There is something fascinating to the average youth in the very
idea of buried treasure. A vision arises before his eyes of
swarthy Portuguese and Spanish rascals, with black beards and
gleaming eyes. There were many famous sea rovers, but none more
celebrated than Capt. Kidd. Paul Jones Garry inherits a document
which locates a considerable treasure buried by two of Kidd's
crew. The hero of this book is an ambitious, persevering lad, of
salt-water New England ancestry, and his efforts to reach the
island and secure the money form one of the most absorbing tales
for our youth that has come from the press.
=The Boy Explorers:= The Adventures of Two Boys in Alaska. By
HARRY PRENTICE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Two boys, Raymond and Spencer Manning, travel to Alaska to join
their father in search of their uncle. On their arrival at Sitka
the boys with an Indian guide set off across the mountains. The
trip is fraught with perils that test the lads' courage to the
utmost. All through their exciting adventures the lads
demonstrate what can be accomplished by pluck and resolution, and
their experience makes one of the most interesting tales ever
written.
=The Island Treasure;= or, Harry Darrel's Fortune. By FRANK H.
CONVERSE. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.00.
Harry Darrel, having received a nautical training on a
school-ship, is bent on going to sea. A runaway horse changes his
prospects. Harry saves Dr. Gregg from drowning and afterward
becomes sailing-master of a sloop yacht. Mr. Converse's stories
possess a charm of their own which is appreciated by lads who
delight in good healthy tales that smack of salt water.
=Guy Harris:= The Runaway. By HARRY CASTLEMON. 12mo, cloth,
illustrated, price $1.00.
Guy Harris lived in a small city on the shore of one of the Great
Lakes. He is persuaded to go to sea, and gets a glimpse of the
rough side of life in a sailor's boarding house. He ships on a
vessel and for five months leads a hard life. The book will
interest boys generally on account of its graphic style. This is
one of Castlemon's most attractive stories.
=Julian Mortimer:= A Brave Boy's Struggle for Home and Fortune.
By HARRY CASTLEMON. 12mo, cloth, illustrated, price $1.
The scene of the story lies west of the Mississippi River, in the
days when emigrants made their perilous way across the great
plains to the land of gold. There is an attack upon the wagon
train by a large party of Indians. Our hero is a lad of uncommon
nerve and pluck. Befriended by a stalwart trapper, a real rough
diamond, our hero achieves the most happy results.
=By Pike and Dyke:= A Tale of the Rise of the Dutch Republic.
By G. A. HENTY. With illustrations by MAYNARD BROWN. 12mo,
cloth, olivine edges, price $1.00.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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