The Belle of Bowling Green

A 1904 historical romance novel by Amelia E. Barr, set in New York City's Bowling Green neighborhood during the tense years before the War of 1812. It follows Sapphira Bloommaert, the beautiful young daughter of a wealthy Dutch judge, as war looms and the city's old merchant families face coming changes.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1700s, up to 1788›The American colonies and Revolution

Reader

Adults›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›The 1700s, up to 1788›The American colonies and Revolution