World Landmark Books

"The Landmark Books are a series of non-fiction books published by Random House in the fifties and early sixties. Simply put, the Landmark series is the best collection of children's histories ever written. As a jacket blurb on an old edition stated, the reasons [for the series' popularity] are obvious: good writers and important and appealing subjects from America's past.

Writers in the Landmark series include such notable authors as:

Other writers in the series, though less well known, are generally first-rate." —Kathy Artner, Reader's Guide to American History.

Most of our Landmarksbooks are reader copies only, and are usually less than the marked price. Collectors: please call or email if you're looking for specific editions or dust jackets!

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Active Filters: 4th grade (Ages 9-10), Hardcover
Exploits of Xenophon
World Landmark #18
by Geoffrey Household, illustrated by Leonard Everett Fisher
from Random House
for 4th-7th grade
in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)
Joan of Arc
World Landmark #4
by Nancy Ross, illustrated by Valenti Angelo
from Random House
Biography for 4th-7th grade
in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)
Napoleon and the Battle of Waterloo
World Landmark #7
by Frances Winwar, illustrated by David Stone
from Random House
for 4th-8th grade
in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)
Sinking of the Bismarck
World Landmark #51
by William L. Shirer, illustrated with photographs
from Random House
for 4th-8th grade
in World Landmark Books (Location: VIN-LAN)