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Historic Boyhoods

Historic Boyhoods

by Rupert S. HOLLAND (1878 - 1952)

Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, either by character or circumstance, to make his mark on the world. In this work are included 21 biographical sketches of boys who became famous in the arts, affairs of state or exploration and discovery. Historical fact is blended with surmise and imagination to bring these boyhoods alive. - Summary by Lynne Thompson


Abraham Lincoln The Boy of the American Wilderness: 1809-1865

Andrew Jackson The Boy of the Carolinas: 1767-1845

Charles Dickens The Boy of the London Streets: 1812-1870

Christopher Columbus The Boy of Genoa: 1446(?)-1506

Daniel Boone The Boy of the Frontier: 1735-1820

Frederick the Great The Boy of Potsdam: 1712-1788

Garibaldi The Boy of the Mediterranean: 1807-1882

George Washington The Boy of the Old Dominion: 1732-1799

Horatio Nelson The Boy of the Channel Fleet: 1758-1805

James Fenimore Cooper The Boy of Otsego Hall: 1789-1851

John Ericsson The Boy of the Göta Canal: 1803-1889

John Paul Jones The Boy of the Atlantic: 1747-1792

Lafayette The Boy of Versailles: 1757-1834

Michael Angelo The Boy of the Medici Gardens: 1475-1564

Mozart The Boy of Salzburg: 1756-1791

Napoleon Bonaparte The Boy of Brienne: 1769-1821

Otto von Bismarck The Boy of Göttingen: 1815-1898

Peter the Great The Boy of the Kremlin: 1672-1725

Robert Fulton The Boy of the Conestoga: 1765-1815

Walter Raleigh The Boy of Devon: 1552-1618

Walter Scott The Boy of the Canongate: 1771-1832