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The Lively Lady, by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Young Captain Richard Nason of
Arundel, Maine is the successful commander of his family’s brig, which carries cargo to and from ports all over the world. Hence, he has no use for the talk of war with England - until he is kidnapped by
a press gang and forced to serve aboard a British warship. 288 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Northwest Passage, by Kenneth Roberts
What starts out as a simple French and
Indian War tale of a daring raid on the St. Francis Indian village by Major Robert Rogers, eventually spans North America, Europe and the Mediterranean. Roberts' descriptions of wilderness warfare and
survival bespeak his excruciatingly thorough research and knowledge of eighteenth century America, to the point where you might wonder if he was actually there. His battle scenes are unsparingly violent
and brutal, even by today's standards, but the whole novel is infused with a quaint romanticism, that is usually avoided in modern literature. In Robert's works, warfare is bloody, and politics unsavory,
but noble spirits and strong hearts prevail. Anyone who likes historical fiction, art history, or adventure travel, would do well to start with Northwest Passage. 709 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Oliver Wiswell, by Robert Lewis Roberts
Spanning the years from 1775 to 1783, Oliver Wiswell traces the adventures of a Yale student who is deeply loyal to the established government of the colonies. 836 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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The Kenneth Roberts Reader, by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Introduction by Ben Ames
Williams. 464 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Rabble in Arms, by Kenneth Roberts
The second of Kenneth Roberts’ epic novels
of the American Revolution. Beginning in 1776, the novel follows the fortunes of Peter and Nathaniel Merrill as they are drawn inexorably into the bitter northern battles of the American Revolution. 592
pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Arundel, by Kenneth Roberts
Kenneth Roberts’ rousing tale of Colonel Benedict
Arnold’s doomed march on Quebec in 1775 is as engaging today as it was when it was first published in 1930. The book tells the story of Stephen Nason, a soldier in the Continental Army from the fledgling
southern Maine settlement of Arundel, who accompanies Arnold’s force on the grueling journey up the Kennebec River and overland through the vast and wild North Woods. 496 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Lydia Bailey, by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Roberts wrote a number of these inflated
historical romances, which were artful enough to snag him a special Pulitzer citation. This 1947 outing features Albion Hamlin, who comes to Boston in 1800 to defend a man accused of violating the Alien
and Sedition Act. In a whirlwind of action, Hamlin is jailed, then escapes to Haiti in search of his client's daughter, Lydia Bailey, with whom he has fallen in love simply by gazing at her portrait.
Roberts is known for his historical accuracy, so this should please fans of the genre. 496 pages. Paperback. Amazon.com
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Captain Caution, by Kenneth Lewis Roberts
Captain Caution follows The Lively Lady,
and is the concluding title in the Chronicles of Arundel. The year is 1812, and America has declared war on Britain. The American ship Olive Branch is waylaid by a British cruiser. 224 pages.
Paperback. Amazon.com
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