Rivers of Glory

American Revolution #3

by F. Van Wyck Mason

Against the surge and thunder of America's first struggle for supremacy on the seas is set this masterly novel of men's daring in the face of disaster. Through Lieutenant Andrew Warren, who served on the first Lexington and was one of America's first naval officers, the early growth and glory of our nation's armed might is portrayed.

The course of action sweeps from Boston to Tory New York and turbulent Jamaica, climaxing in the great siege of Savannah. The characters, ranging from aristocrats to simple farmers, from idealists to vicious Maroons of the Cockpit country, ar as diverse as the people who suffered, betrayed and triumphed in the critical years of the War of Independence. Woven into the main action-young Warren's dangerous voyage to Jamaica for medical supplies for the desperate patriot armies-is the love story between him and Minga Allen. Moving at cross purposes yet irresistibly attracted, the two play out their dangerous intrigue in the violent interval of 1778 and 1779.

Genres: Historical Fiction

450 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1942

About the author

aka Geoffrey Coffin, Frank W. Mason, Ward Weaver

Francis Van Wyck Mason (November 11, 1901 – August 28, 1978, Bermuda) was an American historian and novelist. He had a long and prolific career as a writer spanning 50 years and including 65 published novels.

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't know what I read. Probably because I didn't read the first two books. There might be a fourth book but I don't care.

[Denise · Rating 4 out of 5]

This American Revolution series really brings American history to life. It does not clean up or whitewash the hard scrabble history of the nation and is sometimes offensive to modern standards especially when referencing slaves, but does show how inhumane that institution was (it does not romanticize it). No doubt, there are things in the nation's history to be ashamed of, but also things to be proud of. This book (and the others before it) allow you to see the good and the bad in a very readable way.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

only book one and two were any good. other no