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The Kenneth Roberts Books

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Lively Lady; The
Arundel
Rabble in Arms
Captain Caution
Oliver Wiswell
[B00628] Arundel by Kenneth Roberts,
--Kenneth Roberts still stands as one of the best American writers of historical fiction, renowned for his scrupulous accuracy and unforgettable depictions of of past times. Arundel is the story of the American attempt to take Quebec in 1775, a heroic but doomed effort masterminded by on of the most brilliant (and later infamous) of George Washington's officers: Colonel Benedict Arnold. P, Book Number B00628. List price $15.95, your price $12.75Go to top.
[B00633] Captain Caution by Kenneth Roberts,
--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 sailor's dangerous and dramatic escape. First published in 1934 and final volume in the Chronicles of Arundel. P, Book Number B00633. List price $15.95, your price $12.75Go to top.
[B00626] Lively Lady; The by Kenneth Roberts,
--Set in the War of 1812, The Lively Lady follows the fortunes of Richard Nason, an American sailing master and privateer who is captured and imprisoned by the British. Pulitizer Prize-winning author Kenneth Roberts writes of the courage of American privateers during the war and the sufferings of thousands of American seamen in the infamous Dartmoor Prison. Originally published in 1931, The Lively Lady follows Arundel and Rabble in Arms in the Chronicles of Arundel. P, Book Number B00626. List price $14.95, your price $11.95Go to top.
[B00634] Oliver Wiswell by Kenneth Roberts,
--In Oliver Wiswell Roberts portray a very different side to the story of the American Revolution, that of the loyalists (those colonists who supported the British monarchy). Roberts describes the adventures of loyalist Oliver Wiswell, a spy for Sir William Howe, Commander in Chief of teh British Armies, on Long Island, as well as in Paris and London. Wiswell captures a sloop single-handedly and joins Benedict Arnold against the American revolutionaries of the Southern colonies. Published in 1940 to a variety of criticisms, Oliver Wiswell did no less than challenged the accepted perception of the loyalists. P, Book Number B00634. List price $24.95, your price $19.95Go to top.
[B00629] Rabble in Arms by Kenneth Roberts,
--The second of Robert's epic novels of the American Revolution, Rabble in Arms was hailed by one critic as "the greatest historical novel written about America" upo 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. P, Book Number B00629. List price $16.95, your price $13.55Go to top.
 
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