The first half is a carefully researched, day-by-day recreation of the raid by Rogers' Rangers on the Indian village at Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec (or Saint Francis, to the Americans troops), a settlement of the Abenakis, an American Indian tribe. The second half of the novel covers Rogers' later life in London, England and Fort Michilimackinac, Michigan. Roberts' decision to cover the novel's material in two distinct halves followed the actual trajectory of Rogers' life.

    We come to know and love this girl, called Small Bird by her family, through the events of her colorful childhood and her marriage to Tutankhaten, a boy of royal birth. Her efforts to save the kingdom from conniving priests and soldiers were gallant and dramatic.While the fate of the Queen is unknown, in her story Lucile Morrison ventures to suppose a satisfying ending to the romance. An extraordinarily accurate, vivid picture of domestic and court life which will enrich any study of the culture of ancient Egypt.Illustrations by Franz Geritz, done in the style of ancient Egypt, help set the mood of Ankhsen­amon's story as the clock is turned back more than three thousand years. Color frontispiece and newly recolored map end pages.

    He writes of a village carpentry as it was practiced in Buckinghamshire, England, by his family in Victorian times. Their definition of carpentry was broader than that of the present day; it covered most of the woodworking done except for Wheelwright's work from windmills to furniture, farm grates to coffins, sawpit work to haymaking tools. The importance of skill, the sense of community, and the attitudes to work and to neighbors all emerge from Rose's accounts of tools and techniques. Not incidentally, the revival of interest in old woodworking tools suggests that once more people are pursuing aims that modern technology cannot attain. The technical information presented in The Village Carpenter will be of great interest to readers who like to work with wood or who simply have an appreciation for what the craftsmen can make from that material. But no less significant is the spirit of the old time craft as the author presents it and also the spirit that he himself represents.

    The book has that indescribable quality, charm." (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)

    . .Neither threats nor Bermuda hurricanes stop the tantalizing search for the "Lost Vermeer".

    Daniel Drew, fifteen years old, came to the "Fox and Stars" at Deptford to earn his living as a stable boy. Before his days at the inn were over, Dan found himself a part of the life of the town and also deep in adventure, for a band of highwaymen known as the "Stingers" preyed upon all the eastern country back of the coast, and their final raids took place in Deptford itself.Mr. Meader knows the New Hampshire country, its history, its people, and its horses. And, as his hosts of readers know, he is a master of the art of telling a stirring and convincing story."More than just an adventure story, for Mr. Meader's prose is a pleasure in itself. He makes one feel the keen dusk of a New England Fall, the bitter catastrophe of a blizzard, the beauty of a good horse...all woven into a narrative wihch has the flavor of real living in those lusty days." -The New York Times Book Review