On the Shores of the Great Sea, Book I of the Story of the World

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Cosimo, Inc., 2013 M01 1 - 212 pages
"Volume 1 ... covers the history of the world from the 'days of Abraham' to the birth of Christ."--P. [4] of cover.

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Contents

THE HOME OF ABRAHAM
1
INTO AFRICA
4
AN OLD TRADEROUTE
8
JOSEPH IN EGYPT
12
THE STORY OF THE NILE FLOOD
17
IN A STRANGE LAND
20
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
24
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON
25
HIRAM KING OF TYRE
42
A GREAT CONFLICT
43
THE ROMAN FLEET
44
KING SOLOMONS FLEET
45
THE ADVENTURES OF HANNIBAL
46
THE END OF CARTHAGE
47
THE STORY OF CARTHAGE
48
OUT OF THE SHADOWLAND
52

KING AHASUERUS
26
HOW LEONIDAS KEPT THE PASS
27
BACK TO THE FATHERLAND
28
SOME GREEK COLONIES
29
ACROSS THE BLUE WATERS
30
THE BEAUTY OF ATHENS
31
THE FIRST MERCHANT FLEET
32
RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND
33
THE STORY OF ROMULUS AND REMUS
34
CONQUERORS OF THE SEA
35
CORIOLANUS
36
ALEXANDER THE GREAT
37
KING OF MACEDONIA
38
EARLY PIONEERS
39
THE CONQUEST OF INDIA
40
ALEXANDERS CITY
41
THE STORY OF THE ARGONAUTS
55
THE SIEGE OF TROY
61
THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES
64
THE DAWN OF HISTORY
68
THE FALL OF TYRE
72
THE RISE OF CARTHAGE
74
HANNOS ADVENTURES
76
SOME MORE ABOUT GREECE
79
888
83
THE FLIGHT OF POMPEY
184
THE DEATH OF CÆSAR
189
THE EMPIRE OF ROME
194
PAX ROMANA
199
TEACHERS APPENDIX 180 184
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