728 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia