Kenneth Roberts Novels

I ran across my first Kenneth Roberts novel years ago when I was visiting one of my friends at his house. His father was an avid reader, and I noticed Arundel, which was one of the books on his bookshelf. It was an “epic novel” about Benedict Arnold—who would later become a traitor and join the British—and his expedition through the Maine wilderness to attack Quebec during the American Revolution. The expedition was one of the most difficult and dangerous campaigns in U.S. History. Arnold and his soldiers had to cross swamps and forests to reach their goal. A lot of them died during the march and many others deserted and went home. The Americans who were left were soundly defeated by the British.

I ended up enjoying the novel so much that I bought many of his other books, including