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18th Century

Gun Ball Hill

By Ellen Cooney - Published 2004

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In 1774 coastal Maine, after the beloved Mowlan family is massacred by Tories disguised as Indians, family and friends gather to mourn. Their isolated ...Read Review

Life Mask

By Emma Donohue - Published 2004

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Saga

In her latest novel, Emma Donahue (Slammerkin) lifts all her characters from the pages of history and draws obvious parallels between that age ...Read Review

The Captain’s Vengeance

By Dewey Lambdin - Published 2004

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Adventure Nautical

The twelfth volume in the Alan Lewrie naval series finds the intrepid Royal Navy Captain involved in Foreign Office-sponsored undercover work in New ...Read Review

The Heart of Mid-Lothian

By Walter Scott - Published 2004

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Mystery/Crime Saga

First published in 1818, The Heart of Mid-Lothian is the story of the Deans sisters, daughters of a prosperous farmer of the Edinburgh countryside ...Read Review

Song of Miriam

By Pearl Wolf - Published 2003

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Epic Romance

Song of Miriam is the tale of a young and beautiful Jewess destined to take her place among royal society in Russia. Set ...Read Review

The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre

By Ann Rinaldi - Published 2004

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Biographical Fiction Children/Young Adult

The Fifth of March is essentially a pre-Revolutionary War tale about the value of forming our own choices and the uncertainty that accompanies ...Read Review

Finishing Becca

By Ann Rinaldi - Published 2004

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Biographical Fiction Children/Young Adult

One of the best features of this young adult novel is the fine descriptive contrast of poor and wealthy in its American Revolution ...Read Review

Or Give Me Death: A Novel of Patrick Henry’s Family

By Ann Rinaldi - Published 2003

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Biographical Fiction Children/Young Adult

This young adult novel is based on Patrick Henry’s family and set between 1771 and 1778. Rather than focusing on this founding father’s ...Read Review

A Ride into Morning: The Story of Tempe Wick

By Ann Rinaldi - Published 2003

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Biographical Fiction Children/Young Adult

Rinaldi bases her story on the Morristown, New Jersey, legend of Tempe Wick. In the bitter winter of 1780-81, the Pennsylvania Line of ...Read Review

Our Lives, Our Fortunes

By J.E. Fender - Published 2004

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Adventure Military Nautical

According to his website, Fender set out to create a fictional American naval hero to rival British captains Hornblower and Aubrey. In this ...Read Review