The Cape May packet
By: Stephen W. Meader ; illustrated by Robert Frankenberg
Contributors: Frankenberg, Robert, 1911-2001, illustrator
Publisher: Southern Skies
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Little Rock, Ark
Language: eng
Number of pages: 218
ISBN-13: 9781931177627; 9781931177634
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; History; Fiction
Description: During the War of 1812 a young boy sails with his father on dangerous missions in their boat which has been converted from a pilot and packet boat to a privateer.
Meader was a fine author, who created interesting stories around historical events, mixing fictitious characters with real ones. This is a gripping account of the War of 1812 from the point of view of residents of New Jersey. Its only shortcoming is that there is no mention of the causes of the war, but Meader was writing for American teens, who wouldn't have been very keen on that information.
Notes: Originally published: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, ©1969.