Books with author Thomas Cardwell

Captain Stephen Boswell sails under the red flag, a symbol of no mercy. It's the only reason he has lived this long. The only reason the Navy has not found him yet. But they are closing in. And if they catch him, they will execute him for piracy. Ten-year-old Alice Bradford doesn't know why she is alive. When Captain Boswell found her hiding on his ship, she expected him to kill her, and it seemed his own crew had expected likewise. But now she is his prisoner and she fears that she will be forever. Somehow, though, it seems that the captain might be more afraid of the Navy than she is of him. Something from his past has him ill at ease, Alice realizes. Even if the Navy cannot bring him to his knees, his own paranoia will. A gripping, fast-paced story about one of the last pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy and his fight for survival. "Julia Maiola holds nothing back as she enlightens readers and listeners about piracy; the bond between the men, the dangers of trusting acquaintances, and the policy of no witnesses left behind. This is a must-read for everyone who loves historical high-seas adventures. Thomas Cardwell brings each character to life effectively and adds spirit to the novel. He is one of the best narrators I have heard." (Readers' Favorite)

Sixteen-year old Matty Trescott arrives in Simsbury, Connecticut, to live with her cousin Neely's family in December 1863. Her farm in Kansas has been burned by Confederate raiders, her father and brother have joined the Union Army, and she has been sent to Connecticut for her safety. She and Neely are slated to attend school at the Hartford Female Seminary, but Matty has other ideas. When they get to Hartford, Neely stays but Matty heads for New Haven hoping to enlist in the army.

Blue Creek Farm is the "prequel" to Matty's War, in that it tells the story of Matty's life in Kansas before she moves east and joins the army. With her mother dead and her brother off riding for the Pony Express, Matty must help her father keep the farm running in spite of a drought and the dangers of nightriders. Matty learns to cope with loneliness and the intrusions of war as she becomes a teenager.

It is 1873, and Matty's cousin, Neely Allen, is now a teacher in Massachusetts. Her life seems fairly settled until she gets exciting news of a summer school about to be opened by the eminent scientist Louis Agassiz. When Neely joins the group of famous scientists and teachers at Agassiz's school on a little island off the coast of Cape Cod, she finds romance, adventure, and mystery waiting for her."Compelling, a real winner... Pitches the reader headfirst into a spellbinding tale of mystery, romance and science." - Olivia Vehslage, 5th grade student, West Hartford CT."Neely [is] a young woman with a passion for knowledge, justice, and her own independence." - Barbara Gopas Gubbins, School Library Director, West Hartford CT.

Fifteen-year old Henry Trescott is concerned about the drought that is destroying his family's farm, so he leaves home to become a Pony Express Rider. A good rider can make $25 a week, and Henry is sure he can earn enough to save the farm in a few weeks. It is almost a year before Henry is able to return home, but he makes new friends, including (Buffalo) Bill Cody, and comes of age in a rough and dangerous world.

The Town on Rambling Creek follows Matty and her new husband Tom as they settle in a small Kansas town founded by Matty's brother, Henry. While Tom learns to adjust to frontier life, Matty struggles for acceptance as a woman doctor, and Henry dreams of the life of a cattle baron.The Town on Rambling Creek was named a Notable Book of 2004 by Writers Notes Magazine.

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