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18th century

The master of Ballantrae

a winter's tale
1995

Bonnie Prince Charlie

a biography
1989
A biography of Charles Stuart whose claim to the British throne divided a kingdom and troubled the monarchies of continental Europe.

The drillmaster of Valley Forge

the Baron de Steuben and the making of the American Army
2008
A biography of the Revolutionary War general, Baron von Steuben--Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben--that focuses on his military career, and describes his efforts to create West Point and his contributions to the "Blue Book," which detailed army regulations.

A tale of two cities

1999
The classic novel about the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of several individuals, both French and English.

Hallelujah Handel

2003
In eighteenth-century London, a young orphan who sings like an angel but is unable to speak is befriended by the great composer, George Frederick Handel, and finds his way home.

India under colonial rule : 1700-1885

seminar studies in history
2006
Considers both the British and Indian perspectives on colonialism and analyzes the social, economic, and cultural dimensions to colonial rule.

Early republic

people and perspectives
2009

Treasure Island

2009
Retells, in comic book format, Robert Louis Stevenson's tale of an innkeeper's son who finds a treasure map that leads him to a pirate's fortune.

The Rogues

2008
After his family is evicted from their Scottish farm, fifteen-year-old Roddy forms an unlikely friendship with a notorious rogue who helps him outwit a tyrant landlord in order to find a family treasure and make his way to America.

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