BY JOSEPH A. ALTSHELER
The Riflemen of the Ohio
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
The fourth in the series, and the best of this author’s frontier Indiantales. In this story Mr. Altsheler has again conducted his now famousband of hunters and scouts over ground made historically celebratedby warfare and ambuscades in the early days of our pioneer life. Thebook is full of thrilling incidents and episodes, Indian seizure andtorture, Indian customs in war and peace, and the graphic narration ofdecisive battles fought along the Ohio.
The Free Rangers
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
The exciting journey down the Mississippi to New Orleans of five youngwoodsmen, some of whose adventures were told in “The Forest Runners,”to interview the Spanish Governor-General. After many struggles with arenegade, their old enemy, Braxton Wyatt, and a traitorous Spaniard,Alvarez, they accomplish their object and are later largely responsiblefor the safe voyage of a supply fleet from New Orleans to Kentucky.
The Forest Runners
Illustrated in Color, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
This story deals with the further adventures of the two young woodsmenin the history of Kentucky who were the heroes of “The Young Trailers.”The plot describes the efforts of the boys to bring a consignment ofpowder to a settlement threatened by the Indians. The book is full ofthrills to appeal to every boy who loves a good story.
The Young Trailers
Illustrated, 12mo, Ornamental Cloth, $1.50.
A boys’ story, telling of the first settlers in Kentucky. Theirpleasures and hardships, their means of protection, methods ofobtaining food and ammunition are described in a way that makes thereader live with them. The life led by the young hero--his fights withIndians and his captivity among them--is vividly pictured.
The Last of the Chiefs
Illustrated in Colors, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
Two white boys join a caravan crossing the plains. After an ambuscade,from which they alone escape through the good will of an Indian guide,they establish themselves in the Montana hills, and live as trappers.When returning to civilization to sell their furs they are captured byIndians and witness the destruction of the tribes by Custer’s army andhis allies.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK
HISTORY AND ADVENTURE
On the Trail of Washington
By FREDERICK TREVOR HILL, author of “Lincoln the Lawyer,” “The Storyof a Street,” etc. Six Color Pictures by Arthur E. Becher, many otherIllustrations. Square 8vo. Ornamental Cloth Cover, $1.50 net.
Mr. Hill, who is known as an absolutely accurate, authentic writerof American history and biography, has planned this book to give ininteresting, readable form, suitable for young boys and girls, anaccurate account of George Washington, not as a dignified Presidentof the United States, but first as a child in his home, then as a boyin his adventurous surveying expeditions, and finally as a young manfighting with and later commanding troops in the American Revolution.
The Red Caps of Lyons
By HERBERT HAYENS. Illustrated, 12mo, Cloth, $1.50.
The scene is Lyons at the outbreak of the French Revolution. The fatherof the young hero is accused of being in sympathy with the aristocrats,whence come innumerable perilous situations which are turned to theboy’s advantage by his own ingenuity and coolness. An importantfeature of the book is that any child who reads the story, whilebeing thoroughly interested in the plot, will also get an excellent,authentic picture of the French Revolution.
D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK
Transcriber’s Notes:
--Text in italics is enclosed by underscores (_italics_).
--Except for the frontispiece, illustrations have been moved to follow the text that they illustrate, so the page number of the illustration may not match the page number in the List of Illustrations.
--Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.
--Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.
--Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.
--The Author’s em-dash and long dash styles have been retained.
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