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George Cary Eggleston. Strange Stories from History for Young People
Strange Stories from History for Young People
Table of Contents
ILLUSTRATIONS
THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT
A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP
THE CURIOUS STORY OF VLADIMIR THE GREAT
THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS
THE CANOE FIGHT
AN INCIDENT OF THE CREEK WAR
THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE
HOW THE BRITISH MADE A LANDING UNDER DIFFICULTIES
THE BATTLE IN THE DARK
HOW GENERAL JACKSON RECEIVED THE BRITISH
THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS
THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE
HOW THE CITY OF REFUGE FOUGHT FOR LIBERTY
THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING
TWO OBSCURE HEROES
HOW THE PARTISAN WARFARE IN THE CAROLINAS WAS BEGUN
THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS
AN INCIDENT OF THE CREEK WAR
THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN
YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS
THE STORY OF A PERILOUS JOURNEY
THE STORY OF CATHERINE
THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET
TWO SHIPLOADS OF SWEETHEARTS AND THE PRICES PAID FOR THEM
THE BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER.[A]
THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR
THE BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS
HOW A BOY WAS HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT
THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD
A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD
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George Cary Eggleston
Published by Good Press, 2019
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But Vladimir was a very pious prince in his heathen way, and feeling that the gods had greatly favored him, he made rich feasts of thanksgiving in their honor. He ordered splendid memorials to various deities to be erected throughout the country, and he specially honored Perune, the father of the gods, for whom he provided a new pair of golden whiskers—golden whiskers being the special glory of Perune.
Not content with this, Vladimir ordered a human sacrifice to be made, and selected for the victim a Christian youth of the capital. The father of the boy resisted, and both were slain, locked in each other's arms.
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