Theras and his town / by Caroline Dale Snedeker.
Material type: TextPublication details: Cameron, Mo. : American Home School Publishing, LLC, 2005, c1952.Description: 208 p. ; 22 cmISBN:- 096670679X
- 9780966706796
- Children -- Greece -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile literature
- Escapes -- Juvenile fiction
- Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
- Athens (Greece) -- Civilization -- Juvenile fiction
- Athens (Greece) -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Athens (Greece) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
- Sparta (Extinct city) -- Juvenile fiction
- Sparta (Extinct city) -- Social life and customs -- Juvenile fiction
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Fiction | Snedeker Car | Available | 33111006683102 |
Originally published in 1924.
Young Theras, born an Athenian, is taken to Sparta by a relative when his father is lost at war. He is forced to live like a Spartan, a brutal life with no pity for those who are not physically perfect and totally obedient to Spartan control. After enduring rigorous training and repeated cruel incidents, he escapes with a Perioikoi boy and heads for his beloved Athens. This captures the authentic flavor of ancient Greek culture in a story of adventure and excitement that fully illustrates the differences between the Athenian and Spartan cultures.
Ages 10-adult.