The World Traveler

by Rob Bauer

Overview

Continue the historical fiction adventure you'll get lost in.

People like to cheer the underdog. It's why this story of homeless orphan Clarence Duval is one you'll love. He'll warm your heart and touch your conscience with his adventures, which are based on a true story.

It's the year 1889. Clarence, age 12, is good at two things—singing and dancing. Homeless and on the verge of starvation, he gets an incredible opportunity: the chance to travel around the world with a group of entertainers. All he must do is dance and entertain the crowds.

In book 2, Clarence's adventures take him from Australia to India, Egypt, Italy, France, and Great Britain. He'll see the Great Pyramids, the Roman Catacombs, and Rome's Colosseum. Throughout his travels, however, Clarence faces one of the most relentless villains in all American history: most of his companions hate him because he's an African American. Some take every opportunity to tear Clarence down and kill his spirit.

Don't lose the chance to join Clarence on his search for the belonging, acceptance, and dignity that all of us want and deserve. He's not a traditional hero. Clarence is a hero who real people who have faced bullying or discrimination can relate to. His adventures will have you cheering for him even as you question why people would hate and torment a child.

This book is suitable for young adult and adult readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781948478120
Publisher:	Rob Bauer Books
Publication date:	09/30/2018
Series:	The Clarence Duval Series , #2
Pages:	300
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.67(d)

About the Author

I’m Rob Bauer, author of historical fiction and nonfiction books and owner of Rob Bauer Books. I hold a PhD in American History and was a Distinguished Doctoral Fellow at the University of Arkansas.

My fiction has two purposes—entertaining readers and explaining historical injustice. Although I enjoy adventure and humorous books as much as the next reader, I’d like my books to stand for something a little bigger. All my studies in history put me in a position to do that. Whether I’m writing about how racism damages the individual psyche, the deportation of the Métis people of Montana, the South’s prison labor system, or the utter terror of the Belgian Congo, with my books you’ll find yourself in powerful historical stories.

I also write nonfiction about baseball history because I’ve always loved the game, its history, and its lore. I sometimes joke that baseball may be the one thing in life I truly understand. Although I love the statistical side of the game, if you don’t, never fear because my histories go light on the statistics and heavy on what baseball was like in the past. They’re stories about baseball, but stories with a point.

The history blog on my website offers posts on a variety of interesting historical figures and events. I’d love to have you follow along.

When I’m not working on my next story or writing project, I enjoy spending time at the beach with my sweet dog Cora. And, oh yeah, I still read a history book or two. When I’m not watching baseball.