historical fiction

Shen, a young zither player in ancient China, is enlisted to perform for the emperor--a task that places his life in peril.

After the death of his father, David Balfour sets out to meet his uncle and claim his inheritance.

Fictional retelling of the Battle of Vicksburg.

After her father is killed and her home burnt to the ground, Rosie has no choice but to leave with the American privateer in search of the British captain who kidnapped his brother.

In 1800, before his twelfth birthday, Richard is sent to live with his uncle on a farm in upper New York State, where he teaches a young slave to read and encourages her to dream of freedom.

Fictionalizes the mutiny of the British war vessel "Bounty" in 1789.

A historical novel about George Washington's role in the American Revolution, from his appointment as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army to the British surrender at Yorktown and his famous farewell address.

Presents a critical interpretation of James Fenimore Cooper's frontier novel, "The Last of the Mohicans," detailing the biographical, historical, and literary elements that shape the work, and addressing issues of style, genre, race, gender, and factual accuracy.

Ten-year-old Marie has been given a rare opportunity to dance at the Paris Op?ra, but her success is marred by the jealousy of her fellow-dancers and the poverty she sees around her in pre-Revolutionary Paris.