Bøger af Elswyth Thane

Potomac Squire is a historical fiction novel written by Elswyth Thane. Set in the late 18th century, the book follows the life of young William Temple, who is sent to live with his uncle in Virginia after his father's death. William quickly becomes enamored with the beauty and culture of the Potomac River Valley, and he soon finds himself drawn into the political and social circles of the region. As he navigates the complex world of colonial America, William must confront issues of loyalty, love, and identity, all while striving to become a true Potomac Squire. Through vivid descriptions and well-drawn characters, Thane brings to life the sights, sounds, and struggles of this pivotal period in American history. A compelling and engaging read, Potomac Squire is a must-read for anyone interested in the early days of the United States.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

LOVE AND WARCabot Murray first came to Williamsburg, Virginia, in the tense autumn of 1860. He was looked upon with suspicion because he was a Yankee. Then Cabot met redheaded Eden Day.Theirs was a wild, blind young love at first sight. Whispering in her hair, what did it matter that he was a Northerner and she from the South...But then came the Civil War. With the tide of battle Cabot returned as an enemy spy. In Eden he found the hatred of a woman who has learned desire.Could the bitterness of war be softened in the arms of lovers?

Elswyth Thane is best known for her Williamsburg series, seven novels published between 1943 and 1957 that follow several generations of two families from the American Revolution to World War II. Dawn's Early Light is the first novel in the series. In it, Colonial Williamsburg comes alive. Thane centers her novel around four major characters: the Aristrocratic St. John Sprague, who becomes George Washington's aide; Regina Greensleeves, a Virginia beauty spoiled by a season in London; Julian Day, a young schoolmaster who arrives from England on the eve of the war and initially thinks of himself as a Tory; and Tibby Mawes, one of his less fortunate pupils, saddled with an alcoholic father and an indigent mother. But we also see Washington, Jefferson, Lafayette, Greene, Patrick Henry, Francis Marion, and the rest of that brilliant galaxy playing their roles not as historical figures but as men. We see de Kalb's gallant death under a cavalry charge at Camden. We penetrate to the swamp-encircled camp which was Marion's stronghold on the Peedee. We watch the cat-and-mouse game between Cornwallis and Lafayette, which ended in Cornwallis's unlucky stand at Yorktown. Dawn's Early Light is the human story behind our first war for liberty, and of the men and women loving and laughing through it to the dawn of a better world.