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Historical Fiction - Revolutionary Genre
Books in the Historical Fiction - Revolutionary genre:
Janice Meredith (1899)
Just before the American Revolution, a woman is courted by British and American soldiers. In between love triangles the heroine, Janice Meredith also helps George Washington and Paul Revere.
Author(s):
Paul Leicester Ford
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
Rolf in the Woods (1911)
Author(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s):
Ernest Thompson Seton
Down the Big River (1924)
Tom Lockwood and his parents are going down the Ohio River to take up land in Missouri when they are captured by pirates.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Tom Cringle’s Log (1927)
This is a sea story of the British Navy in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. It centers on action and runs pell-mell.
Author(s):
Michael Scott
Illustrator(s):
Mead Schaeffer
The Trade Wind (1927)
A spirited New England lad finds adventure and romance during his attempt to render a mysterious service to his country in the days just before the American Revolution.
Author(s):
Cornelia Meigs
Illustrator(s):
Howard Pyle
Drums (1928)
This is the story of Johnny Fraser and his part in the Revolutionary War in the South.
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Author(s):
James Boyd
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Little Blacknose: The Story of a Pioneer (1929)
Author(s):
Hildegarde Hoyt Swift
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Rabble in Arms (1933)
Author(s):
Kenneth Roberts
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Who Rides in the Dark? (1937)
Daniel Drew is heading west to seek his fortune when he gets caught up in the search for a gang of highway men.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
James MacDonald
Bound Girl of Cobble Hill (1938)
A story of the early republic where a young orphan is indentured.
Author(s):
Lois Lenski
Illustrator(s):
Lois Lenski
A Tale of Two Cities (1938)
Author(s):
Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s):
Robert Lawson
Captain Horatio Hornblower (omnibus) (1939)
Author(s):
C. S. Forester
Illustrator(s):
N. C. Wyeth
Clear for Action! (1940)
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Frank Beaudouin
The Matchlock Gun (1941)
During the French and Indian War in upper New York state, Edward is determined to protect his home. He is only ten years old but his father gave him an ancient, heavy Spanish gun before leaving home to fight the enemy.
Author(s):
Walter D. Edmonds
Illustrator(s):
Paul Valentine Lantz
The Young Patriots (1941)
Patty escapes capture by pirates during the Revolutionary War and ends up on Block Island.
Author(s):
Marjorie A. Hayes
Illustrator(s):
Marie A. Lawson
The Perilous Night (1942)
A novel of the Revolutionary War.
Author(s):
Burke Boyce
Illustrator(s):
Elmer Hader
Johnny Tremain: A Novel for Old and Young (1943)
Author(s):
Esther Forbes
Illustrator(s):
Lynd Ward
Down the Big River (1944)
Tom Lockwood and his parents are travelling down the Ohio River to take up land in Missouri when they are captured by pirates.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton
Trumpets in the West (1947)
Author(s):
Geoffrey Trease
Illustrator(s):
Joe Krush
The Fish Hawk’s Nest (1952)
Andy Corson goes to count the cattle on Leaming’s Island, Cape May, New Jersey and discovers a crew of smugglers has been at work on the island.
Author(s):
Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s):
Edward Shenton