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Quoted, On Old and Good Books
"There is an absurd fancy that modern philosophies are modern in the sense that the great men of the past did not think of them. They thought of them; only they did not think much of them. It was not that Shakespeare did not see the Nietzsche idea; he saw it, and he saw through it."
"What we call the new ideas are generally broken fragments of the old ideas. It was not that a particular notion did not enter Shakespeare's head; it is that it found a good many other notions waiting to knock the nonsense out of it."
G. K. Chesterton - "On Reading"
"There is an absurd fancy that modern philosophies are modern in the sense that the great men of the past did not think of them. They thought of them; only they did not think much of them. It was not that Shakespeare did not see the Nietzsche idea; he saw it, and he saw through it."
"What we call the new ideas are generally broken fragments of the old ideas. It was not that a particular notion did not enter Shakespeare's head; it is that it found a good many other notions waiting to knock the nonsense out of it."
G. K. Chesterton - "On Reading"
| Title | Rank | Period | Level | Type |
| Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin Few compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, and successful diplomat. Find it: Local Library Amazon $8.76 |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Journal by George Fox Still commonly read today, The Journal of George Fox is the autobiography of one of the founders of the Quaker movement. British preacher... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $18.95 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Daniel Boone by Daniel Boone First published in the early 1800s, this true-life account set the record straight on the mythic Daniel Boone and established him as an... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $8.73 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Journal by John Wesley Hendrickson Classic Biographies presents a one-volume abridgement of Wesley's multi-volume journals. The Heart of John Wesley's Journal... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $33.40 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Peter the Great by Diane Stanley Peter the Great, crowned tsar of Russia at the age of ten, believed that whatever he wanted he should have -- and the sooner the better.... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $7.14 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| John Bunyan by William Deal Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.14 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Benjamin Franklin by Augusta Stevenson I thought that it was a good book because I like biographies. I especially liked the part when he went to the Latin School and he couldn't... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| George Washington by Ingri D'Aulaire Follows Washington from young boy to surveyor, to soldier in the French and Indian War where he became a war hero. Later Washington lead his troops through the dark and hungry days of the Revolution Find it: Local Library Amazon $13.67 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin One of the most popular works of American literature, this charming self-portrait has been translated into nearly every language. It covers... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $2.50 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Benjamin Franklin by Ingri and Edgar Parin D'Aulaire An intuitive understanding of the things children love to know, combined with the d'Aulaire's extraordinary artistic ability make this book... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $13.95 |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Pocahontas by Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire First published in 1946 with the d'Aulaires's beautiful lithographic prints, this tale of the first colony at Jamestown is told from the... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $12.69 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Diary by David Brainerd This compilation, taken from Jonathan Edwards’s edited versions of David Brainerd’s Diary and Journal, offers a highly readable... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $7.98 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| The Life and Diary of David Brainerd by Jonathan Edwards This compilation, taken from Jonathan Edwards’s edited versions of David Brainerd’s Diary and Journal, offers a highly readable... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $11.53 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Meet Thomas Jefferson by by Marvin Barrett When Thomas Jefferson was young, Virginia was still a colony of England. Jefferson thought that many English laws and taxes were unfair, so... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| What's the Big Idea Ben Franklin? by Jean Fritz What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? By Jean Fritz. Illustrated by Margot Tomes. Coward- McCann, Inc., 1976. 47 pages.Did you know that... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Why Don't You Get a Horse Sam Adams? by Jean Fritz Let the others wear the ruffled shirts and ride grandly on horseback; Sam Adams, Massachusetts rebel leader, was a plain and plain-spoken... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography by Iain Murray Jonathan Edwards is maybe the most exciting historical Christian to study (except for Luther. Part of this explanation is the fact that... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $21.78 |  | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Life of George Washington by Washington Irving This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1869 edition by G. P. Putnam and Son, New York. Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $29.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| Poor Richard by James Daugherty This lively text exemplifies both the man and the artist. Benjamin Franklin lived in turbulent times and met those times head-on with... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $16.95 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Meet George Washington by Joan Heilbroner George Washington grew up in the English colony of Virginia. He was tall and strong, fair in judgment, and respected by his friends as... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Heart Strangely Warmed by Louise Vernon Find it: Local Library Amazon $7.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Journals by George Whitefield I wish more great Christians had kept journals. Reading about someone's struggles in a biography sometimes seems a little too broad; lots... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $18.25 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Confessions by Jean-Jacques Rousseau In his Confessions Jean-Jacques Rousseau tells the story of his life, from the formative experience of his humble childhood in Geneva,... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Johnny Appleseed by Kellogg The larger-than-life story of a true American hero -- John Chapman, better known as Johnny Appleseed. Kellogg "is ideal as interpreter of... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $4.00 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| Worldly Saints by Leland Ryken Dr. Ryken's presentation of the Puritan view and style of life is perceptive and accurate. He allows the Puritans to speak for themselves... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $14.59 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Middle | Biography |
| John Adams by David McCullough Left to his own devices, John Adams might have lived out his days as a Massachusetts country lawyer, devoted to his family and friends. As... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $13.60 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Secondary & Adult | Biography |
| Trial and Triumph by Richard Hannula "Thus says the LORD: Stand in the ways and see, and ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; then you will find rest... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $14.28 | | Ancient to Modern | Middle | Biography |
| Johnny Appleseed by Gini Holland My son and I enjoyed it, but I had expected it to be more indepth. Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $8.24 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
| George Mueller by Janet and Geoff Benge George Muller stared at the beggar girl. She was no older than five and was piggybacking her little brother. Her mother had died in the... Source: Amazon Find it: Local Library Amazon $8.99 | | Discovery/ Colonial | Elem | Biography |
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