Primarily the struggle of the Texans for freedom did not form a part of our war with Mexico, yet this struggle led up directly to the greater war to follow, and it is probably a fact that, had the people of Texas not at first accomplished their freedom, there would have been no war between the two larger republics.
The luck of Roaring CampThe Outcasts of Poker FlatMigglesTennessee's PartnerThe Idly of Red GulchBrown of CalaverasHigh-Water MarkA Lonely RideThe Man of No AccountMlissThe Right Eye of the CommanderNotes by Flood and FieldAn Episode of FiddletownBarker's LuckA Yellow DogA Mother of FiveBulger's ReputationIn the TulesA Convert of the MissionThe Indiscretion of ElsbethThe Devotion of Enriquez
The adventures of Silas Benson and his two sons and their staunch friend Burley among the Pawnees and Comanches are told in this story.
"Jimmie Higgins" is the fellow who does the hard work in the job of waking up the workers. Jimmie hates war--all war--and fights against it with heart and soul.
A book about railroad life on tbe Rocky Mountain division of a big transcontinental line, where exciting and unusual events happen and common men may, in an instant's time, turn into heroes.
Our little wars attract far less attention among the people of this country than they deserve. They are frequently carried out in circumstances of the most adverse kind.
The daughter of a dead Union soldier, while living in the South during the Civil War, is asked to become a spy for the Union forces.
In the following story I have made no attempt to give anything like a general history of the long struggle between the brave tribes of New Zealand and the forces of England and the colony.
Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne lived 11 May 1866–10 March 1944. He was married to Mary Elisabeth Haggis (died 1938).
James Oliver Curwood was an early 20th century writer who lived in Michigan, where he published several novels a year. Curwood loved the outdoors and is known for his conservation efforts.
The story of Texas cowboys, firmly based on Adams's own experience
Thomas Mayne Reid (1818-1883), was an Irish- American novelist. "Captain" Reid wrote many adventure novels akin to those written by Frederick Marryat and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Talbot Mundy (born William Lancaster Gribbon) (1879-1940) was an English writer who wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt. His most famous book is King of the Khyber Rifles:
Radio is still a young science, and some of the most remarkable advances in it have been contributed by amateurs--that is, by boy experimenters. It is never too late to start in the fascinating game, and the reward for the successful experimenter is rich both in honor and recompense.
Book Excerpt: living by being exhibited in a circus. When the present story opens Tom had not long been home after a series of strange adventures. A moving picture concern, with which Mr. Nestor was associated, wanted some views of remarkable scenes, such as fights among wild beasts, the capture of herds of elephants, earthquakes, and volcanos in action, and great avalanches in the Alps.
Excerpt from Air Service Boys, Over the Rhine: Or Fighting Above the Clouds Sam's boys, had returned in safety. Too many times they did not - that is not all - for the Hun anti-aircraft guns found their marks with deadly precision at times.
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
A romance set near New Orleans during the Civil War.
"No better sea story has lately been written than the Congo Rovers. It is as original as any boy could desire."--Morning Post.
"The Rover's Secret is by far the best sea story we have read for years, and is certain to give unalloyed pleasure to boys. The illustrations are fresh and vigorous."--Saturday Review.
