Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307824551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 897

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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.

Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307824551
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 897

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Book Description
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.

Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms PDF Author: Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 685

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A Rabble in Arms

A Rabble in Arms PDF Author: Kyle F. Zelner
Publisher: NYU Press
ISBN: 0814797342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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While it lasted only sixteen months, King Philip’s War (1675-1676) was arguably one of the most significant of the colonial wars that wracked early America. As the first major military crisis to directly strike one of the Empire’s most important possessions: the Massachusetts Bay Colony, King Philip’s War marked the first time that Massachusetts had to mobilize mass numbers of ordinary, local men to fight. In this exhaustive social history and community study of Essex County, Massachusetts’s militia, Kyle F. Zelner boldly challenges traditional interpretations of who was called to serve during this period. Drawing on muster and pay lists as well as countless historical records, Zelner demonstrates that Essex County’s more upstanding citizens were often spared from impressments, while the “rabble” — criminals, drunkards, the poor— were forced to join active fighting units, with town militia committees selecting soldiers who would be least missed should they die in action. Enhanced by illustrations and maps, A Rabble in Arms shows that, despite heroic illusions of a universal military obligation, town fathers, to damaging effects, often placed local and personal interests above colonial military concerns.

Rabble in Arms

Rabble in Arms PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 1608932281
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 838

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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.

Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 147334719X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 816

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An exciting and fast paced adventure story based in colonial America. Written from the viewpoint of a fictional friend of the Historic Robert Rodgers, famed in America as the leader of 'Rodgers' Rangers' a guerrilla squadron harassing the English forces throughout the American War of Independence. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Arundel

Arundel PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Down East Books
ISBN: 160893229X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 572

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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.

Captain Caution

Captain Caution PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 030782456X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 283

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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.

Sophia's War

Sophia's War PDF Author: Avi
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442414421
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336

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A beloved Newbery Medalist pens a gripping adventure set during the Revolutionary War. After witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.

The lively lady

The lively lady PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Boon Island

Boon Island PDF Author: Kenneth Roberts
Publisher: Doubleday
ISBN: 0307822346
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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This classic tale of shipwreck and survival is reprinted with essays that provide a historical perspective and trace the sources from which Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) drew his tale. A native Mainer, Roberts, whose historical novels include Northwest Passage and Arundel, was intrigued by the story of the December 1710 wreck of the Nottingham. After running aground a dozen miles offshore, the ship broke up, stranding her crew with minimal tools, scant shelter, and a few pieces of cheese. The men survived nearly a month of screeching gales, sub-freezing temperatures, and driving snowstorms. During their ordeal they resorted to cannibalism and were finally rescued after one of them made it ashore on a crude raft. Included here are contemporary accounts from crew members, offering dramatically different versions of the true-life traumatic event and a fascinating counterpoint to Roberts' fictionalized version. A bestseller when published in 1956, Boon Island is a story of the ways that crisis can inspire the best—and worst—in human nature.