{"id":3829,"date":"2019-07-05T21:19:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T21:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=3829"},"modified":"2025-03-23T03:37:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T03:37:36","slug":"the-sampo-by-james-baldwin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-sampo-by-james-baldwin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sampo"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sampo<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by James Baldwin<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>Far away in the Frozen Land in the long ago time a master wizard forged the wonderous sampo or mill of fortune, which ground out all sorts of treasures and gave wealth and power to its owner. This story, retold from the Finnish Kalevala, tells of the making of this mill and the adventures of the heroes who sought to gain possession of it.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>11-14<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>302 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white (paperback),<\/span><\/em>                     Color (ebook)<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2006<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-039-0<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Finnish Literature, Hero Tales<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Mistress and Minstrel 2. The Maid of Beauty 3. The Graybeard and His Son 4. The Wicked Hornet 5. The Tree of Magic 6. The Smithy 7. The Tempest 8. The Recipe 9. The Caldron 10. The Forging of the Sampo 11. The Homesick Hero 12. The Unfinished Boat 13. The Land of Tuonela 14. The Hag of the Rock 15. The Hero’s Return 16. The Wisdom Keeper 17. The Launching 18. The Maid of the Morning19. The Unexpected Journey<\/em><\/p>\n

20. The Friendly Rivals 21. The Barking Dogs 22. The Old Man’s Wooing 23. The Field of Serpents 24. The Great Pike 25. The Bridegroom’s Triumph 26. The Wedding Feast 27. The Home Coming 28. The Slave Boy 29. A Dreadful Vengeance 30. The Golden Maiden 31. The Famine 32. The Weeping Ship 33. The Kantele 34. The Triumph of Music 35. The Flight 36. The Pursuit 37. The Fate of the Sampo<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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