James Baldwin, Complete Works (Illustrated): (Seven books included with illustrations)

James Baldwin (1841–1925) was born in Indiana, United States and made a career as an educator and administrator in that state starting at the age of 24. He served as the superintendent of Indiana's school system for eighteen years and then went on to become a widely published textbook editor and children's author in the subjects of legends, mythology, biography, and literature, among others. James Baldwin was one of the most prolific authors of school books for children at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. In addition to the Baldwin Readers (1897), he co‐authored the Harper Readers (1888) and the Expressive Readers (1911). He wrote over thirty books about famous people in history and retold classical stories. His publications numbered 54 volumes. It is estimated that 26 million copies of his works sold worldwide, including China and Indonesia. A self‐educated man, he became a school superintendent before working as an editor for Harper's and later for the American Book Company. He wrote more than fifty books, the most famous of which include Fifty Famous Stories Retold (1896) and Abraham Lincoln, a True Life (1904). This ebook edition is complete works collection of James Baldwin. The edition comes with seven books, illustrations, active table of contents and active navigation. Included Works: The Book-Lover Eighth Reader Fifty Famous People Fifty Famous Stories Retold Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln Hero Tales The Story Of Siegfried Read more