Tales of the Enchanted Islands of the Atlantic Contributor(s): Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (Author) |
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ISBN: 1515421813 ISBN-13: 9781515421818 Publisher: Positronic Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Arthurian - Juvenile Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 114 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Hawthorne in his Wonder Book has described the beautiful Greek myths and traditions, but no one has yet made similar use of the wondrous tales that gathered for more than a thousand years about the islands of the Atlantic deep. Although they are a part of the mythical period of American history, these hazy legends were altogether disdained by the earlier historians; indeed, George Bancroft made it a matter of actual pride that the beginning of the American annals was bare and literal |