Rupert S Holland: 6 books

Historic Events of Colonial Days By Rupert S. Holland Author of "Historic Boyhoods," "Historic Girlhoods," "Historic Inventions," etc.

Who needs fictional flights of fancy when the truth of the matter is so wild, weird, and fascinating? In Historic Adventures: Tales From American History, author Rupert Holland guides readers through a treasure trove of true-to-life tales about the people, places, and events that helped form America....

History buffs are well aware that the American Revolution garnered the respect and support of the French, and some historians posit that it may have even helped to inspire the French Revolution. In Lafayette, We Come!, Rupert S. Holland explores one key link between the two conflicts: the figure of Gilbert...

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table! What magic is in the words! How they carry us straight to the days of chivalry, to the witchcraft of Merlin, to the wonderful deeds of Lancelot and Perceval and Galahad, to the Quest for the Holy Grail, to all that "glorious company, the flower...

New England teen Tom Hallett is bored and restless, trying to figure out a novel way to spend his summer vacation. When a chance encounter with an eccentric stranger yields an offer to spend the season on a sailing adventure, Tom leaps at the opportunity.

The good ship Lyon had been sixty-seven days outward bound from the port of Bristol, in England, when she dropped anchor early in February, 1630, at Nantasket, near the entrance of Boston Harbor, in New England. The ship had met with many winter storms, and passengers and crew were glad to see the...