William Henry Giles Kingston
1) A True Hero
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A fantastic historical adventure novel set in 17th Century America by the master of juvenile fiction William Henry Giles Kingston.
3) Our Soldiers
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A fascinating look at British battles during the Victorian era by boys' literature writer William Henry Giles Kingston.
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A fantastic historical adventure novel by William Henry Giles Kingston. Set in the Hudson Bay Territory, a fort needs vital materials from another fort 150 miles away, and there are no canoes available. A heroic party of people are sent by land to fetch the crucial supplies.
5) Our Sailors
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A fantastic historical adventure novel set in the British Royal Navy in the Victorian era. Written by the master of boys' adventure tales William Henry Giles Kingston.
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Peter the Whaler by W.H.G. Kingston, published in 1851, with an introduction on the whaling industry in the mid-19th century by Steven Ritz-Barr (who also narrates). Whale oil was a premiere source of energy at this time and hunting was a rite of passage for many young men.
Peter LeFroy is fifteen years old, but the tales are anything but adolescent tales. They are hardened sailor tales complete with life and death at every turn. On his adventure,...