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Kenneth Lewis Roberts
1885–1957
Best known for vivid historical adventures set in early America, this Maine-born writer helped turn carefully researched history into fast-moving popular fiction. His books, especially stories of the Revolution and the frontier, won a wide readership and lasting praise.
2 Audiobooks
The collector's whatnot : a compendium, manual, and syllabus of information and advice on all subjects appertaining to the collection of antiques, both ancient and not so ancient
by Booth Tarkington, Hugh MacNair Kahler, Kenneth Lewis Roberts
About the author
Born in Kennebunk, Maine, in 1885, Kenneth Lewis Roberts built his career first as a journalist before becoming one of the best-known American historical novelists of his time. Sources agree that he studied at Cornell University and later worked for publications including the Saturday Evening Post, bringing a reporter’s eye for detail into his fiction.
Roberts became especially known for historical novels rooted in colonial America, the Revolutionary era, and New England history. Works such as Arundel, Rabble in Arms, Northwest Passage, and Oliver Wiswell helped make him popular with readers who wanted both storytelling and a strong sense of place and period.
He died in 1957, the same year he received a special Pulitzer Prize citation recognizing his novels for increasing public interest in early American history. His reputation rests on that blend of energy, research, and regional feeling that made the past seem immediate and alive.