Heritage History – 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades

Heritage History – 240 Classic Books for Middle Grades

Here are 240 Heritage History Classic Books for students in the middle grades (and higher). These history and literature reading books will provide a classic and well rounded learning experience for many events and people. Categories linked below include: ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, United States history, world history, modern times, exploration and travel stories, science and invention, wars and battles, art and music, the Bible and Christian heroes, myths and folk tales, epics and legends, and historical fiction. Many of these heritage history books have illustrations, and they all have a modern typeface and are not scanned, so they are easy to read and enjoy. Each book is available in both pdf and epub formats, and files over 5.0 mb in size are so indicated. You may also like to see these related pages: Heritage History – 140 Classic Books for High School and Beyond, Heritage History – 125 Classic Books for Lower Grades and Classical Greek Books and Stories for Young Readers.

Categories of Classic Heritage History Books:

• Ancient Civilizations And Ancient Heroes
• Middle Ages And Heroes Of The Middle Ages
• American History And American Heroes
• World History
• Modern Times And Modern Heroes
• Exploration Travel Tales And Memoirs
• Science And Invention
• Wars And Battles
• Art And Music
• The Bible And Christian Heroes
• Myths And Folk Tales
• Epics And Legends
• Historical Fiction And Adapted Literature

Ancient Civilizations and Ancient Heroes

• On the Shores of the Great Sea, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• The Story of the Greeks, by Helene Guerber (epub)
• The Story of the Greek People, by E.M. Tappan (epub 7.32 mb)
• The Story of Greece, by Mary Macgregor (epub)
• The Story of the Romans, by Helene Guerber (epub)
• The Story of Rome, From Earliest Times to Augustus, by Mary Macgregor (epub)
• The Story of the Roman People, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• City of the Seven Hills, Stories from the History of Rome, by S.B. Harding (epub)
• Stories in Stone from the Roman Forum, by Isabel Lovell (epub)
• Peeps at Ancient Assyria, by Jamse Baikie (epub)
• Peeps at Ancient Egypt, by Jamse Baikie (epub)
• Peeps at Ancient Rome, by Jamse Baikie (epub)
• Old World Hero Stories, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• Plutarch’s Lives for Boys and Girls, by W.H. Weston (epub)
• Julius Caesar, by Ada Russell (epub)
• Augustus Caesar, His Life and Work, by Rene Francis (epub)
• The Story of the Buddha, by Edith Holland (epub)

Middle Ages and Heroes of the Middle Ages

• The Story of the Middle Ages for Six and Seventh Grades, by S.B. Harding (epub 6.0 mb)
• When Knights were Bold, by E.M. Tappan (5.1 mb) (epub 8.1 mb)
• A Short Sketch of Europian History, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• Barbarian and Noble, by Marion Lansing (epub)
• Patriots and Tyrants, by Marion Lansing (epub)
• The Discovery of New Worlds, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• The Awakening of Europe, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• The Story of Liberty, by Charles Coffin (18.8mb) (epub 27.8mb)
• The Story of the English, by Helene Guerber (5.1 mb) (epub 8.9 mb)
• The Story of England for Sixth and Seventg Grades, by S.B. Harding (epub 6.8 mb)
• Our Island Story, a History of England for Boys and Girls, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• Stories from English History, Julius Caesar to the Black Prince, by Alfred Church (epub)
• Stories from English History, Richard II to Charles I, by Alfred Church (epub)
• Tales from Irish History, by Alice Birkhead (epub)
• Peeps at History – Ireland, by Beatrice Home (epub)
• A History of Scotland for Boys and Girls, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• Peeps at History – France, by John Finnemore (epub)
• The Story of Old France, by Helene Guerber (epub 5.5 mb)
• The Story of France, by Mary Macgregor (epub)
• Stories from German History, Ancient Times to Year 1648, by Florence Aston (epub)
• Peeps at History – Germany, by John Finnemore (epub)
• A History of Germany, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• The Swiss Heroes, by George Upton (epub)
• Child’s History of Spain, by John Bonner (epub 9.4 mb)
• The Story of the Greatest Nations – Spain, by C.F. Horne (7.0 mb) (epub 7.4 mb)
• History of Spain for Young Readers, by Frederick Ober (epub)
• The Story of Japan, by R. Van Bergen (epub 6.2 mb)
• Peeps at History – Japan, by John Finnemore (epub)
• The Story of China, by R. Van Bergen (epub)
• China’s Story in Myth, Legend, Art and Annals, by William Griffis (epub)
• The Story of Russia, by R. Van Bergen (epub)
• The Barbary Rovers, by John Finnemore (epub)
• The Story of the Crusades, by E.M. Wilmot-Buxton (epub)
• Great Englishmen, an Historical Reading Book, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• Great Englishwomen, an Historical Reading Book, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• European Hero Stories, by E.M. Tappan (8.8 mb) (epub 11.7 mb)
• In the Days of Alfred the Great, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• In the Days of William the Conqueror, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• In the Days of Queen Elizabeth, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• Through Great Britain and Ireland with Cromwell, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• Oliver Cromwell, by Estelle Ross (epub)
• Herman and Thusnelda, by George Upton (epub)
• Barbarossa, by George Upton (epub)
• Charlemagne, by George Upton (epub)
• The Youth of the Great Elector, by George Upton (epub)
• Prince Eugene, the Noble Knight, by George Upton (epub)
• William of Orange, by George Upton (epub)
• William Tell, by George Upton (epub)
• Eric the Red, Leif the Lucky, by George Upton (epub)
• The Story of Mohammed, by Edith Holland (epub)

American History and AMERICAN HEROES

• The Story of the Great Republic, by Helene Guerber (8.0 mb) (epub 15.1mb)
• The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, by Helene Guerber (5.2 mb) (epub 10.6 mb)
• This Country of Ours, the Story of the United States, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• The Conquest of the Old Northwest, by James Baldwin (epub 5.8 mb)
• The Famous Missions of California, by W.H. Hudson (epub)
• The Story of Our Constitution, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• Four American Patriots, by Alma Burton (epub)
• Four American Indians, by Frances Perry (epub)
• Builders of Our Country, Book I, by G. Southworth (6.3 mb) (epub 11.5 mb)
• Builders of Our Country, Book II, by G. Southworth (5.2 mb) (epub 10.2 mb)
• True Stories of Our Presidents for Young People, by Charles Morris (6.6 mb) (epub 8.5 mb)
• Heroes of Progress in America, by Charles Morris (epub)
• Midshipman Farragut, by James Barnes (epub)
• Son of Light Horse Harry, by James Barnes (epub)
• The Hero of Stony Point, Anthony Wayne, by James Barnes (epub)
• The Adventures of Buffalo Bill, by William Cody (epub)
• On the Trail of Grant and Lee, by Frederick Hill (epub)
• The Story of Harriet Beecher Stowe, by R.B. MacArthur (epub)
• The Story of Thomas Jefferson, by J.W. McSpadden (epub)
• The Story of Theodore Roosevelt, by J.W. McSpadden (epub)
• George Washington, by Ada Russell (epub)
• Massasoit, a Story of the Indians of New England, by Alma Burton (epub)
• Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains, by Charles Eastman (epub)
• Famous Indian Chiefs I Have Known, by O.O. Howard (epub)
• Bird Woman Sacajawea, Guide of Lewis and Clark, by James Schultz (epub)

World History

• Historic Boys, by E.S. Brooks (epub)
• Historic Girls, by E.S. Brooks (epub)
• Heroes Every Child Should Know, by H.W. Mabie (epub)
• Brave Men & Brave Deeds, Famous Stories from European History, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• Ten Boys from History, by K.D. Sweetser (epub)

Modern Times and Modern Heroes

• The Struggle for Sea Power, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• The Growth of the British Empire, by M.B. Synge (epub)
• The Story of Modern France, by Helene Guerber (10.2 mb) (epub 11.5 mb)
• The Story of the French Revolution, by Alice Birkhead (epub)
• The Reign of Queen Victoria, by M.B. Synge (epub 7.0 mb)
• An Empire Story, Stories of India and the Greater Colonies, by H.E. Marshall (epub)
• Peeps at History – India, by Beatrice Home (epub)
• Peeps at History – Canada, by Beatrice Home (epub)
• Stories from English History, Lord Protector to Victoria, by Alfred Church (epub)
• A Boy of Old Japan, by R. Van Bergen (epub)
• Stories of the French Revolution, by Walter Montgomery (epub 5.4 mb)
• Buccaneers and Pirates, by F.R. Stockton (epub)
• With Stanley on the Congo, by M. Douglas (9.1 mb) (epub)
• Stories of South America, Historical and Geographical, by E.C. Brooks (epub)
• Florence Nightingale, the Angel of the Crimea, by Laura Richards (epub)
• In the Days of Queen Victoria, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• Marie Antoinette, by Alice Birkhead (epub)
• Lafayette for Young Americans, by Rupert Holland (epub)
• The Little Dauphin, by George Upton (epub)
• Eugenie, Empress of France, by George Upton (epub)
• Garibaldi and his Red Shirts, by F.J. Snell (epub)
• Maximilian in Mexico, by George Upton (epub)
• Elizabeth, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, by George Upton (epub)
• Frederick the Great and the Seven Years War, by George Upton (epub)
• Louise, Queen of Prussia, by George Upton (epub)
• Maria Theresa of Austria, by George Upton (epub)
• Emperor William First, the Great War and Peace Hero, by George Upton (epub)
• Jose de San Martin, 1778-1850, by Anna Schoellkopf (epub)
• Gabriel Garcia Moreno, Regenerator of Ecuador, by Mrs. Maxwell Scott (epub)
• Life of Gladstone, a Book for Boys, by M.B. Synge (epub)

Exploration, TRAVEL TALES AND MEMOIRS

• Book of Discovery, History of the World’s Exploration, by M.B. Synge (6.9 mb) (epub 10.7 mb)
• Voyages and Adventures of Vasco da Gama, by George Towle (epub)
• Magellan, the First Voyage Around the World, by George Towle (epub)
• Pizarro, His Adventures and Conquests, by George Towle (epub)
• Marco Polo, His Travels and Adventures, by George Towle (epub)
• The Boys’ Prescott, the Conquest of Mexico, by Helen Ward Banks (epub)
• Stories of the Gorilla Country, by Paul du Chaillu (epub 5.2 mb)
• Wild Life Under the Equator, by Paul du Chaillu (epub)
• Lost in the Jungle, by Paul du Chaillu (epub)
• My Apingi Kingdom, Life in the Great Sahara, by Paul du Chaillu (epub)
• Country of the Dwarfs, Equatorial Africa, by Paul du Chaillu (epub)
• Indian Boyhood, by Charles Eastman (epub)
• When Buffalo Ran, by G.B. Grinnell (epub)
• Up from Slavery, an Autobiography, by Booker T. Washington (epub)
• When I was a Boy in Russia, by Vladimir de Bogory (epub)
• Our South American Neighbors, by G. Southworth (7.0 mb) (epub 9.3 mb)

Science and Invention

• Four American Inventors, by Frances Perry (epub)
• The Boy’s Life of Edison, by W.H. Meadowcroft (epub)
• Stories of Great Scientists, by Charles Gibson (epub)
• Stories of the Great Scientists, by H.C. Wright (epub)
• Great Inventors and Their Inventions, by Frank Bachman (5.0 mb) (epub 5.8 mb)
• War Inventions and How They Were Invented, by Charles Gibson (epub)
• The Wonders of Scientific Discovery, by Charles Gibson (epub)
• Lives of Great Scientists, by F.J. Rowbotham (epub)
• Twentieth Century Inventions, by Charles Gibson (epub)

Wars and Battles

• Boys’ Book of Battles, by Chelsea Fraser (epub)
• Boys’ Book of Sea Fights, by Chelsea Fraser (epub)
• The Boys’ Book of Battles, by Eric Wood (epub)
• Book of Border Battles, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• Book of Frontier Fighters, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• Twelve American Naval Captains, by Molly E. Seawell (epub)
• Book of Famous Soldiers, by J.W. McSpadden (epub)
• The Retreat of the Ten Thousand, by F. Younghusband (epub)
• Heroes and Heroic Deeds of the Great War, by D.A. Mackenzie (epub)
• Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen, by Eric Wood (epub)

Art and Music

• Knights of Art, Stories of the Italian Painters, by Amy Steedman (epub)
• Ludwig Van Beethoven, by George Upton (epub)
• Joseph Haydn, a Study of His Life and Time, by George Upton (epub)
• Mozart’s Youth, by George Upton (epub)

The Bible and Christian Heroes

• Story of the Bible, 168 Stories, by Rev. Jesse Hurlbut (9.7 mb) (epub 31.7 mb)
• The Story of the Chosen People, by Helene Guerber (epub)
• When the King Came, Stories from the Four Gospels, by George Hodges (epub)
• Children’s Bible, Selections from the Old Testament, by Sherman and Kent (epub)
• Children’s Bible, Selections from the New Testament, by Sherman and Kent (epub)
• Stories of the Saints, by Grace Hall (epub)
• The Book of Saints and Heroes, by Andrew Lang (epub)
• Roses of Martyrdom, by C.M. Cresswell (epub)
• Stories of the Lives of Saints and Martyrs, by Jetta Wolff (epub)
• Saints and Heroes to the End of the Middle Ages, by George Hodges (epub)
• Saints and Heroes Since the Middle Ages, by George Hodges (epub)
• Saint Benedict, by F.A. Forbes (epub)
• The Life Saint Gregory the Great, by a Sister of Notre Dame (epub)
• Alselm, by E.M. Wilmot-Buxton (epub)
• Martin Luther, the Story of His Life, by E. Singmaster (epub)
• The Life of St. Ignatius Loyola, by F.A. Forbes (epub)
• The Life of Saint Teresa, by F.A. Forbes (epub)
• The Life of St. Vincent de Paul, by F.A. Forbes (epub)
• Life of Pius X, by F.A. Forbes (epub)
• Isaac Jogues, Missioner and Martyr, by Martin Scott (epub)
• History of the Church, Christian Antiquity, by Sisters of Notre Dame (epub)
• History of the Church, Early Middle Ages, by Sisters of Notre Dame (epub)
• History of the Church, Later Middle Ages, by Sisters of Notre Dame (epub)
• History of the Church, Early Modern Times, by Sisters of Notre Dame (epub)
• History of the Church, Later Modern Times, by Sisters of Notre Dame (epub)

Myths and Folk Tales

• Stories of Greek Gods, Heroes and Men, by S.B. Harding (epub)
• The Golden Fleece and Heroes Who Lived Before Archilles, by P. Colum (epub)
• Tanglewood Tales, for Girls and Boys, by N. Hawthorne (epub)
• Wonder Book, for Girls and Boys, by N. Hawthorne (epub)
• The Golden Porch, a Book of Greek Fairy Tales, by W. Hutchinson (epub)
• The Heroes, Greek Fairy Tales, by Charles Kingsley (epub)
• A Book of Myths, by Jean Lang (epub)
• Stories of the Ancient Greeks, by Charles Shaw (epub)
• In the Days of Giants, a Book of Norse Tales, by Abbie Brown (epub)
• The Children of Odin, by Padraic Colum (epub)
• Heroes of Asgard, Tales from Scandanavian Mythology, by A. and E. Keary (epub)
• Norse Stories from the Eddas, by H. Mabie (epub)
• Blackfeet Indian Stories, by G.B. Grinnell (epub)

Epics and Legends

• Legends That Every Child Should Know, by H. W. Mabie (epub)
• The Iliad for Boys and Girls, by Alfred Church (epub)
• The Odyssey for Boys and Girls, by Alfred Church (epub)
• The Aeneid for Boys and Girls, by Alfred Church (epub)
• King Arthur and His Knights, by Maude Warren (epub)
• The Boys’ Cuchulain, Heroic Legends of Ireland, by Eleanor Hull (epub)
• The Story of Roland, by James Baldwin (epub)
• The Story of the Cid, by C. D. Wilson (epub)
• The Story of Siegfried, by James Baldwin (epub)
• Gudrun, by George Upton (epub)
• The Nibelungs, by George Upton (epub)
• The Sampo, a Wonder Tale of the Old North, by James Baldwin (epub)

Historical Fiction and ADAPTED LITERATURE

• Ten Boys Who Lived on the Road, by Jane Andrews (epub)
• The Lance of Kanana, a Story of Arabia, by Harry French (epub)
• The Man Without a Country, by E.E. Hale (epub)
• Boys of the Ages, Their Dreams and Crafts, by Laura W.L. Scales (epub 5.7 mb)
• Opening the West With Lewis and Clark, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• Into Mexico with General Scott, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• With Lieutenant Pike, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• Gold Seekers of ’49, by Edwin Sabin (epub)
• With the Indians in the Rockies, by James Schultz (epub)
• Comic History of the U.S.A., by Bill Nye (epub 5.5 mb)
• Men of Iron, by Howard Pyle (epub)
• The Story of Rolf and the Viking’s Bow, by Allen French (epub)
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, by R.E. Raspe (epub)
• The Adventures of Akbar, by F.A. Steel (epub)
• To the Lions, a Tale of the Early Christians, by Alfred Church (epub)
• The Burning of Rome, a Story of Nero’s Days, by Alfred Church (epub)
• Undine, a Romance, by George Upton (epub)
• Twenty Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, by E. Nesbit (epub)
• Tales from Shakespeare, by Charles Lamb (6.6 mb) (epub 7.5 mb)
• Ten Boys from Dickens, by K.D. Sweetser (epub)
• Boys and Girls from Thackeray, by K.D. Sweetser (epub)
• The Chaucer Story Book, by E.M. Tappan (epub)
• Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings, by J.C. Harris (epub 5.5 mb)
• The Arabian Nights, by Andrew Lang (5.9 mb) (epub 5.6 mb)

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