Synopses & Reviews
Young Gervaise Tresham leaves England and the turmoil of the Wars of the Roses to become a Knight of St. John. Starting as a page of the Grand Master, Gervaise quickly attains knighthood and defends Europe and Christendom against the anarchy of piracy in the Mediterranean at that time and the expansion of the Turkish empire. Sir Tresham is there to defend the fortress at Rhodes during the first siege of that city by Soleiman.
Synopsis
This is a charming story of a young girl's experience in the first years of the Plymouth colony. Written in the form of a letter from Mary home to her friend in England, this title describes day-to-day life for the Pilgrims in the New World. Mary of Plymouth is an instructive story, sure to awaken children's curiosity about their country's early history.
Synopsis
This is a charming story by James Otis of a young girl's experience in the first years of the Plymouth colony. Written in the form of a letter from Mary home to her friend in England, this title describes day-to-day life for the Pilgrims in the New World?interaction with Indians, making candles, what foods they ate, what school was like.