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King Arthur and the Round Table

1995
Retells the story of how the young Arthur became High King of all Britain and assembled his Knights of the Round Table.

Old Stormalong, the seafaring sailor

1980
Retells the tales of the legendary Yankee sailor who performed amazing feats of seamanship aboard an extraordinarily large vessel.

Mike Fink

1980
Relates the extraordinary deeds of the frontiersman who became king of the keelboatmen on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Dick Whittington and his cat

2006
Retells the legend of the poor boy in medieval England who trades his beloved cat for a fortune in gold and jewels and eventually becomes Lord Mayor of London.

Casey Jones's fireman

the story of Sim Webb
1999
Even though the railroad fireman senses danger ahead, he follows his engineer's command to increase the train's power so that the mysterious whistle blows.

Finn MacCoul and his fearless wife

a giant of a tale from Ireland
1999
With the help of his brave and clever wife, Finn MacCoul bests the fearsome giant, Cucullin.

Saint Valentine

1992
Recounts an incident in the life of St. Valentine, a physician who lived some 200 years after Christ, in which he treated a small child for blindness.

Mike Fink

a tall tale
1992
Relates the extraordinary deeds of the frontiersman who became King of the Keelboatmen on the Mississippi River.

The story of King Arthur and his knights

1984
Tells of King Arthur, his rise to the throne, the winning of his queen, and the stories of the three worthies of his court, Merlin, Sir Pellias, and Sir Gawaine.

King Arthur

1998
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "Once and Future King," covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing. Illustrated notes throughout the text explain the historical background of the story.

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