The Junior Classics Volume 7: Stories of Courage and Heroism

Various and William Patten (1868 - 1936)

The stories in this volume are true stories, and have been arranged in chronological order, an arrangement that will aid the reader to remember the times to which the stories relate.

Almost any encyclopedia can be consulted for general details of the life stories of the interesting people whose names crowd the volume except perhaps in the cases of Peter Williamson and John Tanner, "The True Story of a Kidnapped Boy," and "A White Boy Among the Indians." Peter Williamson was kidnapped in Glasgow, Scotland, when he was eight years old, was captured by the Cherokee Indians in 1745, and (though the story does not tell this) he returned to England and became a prominent citizen. He first made the British Government pay damages for his kidnapping, gave the first exhibition in England of Indian war dances, and was the first Englishman to publish a street directory. He was finally pensioned by the Government for his services in establishing a penny post.

John Tanner, the son of a clergyman, was stolen by the Indians some years later. His mother died when he was very young, his father treated him harshly, and so when the Indians kidnapped him he made no effort to escape. John remained among them until he was an old man, and the story of his life, which he was obliged to dictate to others as he could neither read nor write, was first published about 1830. The stories of these boys are considered to be two of the most reliable early accounts we possess of life among the Indians. - Summary by the author

Genre(s): General

Language: English

Group: The Junior Classics

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 How Phidias Helped the Image-Maker by Beatrice Harraden Greg Laughland
00:09:31
Play 02 The Fight at the Pass of Thermopylæ by Charlotte M. Yonge Andrea Coffee
00:16:39
Play 03 The Bravery of Regulus Charlotte by M. Yonge Greg Giordano
00:11:30
Play 04 The Rabbi Who Found the Diadem by Dr. A. S. Isaacs Maria Kasper
00:03:21
Play 05 How Livia Won the Brooch by Beatrice Harraden Lynne T
00:12:36
Play 06 Julius Cæsar Crossing the Rubicon by Jacob Abbott Eduardo
00:33:34
Play 07 Fearless Saint Genevieve, Patron Saint of Paris Charlotte by M. Yonge Lynne T
00:12:52
Play 08 The Boy Viking—Olaf II of Norway by E. S. Brooks Denise Nordell
00:27:00
Play 09 The Boy-Heroes of Crecy and Poitiers by Treadwell Walden Eduardo
00:24:08
Play 10 The Noble Burghers of Calais by Charlotte M. Yonge Maria Kasper
00:25:37
Play 11 The Story of Joan of Arc, the Maid Who Saved France by Anonymous Eduardo
00:35:35
Play 12 How Joan the Maid Took Largess from the English by Anonymous Denise Nordell
00:16:14
Play 13 Death of Joan the Maid by Anonymous Denise Nordell
00:09:28
Play 14 How Catherine Douglas Tried to Save King James of Scotland by Charlotte M. Yonge Greg Giordano
00:11:58
Play 15 The Brave Queen of Hungary by Charlotte M. Yonge Eduardo
00:22:41
Play 16 The Story of Christopher Columbus for Little Children by Elizabeth Harrison Michelle Torres
00:19:29
Play 17 A Sea-Fight in the Time of Queen Bess by Charles Kingsley Andrea Coffee
00:42:05
Play 18 A Brave Scottish Chief by Anonymous Katalina Watt
00:14:40
Play 19 The Adventure of Grizel Cochrane by Arthur Quiller-Couch Maria Kasper
00:24:06
Play 20 The Sunken Treasure by Nathaniel Hawthorne Miyune
00:09:40
Play 21 The Lost Exiles of Texas by Arthur Oilman Dale Latham
00:19:02
Play 22 The Boy Conqueror—Charles XII of Sweden by E. S. Brooks Eduardo
00:38:04
Play 23 The True Story of a Kidnapped Boy as Told by Himself Peter Williamson Andrea Coffee
00:23:26
Play 24 The Prisoner Who Would Not Stay in Prison by Anonymous Eduardo
00:28:12
Play 25 A White Boy Among the Indians, as Told by Himself John Tanner Larry Wilson
00:26:16
Play 26 Evangeline of Acadia by Henry W. Longfellow Phil Chenevert
00:19:41
Play 27 Jabez Rockwell's Powder-Horn by Ralph D. Paine Greg Laughland
00:18:58
Play 28 A Man Who Coveted Washington's Shoes by Frank R. Stockton. Greg Giordano
00:19:27
Play 29 A Famous Fight Between an English and a French Frigate by Rev. W. H. Fitchett Greg Giordano
00:09:03
Play 30 The Trick of an Indian Spy by Arthur Quiller-Couch Mike Pelton
00:13:38
Play 31 The Man in the "Auger Hole" by Frank R. Stockton. Mike Pelton
00:18:03
Play 32 The Remarkable Voyage of the Bounty by Anonymous Mike Pelton
00:22:04
Play 33 The Two Boy Hostages at the Siege of Seringapatam by Anonymous Mike Pelton
00:09:42
Play 34 The Man Who Spoiled Napoleon's "Destiny" by Rev. W. H. Fitchett Eduardo
00:21:57
Play 35 A Fire-Fighter's Rescue from the Flames by Arthur Quiller-Couch Maria Kasper
00:12:28
Play 36 How Napoleon Rewarded His Men by Baron de Marbot Eduardo
00:29:44
Play 37 A Rescue from Shipwreck by Arthur Quiller-Couch Greg Giordano
00:14:10
Play 38 Rebecca the Drummer by Charles Barnard Maria Kasper
00:13:50
Play 39 The Messenger by M. E. M. Davis Andrea Coffee
00:23:41
Play 40 Humphry Davy and the Safety-Lamp by George C. Towle Lynne T
00:09:43
Play 41 Kit Carson's Duel by Emerson Hough Eduardo
00:26:13
Play 42 The Story of Grace Darling by Anonymous Maria Kasper
00:12:25
Play 43 The Struggles of Charles Goodyear by George C. Towle Greg Giordano
00:10:18
Play 44 Old Johnny Appleseed by Elizabeth Harrison Maria Kasper
00:09:16
Play 45 The Little Post-Boy by Bayard Taylor Lynne T
00:18:29
Play 46 How June Found Massa Linkum by Elizabeth S. Phelps Andrea Coffee
00:23:18
Play 47 The Story of a Forest Fire by Raymond S. Spears Greg Giordano
00:09:21