Hero Stories of France

Eva March Tappan

Houghton Mifflin, 1920 - France - 204 pages

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I highly recommend this book as quick, enjoyable account of early French history. It makes for great bedtime reading, and would suit most young readers, too. The progression of historic accounts seem to boarder on folklore while providing much imagery for the mind to conjure. I enjoyed it.

Contents

• Vercingetorix the Hero Patriot: 1
• Saint Denis the Missionary II: 11
• The Coming of Attila the Hun: 15
• Clovis the First King of France: 22
• Charles the Hammer: 29
• Pepin and the DoNothing Kings: 36
• Charlemagne and his Kingdom: 40
• The Song of Roland: 50
• How the Northmen became Normans: 56
• How a Norman became King of England: 63
• How Normandy became a Part of France: 69
• The King who was a Saint: 74
• The Six Heroes of Calais: 81
• The Story of Jeanne Darc: 87
• Pierre Bayard the Perfect Knight: 93
• The Field of the Cloth of Gold: 101
• The Story of Coligny: 107
• King Henry of Navarre: 114
• The Rise of Richelieu: 121
• Louis XIV and Versailles: 130
• The French Revolution: 140
• Lafayette Friend of the United States: 154
• Napoleon the Great and the First Empire: 168
• Napoleon the Little: 185
• In the Days of Marshal Foch: 198

Bibliographic information

• Title: Hero Stories of France
• Author: Eva March Tappan
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 1920
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: May 20, 2008
• Length: 204 pages