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I first read these classic historical novels in high school in the 60's, but now I've started re-reading them and find them competitive with the best modern historical writers. Roberts' history is solid, and his characters convincing and interesting. Some like Cap Huff and King Dick jump off
the pages and are impossible to forget.
The Lively Lady - A chronicle of certain men of Arundel in Maine, of privateering during the War of Impressments (aka the War of 1812), and of the Circular Prison on Dartmoor - a solid entry in
nautical fictionCaptain Caution
Rabble in Arms - the story of the greatest hero of the revolution - Benedict Arnold Also, a nautical, if inland saga, of Arnold's Fabian strategy of building a small fleet on Lake Champlain that fatally delayed Burgoyne's advance from Canada to the Hudson Valley
Arundel - A Chronicle of the Province of Maine and of the Secret Expedition Against Quebec -- Recreates Benedict Arnold's epic march northward through the Maine wilderness toward the walls of Quebec
and attack on Quebec
Oliver Wiswell - the revolution from the Loyalist side
Northwest Passage - forget the treacly Spencer Tracy / Robert Young epic 'based' on this book; this novel of the
French & Indian Wars is a rousing read.
Boon Island - A novel based on the facts of an actual shipwreck (of the Nottingham Galley) on this Maine island in 1710 and the fight for survival by the ship's crew.
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