Richard McLawhorn Grandaddy's Stories Paperback Book

An old man enriched the lives of his grandchildren with the sights and sounds o the past. Now one grandson presents these stories for the next generation to enjoy: The first of the grandfather's tales is two stories in one. A KNIGHT'S TALE: THE COLORFUL LIFE AND TIMES OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH. THE SHIFTING SANDS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. HOW LOUIS BRANDEIS GOT APPOINTED TO THE SUPREME COURT. THE SHORT LIFE OF TITUS, EMPEROR OF ROME, is a story of how Titus and his family rose to power in Rome. Next, STORIES ABOUT PERSIA are taken from the work of the first Greek historian, Herodotus. From him we learn how an empty banquet hall, with platters of rich Persian food and goblets of wine, became a deadly trap for Persia's enemies. And how the selection of one Persian Emperor was decided by a single whinny from a horse. And more. THE EFFECTS OF STALIN'S PURGES ON THE SOVIET PEOPLE explains why Josef Stalin is considered one of the top villains of all time. In ALCIBIADES AND THE FALL OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE, citizens succumb to mob rule and Athens is brought down not by the Persians or by the Spartans but by the Athenian form of government, democracy. The final story, ROBERT PRINGLE, CHARLES TOWN MERCHANT, is about the good life in early Charles Town - unless you happened to be a slave. And how an enterprising young Scottish immigrant became a wealthy merchant while climbing to the top of the social ladder in colonial Charleston. Paperback EUC