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Vintage children’s book set
Posted on 7/11/20 at 3:19 pm
Posted on 7/11/20 at 3:19 pm
I’m trying to remember a book set I had when I was a kid, about 5 or 6 years old (I’m 50 now). It was a set of 15-20 books, each one was about an American historical figure. The books were blue and probably under 100 pages. The ones I can remember were Martha Washington, Andrew Jackson, and Francis Marion, but there were others. I’ve looked on Ebay but no luck. Does anyone else remember these? Thanks!
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Posted on 7/11/20 at 6:48 pm to MissTiger91
Was it the Childhood of Famous Americans series??
Posted on 7/11/20 at 11:20 pm to GreenRockTiger
Was it the Childhood of Famous Americans series??
Yes! I think that was the set. Now I can remember reading Clara Barton, Betsy Ross, and Daniel Boone. Did you read them too or were you just lucky with the Google?
Yes! I think that was the set. Now I can remember reading Clara Barton, Betsy Ross, and Daniel Boone. Did you read them too or were you just lucky with the Google?
Posted on 7/12/20 at 3:22 pm to MissTiger91
Pretty sure you’re talking about either Cornerstones of Freedom or the “Meet (Jefferson/Lincoln/etc)” set.
ETA: should have read whole thread.
ETA: should have read whole thread.
This post was edited on 7/12/20 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:31 pm to MissTiger91
I think I read some of them when I was a kid, well, let's just say if it was in my school library - I read it.
Plus, I used to be a librarian (specifically a children's librarian) ... so I'm just lucky with the google and kind of knew what I was looking for.
Plus, I used to be a librarian (specifically a children's librarian) ... so I'm just lucky with the google and kind of knew what I was looking for.
Posted on 7/12/20 at 9:48 pm to MissTiger91
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Childhood of Famous Americans series
Is there anything like this that is recommended today?
Posted on 7/13/20 at 10:00 pm to meeple
Not to butt in ... but the Who Was ...? Series is pretty good. There are a bunch of people, not just historical American figures.
There are also a few other series What Was(or Is)?? and Where Is?
whowasbookseries.com
There are also a few other series What Was(or Is)?? and Where Is?
whowasbookseries.com
Posted on 7/18/20 at 9:59 am to GreenRockTiger
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Was it the Childhood of Famous Americans series??
Damn, I remember that series, but the only person I can distinctly remember reading about (I'm sure there were many others but this is the only one I remember) was Abner Doubleday. Great memories.
Posted on 7/21/20 at 4:58 pm to VinegarStrokes
Lol - I don’t remember that one! But it is a great series - I may look into getting it for my kids
Posted on 7/23/20 at 12:23 pm to GreenRockTiger
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But it is a great series - I may look into getting it for my kids
Has it been reprinted and available anywhere?
Posted on 7/28/20 at 3:30 pm to meeple
No I think the last printing was in the early 1980s - there are plenty of used ones for sale through amazon or thrift books
I wish they would reprint them!
I wish they would reprint them!
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