{"id":4584,"date":"2019-09-05T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T17:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4584"},"modified":"2025-03-26T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T10:37:32","slug":"stories-of-the-ancient-greeks-by-charles-d-shaw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/stories-of-the-ancient-greeks-by-charles-d-shaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of the Ancient Greeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Stories of the Ancient Greeks<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Charles D. Shaw<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"shaw_greeks_cover\" data-id=\"3274\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/shaw_greeks_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/previews\/shaw_greeks_preview.pdf\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\">Look inside&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>Description:&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span><span><span style=\"color: var(--tcb-color-0); font-size: 16px;\">Delightful collection of both mythological and historical stories of the ancient Greeks, in language simple enough for younger listeners, yet appealing to all ages. Provides an excellent introduction to ancient Greece, beginning with 32 of the best-known myths, and then continuing with 32 short stories of the historical era, arranged in chronological order. An extensive pronunciation guide is included.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Additional information:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ages:&nbsp; <\/strong><em>8-11<\/em><span><strong>Length:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><span> <\/span><em><span>304 pages<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em><span><strong>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span><em><strong><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span><span><span><span><strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>&nbsp;Black and white<\/span><\/em><span><span><span><span><strong>Year published:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span>2008<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><span><span><span><strong>ISBN:<\/strong>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><em><\/em><em>978-1-59915-269-1<\/em><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><strong><span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><em><span><span><span><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: px;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Npx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: Napx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: NaNpx;\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: .px;\"><span>&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span>History, Ancient History<\/span><\/em>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Purchase book at Amazon<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add print book to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Add ebook to cart<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>1. The Gods of Greece<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2. Fire from Heaven<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>3. The Magic Box<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4. The Voices of the Gods<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5. Deucalion&#8217;s Flood<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>6. In the Woods<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7. Under the Waves<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>8. In the Moonlight<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>9. Among the Stars<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>10. The Kingdom under the Ground<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>11. Sowing Dragon&#8217;s Teeth<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>12. The Race of Atalanta<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>13. Men Turned to Stone<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>14. Black Sails or White<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>15. Wings of Wax<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>16. The Good Ship Argo<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>17. The Golden Fleece<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>18. Lost by Looking Back<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>19. The Horse with Wings<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>20. The Singer and the Dolphin<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>21. A Fiery Runaway<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>22. What a Strong Man Did<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>23. A Golden Girl<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>24. How Death Was Conquered<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>25. The Shepherd Prince of Troy<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>26. The Trojan War<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>27. The Wooden Horse<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>28. The Giant&#8217;s Cave<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>29. The Enchanted Island<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>30. Dangers of the Sea<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>31. A Friendly Land<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>32. The Wanderer&#8217;s Return<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>33. The Splendid City<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>34. The Boy and the Fox<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>35. The Olympic Games<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>36. Two Great Lawgivers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>37. The Ring of Polycrates<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>38. \u201cI Will Be the Greatest\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>39. The Poets<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>40. The Three Orders of Architecture<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>41. With Chisel and Pencil<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>42. The Battle of Marathon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>43. The Greatest Army<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>44. The Brave Three Hundred<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>45. The Wooden Walls<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>46. The Seven Wise Men<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>47. The Richest King<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>48. Glorious Days<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>49. The Wise Man with the Snub Nose<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>50. A Wasted Life<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>51. The Retreat of the Ten Thousand<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>52. False and Cruel<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>53. The Theban Pair<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>54. Philip of Macedon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>55. The Man with the Silver Tongue<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>56. The Man Called &#8220;The Broad&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>57. The Faithful Friends<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>58. The Wise Man Who Lisped<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>59. The Man Who Was Called &#8220;The Good&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>60. Alexander the Great<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>61. The Wise Man Who Lived in a Tub<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>62. The End of Glory<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>63. The Great Mechanic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>64. Conquered by Rome<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>An Inside View&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"15239\" width=\"918\" height=\"688\" title=\"shaw_greeks\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/shaw_greeks.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Related <strong><strong><strong>Titles<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>&#8230;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/three-greek-children-by-alfred-j-church\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"675\" title=\"church_children_cover\" data-id=\"3254\" src=\"\/\/yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/church_children_cover.jpg\" style=\"\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/three-greek-children-by-alfred-j-church\" style=\"outline: none; display: inline-block;\"><strong>Three Greek Children<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">by Alfred J. 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