Trail and Trading Post; or, The Young Hunters of the OhioStratemeyer, Edward
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Trail and Trading Post; or, The Young Hunters of the Ohio
Stratemeyer, Edward
Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction
VOLUME FIVE
_TREASURE SEEKERS OF THE ANDES_
_Or American Boys in Peru_
=310 pages= =Illustrated by Charles Nuttall= =Price $1.25=
This volume takes the young explorers from the head of the Amazon River
to the coast of Peru and then into the mighty snow-topped mountains. One
of the boys obtains possession of a secret regarding a Spanish treasure
and, with a companion, goes in quest of the same, and both get lost in a
series of caves. The volume is up-to-date and will please both young and
old.
Mr. Stratemeyer has acquired the art of weaving a good deal of solid
information with his web of startling adventure.—_San Francisco
Bulletin._
COLONIAL SERIES
By EDWARD STRATEMEYER
FIRST VOLUME
_WITH WASHINGTON IN THE WEST_
_Or a Soldier Boy’s Battles in the Wilderness_
=Illustrated by A. B. Shute= =302 pages= =$1.25=
Mr. Stratemeyer has woven into an excellent story something of
Washington’s youthful experience as a surveyor, leading on to the always
thrilling Braddock’s defeat. The hero, David Morris, is several years
younger than Washington, with whom he becomes intimately associated.
Pictures of pioneer life are given; scenes with friendly Indians; and
old-time games.
SECOND VOLUME
_MARCHING ON NIAGARA_
_Or The Soldier Boys of the Old Frontier_
=Illustrated by A. B. Shute= =Price $1.25=
The story relates the doings of two young soldiers who join the Colonial
forces in a march on Fort Niagara, during the time of the war with
France, when the whole territory between the Blue Ridge and the Great
Lakes was in a state of unrest. Many side lights are thrown into the
colonial homes, and much useful information is given of the pioneers who
helped to make our country what it is to-day.
David Morris is a fine fellow, and about him is woven a fine “Injun”
story that is sure to delight the boys.—_Universalist Leader,
Boston._
THIRD VOLUME
_AT THE FALL OF MONTREAL_
_Or a Soldier Boy’s Final Victory_
=Illustrated by A. B. Shute= =Price $1.25=
This volume relates the adventures of Dave Morris and his cousin Henry
during the two last campaigns against the French for the possession of
Canada and the territory below the great lakes. The scaling of the
heights of Quebec under General Wolfe, and the memorable battle on the
Plains of Abraham, are given in detail. There are many stirring scenes
of battle, and there are also adventures while fishing and hunting, and
with the Indians.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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