Kenneth Roberts
488 pages
Rating: 9.5
Arundel is a story of a boy named Steven, growing up during the American Revolution. It takes place in a small settlement in Arundel, Maine. Steve, along with his mother, and father live in a nice house on the ocean. His father trades with the Indians for a living, and they rent extra space in their house for extra money. One day, a young lady named Mary, and her father stayed at Steve’s house for a while, and Steve promised Mary that he would marry her some day. When Mary left with her father the next day, Steve was told that Mary had been kidnapped and her father had been killed and scalped. Steve wants to save Mary, so he and his father go to a Native American tribe that his father is friendly with and they make an attempt to find her. They work hard and come close to rescuing her, but they never catch up to her. Steve is forced to come home and wait for news of her. A few years go by with no sign of her and things are changing around town. People are fed up with the all the English taxing everything and that when a group of rebels form the Sons of Liberty. This is the beginning of the creation of our country, and it’s all happening as Steve grows up.
Even though this book was written eighty years ago, it is still one of my favorite books I have read. I think that it’s amazing how well this book was written and how accurate it was. What appealed to me most was that it was told the point of view of a teenager and how he got along with the Indians. I am very interested in the Indians that once lived in our area. I have a camp in Arrowsic, Maine and they mention that town many times in the book. The camp has no running water or electricity, so when I read the book I could visualize what it was like back then. From reading this book I learned a lot about the Indians in the area and how they affected the creation of our country. I would recommend this book to anybody who enjoys the history of the land we live on today, and who was on it before us.
I loved your post Landon! I find it important for us to know the history of our land and surrounding neighbors. It's great that you could make a connection because it almost paints a picture in your head and your relation with the book becomes so much deeper. This sounds like a good book!
ReplyDeleteThis book seems very interesting! I also go up to Maine a lot around there and i would definitely want to learn more about the history, and Indian heritage! I will definitely read this book very soon.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Landon:) I also read a book about the Reolution, except mine was about slaery. Sounds like a classic love story that anyone could fall in love with. I thought my book as well was very accurate, but not like a textbook. Great review.
ReplyDeleteDear Landon,
ReplyDeleteI thought that your post was most intriguing. This sounds like a book that i would be interested in, because much like you, i also have a camp that has no electricity or running water. My camp is not in Maine but it is in the middle of no where so its about the same thing. I liked how you can really connect with this book because of the connections it has to your life. Good review!