Historical Fiction And Other Reading References For Classes In Junior And Senior High Schools

HISTORICAL FICTION and other Reading References for Classes in JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS Compiled by HANNAH LOGASA The University of Chicago Home-Study Department Arthor of The High School Library, The Study HalT FOURTH REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION Philadelphia McKinley Publishing Co. 1949 SYMBOLS USED IN THIS WORK Especially valuable t Junior high school level Copyright, 1949 McKinley Publishing Co. Made in the United States 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS, Symbols used in this work ..... - .-. 3-Preface to the fourth Revised and Enlarged Edit ZZZZZ Z - 4 Introduction 5 ANNOTATED LIST OF HISTORICAL MATERIAL ANCIENT HISTORY I. Primitive life 13 II. Oriental life IZLiiZ ZIZIZZIIZ 17 III. Ancient Greece and her civilization Z. 21 IV. Early Rome and the Roman Empire . 25 MEDIEVAL AND MODERN EUROPE I. Traditional and legendary history Empire of Charlemagne and the invasion of the Northmen, 600-1000 31 II. Medieval life and institutions, 1000-1400 35 III. Renaissance and the Reformation to 1643 44 IV. Absolutism and the struggle for colonial and commercial supremacy 1643-1786 56 V. French revolution and the Reign of Napoleon Bonaparte, 1789-1815 61 VI. Reaction, revolution and the nationalizing of the European states, 1815-1871 66 VII. Democracy, Liberalism, and the nineteenth-century expansion of Europe, 1871-1914 . 70 VTIL The World War, 1914-1918 .. .7. ZZZ 73 IX. Post-War Europe, and Spheres of Influence, 1918-78 X. World War II and after 86 CANADA I. Discovery, exploration, colonization, 1000-1673 91 II. Anglo-French rivalry, 1673-1867 93 III. Confederation, and after, 1867-97 LATIN AMERICA L Discovery, exploration and conquest, 1400-1808 102 II. Struggles for independence, 1808-1867 106 III.Experiments in democratic government, and development, 1868-109 UNITED STATES HISTORY I. Discovery and exploration, 1400-1607 116 II. Colonization and the struggle for supremacy in North America, 1607-1763 .. 1 118 III. Revolution and the establishment of the American Nation, 1763-1789.... 127 IV. Nationalism and democracy, 1789-1829 135 V. Expansion, 1829-1861 143 VI. Conflict, 1861-1865 156 VII. Reconstruction and consolidation, 1865-1897 161 VIII. National expansion and the new democracy, 1897-1914 168 IX. The World War, 1914-1918 171 X. The United States since the World War, 1918-1942 174 XL World War II and after 179 APPENDIX I. Islands of the Sea 183 II. Selected List of Source Books Ancient History - 189 Medieval and Modern European History 189 United States History 190 World War II and after 19 Author and title index 195 3 THE FOURTH REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION The present revision consists of over 900 new titles. Three hundred of the older titles were omitted, not because they were no longer useful, but in order to make room for the newer material. A new section, Islands of the seas has been added to the Appendix. These small land areas have become of increasing importance because of their geographic location, political influence, and economic possibili ties. The larger islands, and continents that play a world role were not included in this section. Added also, were two sections of World War II, and after. These will be found in their chronological order. For different reasons compiling this work has presented problems. A few might be mentioned a The period covered by this revision coincided with the world conflict. Few books on various periods, and phases of history werepublished, e. g., Ancient history World War I. This had its effect on the proportion of material in the list. b The book output was marked by a change of format in many books. The binding, margins, paper, and print was not up to pre-war standards. This has a bearing on the life of the physical book, and its possible rebinding. c The language in some of the books was frank, and in other cases crude. In each such case the book had to be judged in the light of present-day usage...