AccueilGroupesDiscussionsPlusTendances
Site de recherche
Ce site utilise des cookies pour fournir nos services, optimiser les performances, pour les analyses, et (si vous n'êtes pas connecté) pour les publicités. En utilisant Librarything, vous reconnaissez avoir lu et compris nos conditions générales d'utilisation et de services. Votre utilisation du site et de ses services vaut acceptation de ces conditions et termes.

Résultats trouvés sur Google Books

Cliquer sur une vignette pour aller sur Google Books.

Chargement...

Sparrowhawk Book One: Jack Frake (2001)

par Edward Cline

Séries: Sparrowhawk (Book 1)

MembresCritiquesPopularitéÉvaluation moyenneMentions
1132243,203 (3.83)1
Drama. Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Bringing a radically new perspective to the events leading up to the American Revolution, Sparrowhawk, a series of historical novels, establishes that the revolution occurred in two stages: the war for independence and a more subtle revolution in men's minds many years before the Declaration of Independence. From an early age, Jack develops an independent mind and spirit, traits that are not openly welcomed by all for someone of his lowly class. Fate and circumstance lead him to join a band of noble smugglers and he faithfully furthers their cause until the band is eventually trapped. Jack himself is sentenced to eight years of servitude in the Colonies and he embarks on a sea voyage aboard the Sparrowhawk, destined for Virginia. About the Author: Edward Cline is the author of two other novels: First Prize, a detective novel, and Whisper the Guns, a suspense novel, and has written for a variety of publications including the Colonial Williamsburg Journal and the Marine Corps League. His essay on John Locke was anthologized in McGraw-Hill’s Western Civilization. He lives in Yorktown, Virginia

.… (plus d'informations)
Aucun
Chargement...

Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre

Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.

» Voir aussi la mention 1

2 sur 2
I have no idea where I got this book, but I found it on one of my shelves, and finally decided to read it. The book I have is an ARC, which I picked up somewhere. Ta da!!! It just hit me where it came from! Back in 2000, I was a library technician student. I went to an ALA conference. Publishers were giving their books away for free. The book has a publication date of November 1 2001 on the front cover.
With that being said, this book is by far my biggest surprise read of 2023. I've read a lot of books about the American Revolution, but have never read one that lays out the cause of the Revolution. Basically, this book lays the argument that because of the oppression and taxation of the people by the Crown of England, their discontent grew and grew. Once over in the colonies, they knew what kind of government they didn't want. A KING! And they were willing to fight for it. It was a very enlightening book for me. I'm not sure if I'll read the following five books in the series, but I'm glad to find out they have been published. ( )
  KarlaC | Apr 15, 2023 |
A very grim "coming of age" story set in the quite grim, especially for the non-rich, 18th century. Jack finally escapes his awful, vicious stepfather and his whoring mother after witnessing a robbery and murder. His prospects are ugly until he becomes part of a smuggling operation run by an altruistic leader committed to changing the local community. Lots of learning opportunities formal and otherwise shape his skills and his outlook on life. The capture and execution of the leader send Jack into bondage, then exile to America. ( )
  jamespurcell | Oct 1, 2020 |
2 sur 2
aucune critique | ajouter une critique

Appartient à la série

Sparrowhawk (Book 1)
Vous devez vous identifier pour modifier le Partage des connaissances.
Pour plus d'aide, voir la page Aide sur le Partage des connaissances [en anglais].
Titre canonique
Informations provenant du Partage des connaissances anglais. Modifiez pour passer à votre langue.
Titre original
Titres alternatifs
Date de première publication
Personnes ou personnages
Lieux importants
Évènements importants
Films connexes
Épigraphe
Informations provenant du Partage des connaissances anglais. Modifiez pour passer à votre langue.
The special province of drama "is to create...action...which springs from the past but is directed toward the future and is always great with things to come." - Aristotle, On Drama
Dédicace
Informations provenant du Partage des connaissances anglais. Modifiez pour passer à votre langue.
none
Premiers mots
Informations provenant du Partage des connaissances anglais. Modifiez pour passer à votre langue.
It is when the fog clears, and the moon and stars are brilliant, and the white sails of faraway ships on an invisible horizon are sharp and almost luminescent as they glide past on their grand, unknown errands, that a boy of ten may take stock of himself and of the world he knows.
Citations
Derniers mots
Informations provenant du Partage des connaissances anglais. Modifiez pour passer à votre langue.
(Cliquez pour voir. Attention : peut vendre la mèche.)
Notice de désambigüisation
Directeur de publication
Courtes éloges de critiques
Langue d'origine
DDC/MDS canonique
LCC canonique

Références à cette œuvre sur des ressources externes.

Wikipédia en anglais (1)

Drama. Fiction. Historical Fiction. HTML:

Bringing a radically new perspective to the events leading up to the American Revolution, Sparrowhawk, a series of historical novels, establishes that the revolution occurred in two stages: the war for independence and a more subtle revolution in men's minds many years before the Declaration of Independence. From an early age, Jack develops an independent mind and spirit, traits that are not openly welcomed by all for someone of his lowly class. Fate and circumstance lead him to join a band of noble smugglers and he faithfully furthers their cause until the band is eventually trapped. Jack himself is sentenced to eight years of servitude in the Colonies and he embarks on a sea voyage aboard the Sparrowhawk, destined for Virginia. About the Author: Edward Cline is the author of two other novels: First Prize, a detective novel, and Whisper the Guns, a suspense novel, and has written for a variety of publications including the Colonial Williamsburg Journal and the Marine Corps League. His essay on John Locke was anthologized in McGraw-Hill’s Western Civilization. He lives in Yorktown, Virginia

.

Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque

Description du livre
Résumé sous forme de haïku

Discussion en cours

Aucun

Couvertures populaires

Vos raccourcis

Évaluation

Moyenne: (3.83)
0.5
1 1
1.5 1
2
2.5
3 3
3.5
4 7
4.5 1
5 5

Est-ce vous ?

Devenez un(e) auteur LibraryThing.

 

À propos | Contact | LibraryThing.com | Respect de la vie privée et règles d'utilisation | Aide/FAQ | Blog | Boutique | APIs | TinyCat | Bibliothèques historiques | Critiques en avant-première | Partage des connaissances | 206,328,137 livres! | Barre supérieure: Toujours visible