From the publisher:
Offers stories about real persons who actually lived and performed their parts in the great drama of the world's history. Some of these persons were more famous than others, yet all have left enduring footprints on the 'sands of time,' and their names will be long remembered. Though not strictly biographical, each of the stories contains a basis of truth and an ethical lesson which cannot fail to have a wholesome influence. Each also possesses elements of interest that will delight the children with whom it is shared.
Table of Contents:
1. Saving the Birds
2. Another Bird Story
3. Speaking a Piece
4. Writing a Composition
5. The Whistle
6. The Ettrick Shepherd
7. The Caliph and the Poet
8. "Becos! Becos! Becos!"
9. A Lesson in Humility
10. The Midnight Ride
11. The Boy and the Wolf
12. Another Wolf Story
13. The Horseshoe Nails
14. The Landlord's Mistake
15. A Lesson in Manners
16. Going to Sea
17. The Shepherd-Boy Painter
18. Two Great Painters
19. The King and the Bees
20. Our First Great Painter
21. The Young Scout
22. The Lad Who Rode Sidesaddle
23. The Whisperers
24. How a Prince Learned To Read
25. "Read and You Will Know"
26. The Young Cupbearer
27. The Sons of the Caliph
28. The Boy and the Robbers
29. A Lesson in Justice
30. The General and the Fox
31. The Bomb
32. A Story of Old Rome
33. Saved by a Dolphin
34. "Little Brothers of the Air"
35. A Clever Slave
36. The Dark Day
37. The Surly Guest
38. The Story of a Great Story
39. The King and the Page
40. The Hunted King
41. "Try, Try Again!"
42. Why He Carried the Turkey
43. The Paddle-Wheel Boat
44. The Caliph and the Gardener
45. The Cowherd Who Became a Poet
46. The Lover of Men
47. The Charcoal Man and the King
48. Which was the King?
49. The Golden Tripod
James Baldwin (1841–1925) was an American educator and administrator. He served as the superintendent of Indiana's school system for 18 years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others.
