The Lively Lady

The Lively Lady
Author: Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1934
Genre: United States
ISBN:

Captain Caution

Captain Caution
Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2012-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 030782456X

It is 1812 and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. Captain Dorman is killed, and his crew is taken prisoner, including the captain's pretty and strong-willed daughter, Corunna. Widely recognized for his careful attention to historical details, Kenneth Roberts portrays the bravery of American seamen, their sufferings in the mist-shrouded walls of Dartmoor Prison, the invention of the Gangway Pendulum, and the sailors' dangerous and dramatic escape.

The Lively Lady

The Lively Lady
Author: Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780892724253

This is the classic series from Pulitzer Prize-winning historical novelist Kenneth Roberts, all featuring characters from the town of Arundel, Maine. Arundel follows Steven Nason as he joins Benedict Arnold in his march to Quebec during the American Revolution. Rabble in Arms continues with the exploits of Benedict Arnold, and includes many of the characters from the first book. The Lively Lady is a novel about the War of 1812 and tells the story of U.S. sea captain Richard Nason as he is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Captain Caution is another seafaring tale of the War of 1812.

Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms
Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
Total Pages: 897
Release: 2012-09-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307824551

The second of Roberts's epic novels of the American Revolution, Rabble in Arms was hailed by one critic as the greatest historical novel written about America upon its publication in 1933. Love, treachery, ambition, and idealism motivate an unforgettable cast of characters in a magnificent novel renowned not only for the beauty and horror of its story but also for its historical accuracy.