Boy Who Was
Author: first_name: Grace Tabor
last_name: Hallock
Language: English
Year: 1928

This children's historical fantasy book, a Newbery Honor Book in 1929, tells of a boy, blessed with eternal life, who experiences 3,000 years of history in the Bay of Naples, Italy. The boy's experiences cover Greek and Roman life, the destruction of Pompeii, up to the coming of Garibaldi.  - Summary by Mark Harrington