The Bookshelf for Boys and Girls: 9 Boys and Girls Who Became Famous by The University Society (Good, 1938, HC, 415 pages)

Used in very good condition: some foxing and age-toning of pages; back page has small tear. 

This vintage book includes brief biographies under such headings as:

• When They Were Children: Florence Nightengale, Benjamin West, Michelangelo, Handel, Jenny Lind
• Boys of Many Lands and Times: John Milton, Napoleon, Garibaldi
• Some Famous Girls of History: Joan of Arc, Susan B. Anthony, Jane Addams, Clara Barton
• Stories from American History: Mount Rushmore, Israel Putnam, Nathan Hale, Molly Pitcher
• Men Who Made America Great: Patrick Henry, Lafayette, Daniel Boone, Woodrow Wilson, Rober Bartlett
• Mighty Rulers and Heroes: Queen Elizabeth, Cromwell, Lord Nelson
• Makers of Canada: Jacques Cartier, Marguerite de Roberval, Isaac Brock, Joseph Howe, Laura Secord
• The Story of the Men Who Settled Canada: The Jesuits, Frontenac, La Verendrye

There are many other people covered and the book includes some black and white illustrations and photographs.