Children -- Books and reading; Children's literature -- Bibliography
A remarkably good prep.-school story. A companion book to “The
Prodigious Hickey.”
“WEST POINT” SERIES, THE. By Capt. Paul B. Malone.
There are four volumes in this series, which take the reader through the
four years’ course required by this famous school. The titles are as
follows:—
1. WINNING HIS WAY TO WEST POINT.
An interesting story of a young recruit in the Philippines.
2. A PLEBE AT WEST POINT.
Douglas Atwell won his cadetship through bravery in the
Philippines, and now appears in his first year at West
Point.
3. A WEST POINT YEARLING.
Cadet Corporal Douglas Atwell succeeds in breaking up hazing
at West Point. He figures prominently in the army and navy
football game.
4. A WEST POINT CADET.
In his last year Douglas Atwell becomes Cadet Captain,
leads a superb cavalry charge, saves a child’s life, and
graduates.
WHEN A COBBLER RULED THE KING. By Augusta H. Seaman.
The time of the story is that of the French Revolution, and the chief
historical character the mysterious Lost Dauphin, the son of the
ill-fated Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The real hero of the tale is
Jean Mettot, who seeks to free the little Dauphin from his imprisonment,
and in his efforts has many startling adventures and narrow escapes. The
then unknown Napoleon Bonaparte is introduced in the story.
WHITE COMPANY, THE. By A. Conan Doyle.
A story of the wars of the Black Prince.
WIRELESS STATION AT SILVER FOX FARM, THE. By James Otis (James Otis
Kaler).
The scene of the story is laid on the Maine coast, where Paul Simpson’s
father is carrying on original plans for raising Russian or silver foxes
for their pelts. Paul and a friend install a wireless telegraph system
for their own use, and incidentally the reader learns a lot about
wireless telegraphy.
WITH SULLY INTO THE SIOUX LAND. By Joseph Mills Hanson.
The story of the campaign of General Sully against the Dakota Indians in
1864. The book begins with an Indian uprising in Minnesota, tells of the
flight of the family, of the boy hero, the father’s death, and the
capture of the little brother by the Indians.
WOLF HUNTERS, THE. By James Oliver Curwood.
A tale of adventure in the Canadian wilderness.
YEAR IN A YAWL, A. By Russell Doubleday.
Tells of a trip by boys from St. Joseph, Mich., down the Mississippi,
through the Gulf of Mexico, up the Atlantic coast and back through the
canals.
YOUNG FORESTER, THE. By Zane Grey.
An adventure story of the Southwest. The hero is an Eastern boy with a
love for trees and outdoor life.
YOUNG PITCHER, THE. By Zane Grey.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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