Theras and his town /
by Caroline Dale Snedeker ; illustrated by Mary Whitson Haring.

Description

Main Author

Snedeker, Caroline Dale, 1871-1956.

Related Names

Haring, Mary Whitson, illustrator.

Language(s)

English

Published

Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, Page & Company, 1925, c1924.

Subjects

Slavery > Slavery / Juvenile fiction.
Escapes > Escapes / Juvenile fiction.
Children > Children / Greece > Children / Greece / Social life and customs > Children / Greece / Social life and customs / Juvenile fiction.
Athens (Greece) > Athens (Greece) / Civilization > Athens (Greece) / Civilization / Juvenile fiction.
Athens (Greece) > Athens (Greece) / Social life and customs > Athens (Greece) / Social life and customs / Juvenile fiction.
Athens (Greece) > Athens (Greece) / History > Athens (Greece) / History / Juvenile fiction.
Sparta (Extinct city) > Sparta (Extinct city) / Social life and customs > Sparta (Extinct city) / Social life and customs / Juvenile fiction.
Sparta (Extinct city) > Sparta (Extinct city) / Juvenile fiction.

Summary

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.

Physical Description

x, 252 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

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