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King Arthur

hero and legend
1986

Messengers of God

Biblical portraits and legends
1976
Discusses the Biblical stories of Adam, Job, Jacob, Cain and Abel, Abraham, Joseph, and Moses.

Parzival

the quest of the Grail Knight
2000
A retelling of the Arthurian legend in which Parzival, unaware of his noble birth, comes of age through his quest for the Holy Grail.

The War of the Mormon Cow

being the first part of the Crazy Horse chronicles
1999
Combines history and legend in an illustrated description of the Grattan Massacre of 1854--known to the Sioux as the War of the Mormon Cow--from the viewpoint of twelve-year-old Curly, who grew to become Chief Crazy Horse.

King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table

retold out of the old Romances
1994
A retelling of the story of the boy fated to be the "true-born King of Britain," covering his glorious reign and his tragic, yet triumphant, passing.

The knight with the lion

the story of Yvain
1996
A retelling of the knightly adventures of Yvain and his faithful lion, culminating in his reconciliation with the proud lady Ludine.

Cain & Abel

finding the fruits of peace
2001
Retells the story of two brothers who, after years of sharing everything, become angry enough to lose control and bring violence into the world.

Godiva

2001
With only her long hair as a cloak, Lady Godiva takes her heroic ride through the English village of Coventry in exchange for her husband's promise to lower the people's taxes.

The green hero

early adventures of Finn McCool
1975
Retells the early exploits of the legendary Finn MacCool before he went on to become a great Irish hero.

Calamity Jane

2007
Relates some of the exploits of Wild West legend Calamity Jane.

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