Oct 21: Strange Stories from History
Strange Stories from History for Young People (PDF ebook) – Today we have, in e-booklet form, two little known and unusual stories from American history, as told by George Cary Eggleston.
“The Jamestown Wife Market”
In our first ebook, learn the little-known story of the Virginia “wife market”, when two shiploads of sweethearts who journeyed to the colony to become wives to the men colonists, and discover the odd prices that were paid for them.
“Young Washington’s Perilous Journey”
Follow young George Washington on a perilous journey through the wilderness as he is faced with bitter cold, an ice-choked river, and betrayal by his native guides.
Let us know in the comments if you’d like to see more in this series!
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October 21st, 2009 at 4:25 am
I love history , so , Of course I’d like to see more in the series. I hope to instill the same love in my kids hearts for it and these interesting stories will add depth to our studies. Thanks so much for what you do!
October 21st, 2009 at 4:38 am
These look wonderful! I’m always looking for extra history reading, and these should fascinate my sons!
October 21st, 2009 at 8:15 am
Yes more please! My girls will adore the wife market.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:58 am
I love these stories and would like to read more of them!! Please make more of these available so that we may know “The Rest of the Story…”
I love your site and all that you do. Thanks for the fabulous resources you and your family provide for the public.
October 21st, 2009 at 9:48 am
Just an FYI…you have the wrong date on this…it says Oct 20: Strange Stories….but today is the 21st. I almost clicked away thinking the Wednesday stuff wasn’t uploaded yet until I realized that I’d not seen that picture yesterday. Thought you might like to fix it.
October 21st, 2009 at 11:13 am
Yes, would like more.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
This is a wonderful book that I defintly would like to see more of this type of story
October 21st, 2009 at 7:16 pm
This is really great! I’m going to use it with my children and also with my ESL students. I know that all of them will love it! Thank you for helping me bring history to life.
October 21st, 2009 at 7:56 pm
I really enjoyed the story. I would love to see more! Thank you.
October 21st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
Yes, I would like to see more of Strange Stories. My children enjoyed the wife market.
October 22nd, 2009 at 6:50 pm
This was the one download I wanted this week and I missed it because I was sick in bed Tues and Wed with a migraine headache. Hopefully, it will be offered again (hint, hint Jim).
I really do appreciate all HFOTD has offered and I’ve downloaded since I’ve been a member. I feel truly blessed with the wealth of resources I have received. Whenever I can, I spread the word about this wonderful site.
October 23rd, 2009 at 5:59 am
It is still there as of this morning.
Jim E