A gripping tale of Occupation, Resistance, and the Quest to reclaim stolen masterpieces.In 1940, as German forces race towards Bordeaux, a Jewish physician faces an impossible choice before the darkness descends, sending his wife and daughter to safety in America or keeping them close. Underground resistance cells form in the shadows, but every act of defiance is met with Nazi brutality. Survival means trusting no one.Decades later in Boston, lawyer Corin H...

This richly edited collection of Henry David Thoreau's familiar letters reveals a writer far more intimate, playful, and human than the familiar image of the stern solitary thinker. Framed by an introduction that argues for his lasting place as an American classic, the volume shows Thoreau as poet, moralist, friend, and keen observer of ordinary life, whose apparent idleness was in fact disciplined independence. The book traces his early years in Concord, his family's modest homes, mixed N...

Forward Pass follows Dan Vinton, a determined schoolboy stepping from home into the competitive world of Yardley Hall, where the new football game promises rivalry, friendships, and hard lessons in character. From the start, his journey is shaped by family expectations, his father's hard-won views on education and company, and Dan's own hunger for independence, making his move to boarding school feel both adventurous and uncertain. After weighing school catalogs, advertisements, and practi...

On a sweltering June morning above the Hudson River, Hood's Hill on Fox Island buzzes with school pride as Ferry Hill and Hammond Academy gather for graduation day, a rowing race, and the last bright stretch of term. Roy Porter, Dick Somes, and Chub Eaton watch the festivities from under the birches, their easy friendship and athletic reputations marking them as the heart of the story, while the gleaming yacht Idler and the crowded riverfront add glamour and rivalry to the scene. Beneath t...

This volume pairs Henry David Thoreau's A Yankee in Canada with a group of his most urgent anti-slavery and reform essays, revealing him as both a keen travel writer and a relentless moral critic. In the Canadian journey, Thoreau moves from Concord toward Montreal, Quebec, and the St. Lawrence with sharp observation, historical curiosity, and a dry, searching wit, turning harbors, streets, soldiers, market women, and cliffside fortifications into reflections on labor, empire, cooperation, ...

Henry David Thoreau's searing defense of Captain John Brown transforms a condemned "raider" into a heroic test of America's conscience. Brown emerges as a practical New England farmer shaped by an absolute hatred of slavery, a Puritan severity, and a stubborn devotion to liberty, a man whose real education came from the hard school of action rather than Harvard. Thoreau highlights Brown's discipline, prayerful resolve, tactical intelligence, and preference for men of character over mere fi...

At Wyndham School, where football, discipline, and school pride shape daily life, Clif Bingham returns to find coach George Gray Otis—respected, demanding, and full of plans for the coming season. In a lively reunion with his friend Tom Kemble, Clif crosses the hot town of Freeburg, heads back to West Hall, and settles into the familiar comfort of Room 40, where the boys trade jokes, dreams, and worries about the year ahead. Otis's hard-driving approach quickly becomes clear: with only two...

At Yardley Hall, a prestigious Connecticut school where athletics, rivalry, and character are all part of the lesson, restless boys turn boredom into mischief and competition into a test of friendship. Alf Loring, a gifted but impetuous athlete, shares a rainy Saturday with his studious roommate Tom Dyer until Gerald Pennimore arrives, eager for news of track practice, the mile, and Yardley's chances against Broadwood. Their talk introduces a world of school pride, uncertainty, and the pre...

At Maple Ridge School, baseball is more than a game—it is a battleground of pride, rivalry, and school spirit. When Jack Borden, a new boy from Kansas, arrives midyear, he must win over skeptical classmates steeped in New England habits and traditions. His tact, quiet confidence, and good humor quickly set him apart, especially when he befriends Sam Phillips, the team's brilliant pitcher, who begins coaching him in the mental discipline needed to become a dependable player. As practice unf...

At Yardley Hall, a new football season begins under a cloud of rebuilding, uncertainty, and eager hope. Coach Payson gathers returning players, substitutes, and raw newcomers for the first scrimmage, while Gerald Pennimore and Harry Merrow watch closely from the stands, weighing Yardley's chances after the loss of several strong veterans. Their banter is lively, but the stakes are real: the team must depend on quick development, leadership, and unexpected talent if it is to stay competitiv...

When Jack Brewton and Stuart Harven head back to Manning School for football season, their banter immediately exposes the rivalries, loyalties, and expectations that define life at the prep school. Stuart is confident, skeptical of summer training, and wary of the new coach, Alan "Hop" Haynes; Jack is more disciplined, cautious, and willing to believe in preparation. At Manning, where the school dominates the quiet Connecticut town of Safford, Stuart settles into campus life, looks out for...

Captain of the Crew is a brisk, old-fashioned school story set at Hillton Academy, where rowing, hockey, winter travel, and the making of character matter as much as victory. Ralph Henry Barbour frames the novel with a clear belief that athletics should foster honesty, simplicity, and self-reliance, not empty bragging or unhealthy obsession. The opening scenes bring Hillton vividly to life as boys return for the winter term amid luggage, laughter, and the genial stage driver Old Joe, while...