Strange Stories from History for Young PeopleSTRANGE STORIES FROM HISTORYReading editionChapter navigation28 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSTRANGE STORIES FROM HISTORYYOUNG PEOPLEGEORGE CARY EGGLESTONHARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE SERIES.PREFACE.ILLUSTRATIONS.THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT.A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP.THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS.THE CANOE FIGHT.THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE.THE BATTLE IN THE DARK.THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS.THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE.THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING.TWO OBSCURE HEROES.THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS.THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN.YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS.THE STORY OF CATHERINE.THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET.THE BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER.[A]THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR.THE BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS.HOW A BOY WAS HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD.A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →YOUNG PEOPLEAll chapters and sections (28)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSTRANGE STORIES FROM HISTORYYOUNG PEOPLEGEORGE CARY EGGLESTONHARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE SERIES.PREFACE.ILLUSTRATIONS.THE STORY OF THE NEGRO FORT.A WAR FOR AN ARCHBISHOP.THE BOY COMMANDER OF THE CAMISARDS.THE CANOE FIGHT.THE BATTLE OF LAKE BORGNE.THE BATTLE IN THE DARK.THE TROUBLESOME BURGHERS.THE DEFENCE OF ROCHELLE.THE SAD STORY OF A BOY KING.TWO OBSCURE HEROES.THE CHARGE OF THE HOUNDS.THE STORY OF A WINTER CAMPAIGN.YOUNG WASHINGTON IN THE WOODS.THE STORY OF CATHERINE.THE VIRGINIA WIFE-MARKET.THE BOYHOOD OF DANIEL WEBSTER.[A]THE SCULLION WHO BECAME A SCULPTOR.THE BOYHOOD OF WILLIAM CHAMBERS.HOW A BOY WAS HIRED OUT, AND WHAT CAME OF IT.THE WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD.A PRINCE WHO WOULD NOT STAY DEAD.FOR← Front matterYOUNG PEOPLE →