1.

Prentiss Ingraham. Adventures of Buffalo Bill from Boyhood to Manhood. Deeds of Daring and Romantic Incidents in the Life of Wm. F. Cody, the Monarch of Bordermen. December 14, 1881.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 1; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 2; Pocket Library, no. 388.

Brought $17.50 at the O'Brien sale.

Fact and fiction—much fiction.

Electronic digital edition available from Standford University's Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls web site.

2.

Mayne Reid. The Ocean Hunters; or, The Chase of the Leviathan. A Romance of Perilous Adventure, December 21, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 600; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 2; Dime Library, no. 1026.

3.

Prentiss Ingraham. Adventures of Wild Bill, the Pistol Prince, from Early Boyhood to his Tragic Death. Deeds of Daring, Adventures, and Thrilling Incidents in the Life of J. B. Hickok, known to the World as Wild Bill. December 28, 1881.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 3; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 7; Pocket Library, no. 383.

Brought $31 at the O'Brien sale.

James B. Hickok was born in Illinois in 1837 and was killed in Deadwood in 1876. In his early career he killed "Shanghai Bill," and thereafter was called the "New Shanghai Bill" until that name was changed to "Wild Bill."

4.

Joseph E. Badger. The Prairie Ranch; or, The Young Cattle Herders. January 4, 1882.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 1; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 521; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 4; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 8.

Colorado. A good description of a roundup in the early 1880's.

5.

Prentiss Ingraham. Texas Jack, the Mustang King. Thrilling Adventures in the Life of J. B. Omohundro, "Texas Jack," the Noted Scout, Indian Fighter, Guide, Ranchero, Mustang Breaker and Hunter of the "Lone Star State." January 11, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 5; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 10; Pocket Library, no. 392.

Brought $31 at the O'Brien sale.

Texas Jack was born in Virginia, went to Texas, was scout for the Confederate army, and died of pneumonia in May, 1880, in Leadville.

6.

C. Dunning Clark. The Cruise of the Flyaway; or, Yankee Boys in Ceylon. January 18, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 339; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 6; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 97; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 660.

7.

A. H. Post. Roving Joe, the History of a Young "Border Ruffian." Brief Scenes from the Life of Joseph E. Badger, Jr. January 25, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 7; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 9.

Brought $15 at the O'Brien sale.

Badger's own story of his early years; informative even though embroidered.

8.

C. Dunning Clark. The Flyaway Afloat; or, Yankee Boys 'Round the World. February 1, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 390; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 8; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 102.

9.

Prentiss Ingraham. Bruin Adams, Old Grizzly Adams' Boy Pard. Scenes of Wild Adventure in the Life of the Boy Ranger of the Rocky Mountains. February 8, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 9; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 5; Pocket Library, no. 433.

"Life" of the mythical nephew of James Capen Adams. Ingraham's Western dialect is curious; "Heur they kin rest thar ponies, git thar weepins in shape, an' not be diskivered. . . . Few whites come ter these parts, barrin' it are me."

10.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Snow Trail; or, The Boy Hunters of Fur-Land. A Narrative of Sport and Life around Lake Winnipeg. February 15, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 10; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 22.

Trapping, hunting, and encounters with Indians near Lake Winnipeg, in the great North Woods.

11.

Dr. Frank Powell. Old Grizzly Adams, the Bear Tamer; or, "The Monarch of the Mountains." Thrilling Adventures in the Life of the Famous "Wild Hermit of the Rockies," and "Grizzly Bear Tamer," as he was known from Montana to Mexico, and Whose Deeds of Daring, as Indian Trailer, Savage Beast Conqueror and Mountain Regulator, would Fill Volumes. February 22, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 11; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 23.

Brought $62 at the O'Brien sale.

Fact and fiction in the life of James Capen Adams, who was born near Seneca Lake, New York, and who tamed bears in the Rockies. Later he was with Barnum's Circus until shortly before his death at Neponset, Massachusetts, in 1860.

12.

Frederick Whittaker. Woods and Waters; or, The Exploits of the Littleton Gun Club. March 1, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 401; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 12; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 24.

A companion story to Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 18.

13.

William R. Eyster. A Rolling Stone. Incidents in the Career on Sea and Land as Boy and Man of Col. Prentiss Ingraham. March 8, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 13; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 25.

Some more fact and fiction—the fiction often reprinted in newspapers as fact.

14.

Oll Coomes. Adrift on the Prairies; or, The Adventures of Four Young Nimrods. Amateur Hunters on the Buffalo Range. March 15, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 349; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 14; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 18.

15.

Albert W. Aiken. Kit Carson, King of Guides; or, Mountain Paths and Prairie Trails. March 22, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 15; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 3.

Brought $15 at the O'Brien sale.

New Mexico while it still belonged to Mexico. Carson bound for the headwaters of the Little Colorado river. He fights Mangas Colorado in single combat. Big Foot Wallace is an active character in the story.

16.

C. Dunning Clark. Red River Rovers; or, Life and Adventures in the Northwest. March 29, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 16; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 26.

Red River of the North; North Dakota; Minnesota. Good Indians and a bad half-breed Frenchman.

17.

Prentiss Ingraham. Plaza and Plain; or, Wild Adventures of "Buckskin Sam" (Major Sam S. Hall), the noted Texan Ranger, Scout, Guide, Ranchero, and Indian-Fighter of the South-West Border. April 5, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 17; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 27; Pocket Library, no. 418.

Brought $21 at the O'Brien sale.

18.

Frederick Whittaker. "Rifle and Revolver; or, The Littleton Gun Club on the Buffalo Range. April 12, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 413; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 18; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 43.

A companion story to Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 12.

19.

Edward Willett. Wide-Awake George, the Boy Pioneer; or, Life in a Log Cabin. April 19, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 19; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 15; Pocket Library, no. 382.

Southwestern Arkansas.

20.

Frederick Whittaker. The Dashing Dragoon; or, The Story of Gen. George A. Custer from West Point to the Big Horn. April 26, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 20; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 36.

Brought $9.50 at the O'Brien sale.

A biography of Custer by the author of a well-known "Life of General Custer," 8vo., 648 pages, illustrated, New York, 1876.

21.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick as a Boy; or, Why Wild Ned Harris, the New England Farm Lad, became the Western Prince of the Road. May 3, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 21; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 6.

The early "history" of the fictitious Deadwood Dick. Events take place in Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Chicago, Cheyenne, northern Dakota, Boise, Indian Territory, and the Black Hills. It tells of his adoption, unjust treatment, and of his running away from home.

22.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Boy Exiles of Siberia; or, The Watch Dog of Russia. A Tale of Strange Adventure in the Land of Snow and Death. May 10, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 22; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 38.

St. Petersburg, 1880.

23.

C. Dunning Clark. Paul DeLacy, the French Beast Charmer; or, New York Boys in the Jungles. A Story of Adventure, Peril and Sport in Africa. May 17, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 23; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 30.

Zebras, lions, hippotami, elephants, giraffes, etc.

24.

Frederick Whittaker. The Sword Prince. The Romantic Life of Colonel Monstery, American Champion-at-Arms. May 24, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 24; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 28.

A biography of the Danish fencing master, Thomas Hoyer Monstery.

25.

Joseph E. Badger. Round the Camp Fire; or, Snow-Bound at "Freeze-Out Camp." A Tale of Roving Joe and his Hunter Pards. May 31, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 24; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 31.

Badger's tale of some of his own adventures in the Big Horn Mountains, Montana, and various other camp yarns. Andrew H. Post is one of the characters; and under this name Badger wrote some of his tales. A wagon with hydrophobia is described in one of the stories.

26.

T. C. Harbaugh. Snow-Shoe Tom; or, New York Boys in the Wilderness. A Narrative of Sport and Peril in Maine. June 7, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 471; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 26; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 29.

27.

Prentiss Ingraham. Yellow Hair, the Boy Chief of the Pawnees. The Adventurous Career of Eddie Burgess of Nebraska. June 14, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 27; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 21.

Brought $16 at the O'Brien sale.

Another fanciful biography. The life of a Nebraska man who later was with Buffalo Bill on his dramatic tours.

28.

C. Dunning Clark. The Chase of the Great White Stag; or, Tenting in the North Woods. Also contains Camp and Canoe; or, Life in the Canada Wilds. June 21, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 432; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 28; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 34.

29.

A. H. Post. The Fortune Hunter; or, Roving Joe as Miner, Cowboy, Trapper and Hunter. June 28, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 29; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 19; Pocket Library, no. 434.

A continuation of the life of Joseph E. Badger. Scene: the Black Hills.

30.

C. Dunning Clark. Walt Ferguson's Cruise. A Tale of the Antarctic Sea. July 5, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 465; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 30; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 42; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 510.

31.

Frederick Whittaker. The Boy Crusader; or, How a Page and a Fool Saved a King. A Story of Richard the Lion Heart. July 12, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 31; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 33.

Date: 1191 to 1194. Robin Hood, etc. Mediterranean Sea, Syria, Styria, Frankfort, Sherwood Forest, London, etc.

32.

Prentiss Ingraham. White Beaver, the Indian Medicine Chief; or, The Romantic and Adventurous Life of Dr. Frank Powell, known on the Border as "Fancy Frank," "Iron Face," etc., etc., etc., July 19, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 32; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 32; Pocket Library, no. 438.

Brought $17 at the O'Brien sale.

A personal description of Dr. Powell is given on page two.

33.

C. Dunning Clark. Captain Ralph, the Young Explorer; or, The "Centipede" among the Floes. A Narrative of Adventures in the Greenland Seas. July 26, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 33; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 85.

From Connecticut to Greenland and points north.

34.

Morris Redwing. The Young Bear Hunters. The Haps and Mishaps of a Party of Boys in the Wilds of Northern Michigan. August 2, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 34; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 39.

Western and northern Michigan.

35.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Lost Boy Whalers; or, In the Shadow of the North Pole. A Tale of Adventure and Peril in the Frigid World. August 9, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 35; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 44.

Baffin's Bay and north.

36.

Edward Willett. Smart Sim, the Lad with a Level Head; or, Two Boys who were "Bounced." August 16, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 36; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 40; Pocket Library, no. 389.

Scene: A train wreck in Illinois, then shifting to St. Louis and Colorado.

37.

Roger Starbuck. Old Tar Knuckle and his Boy Chums; or, The Monsters of the Esquimaux Border. A Tale of Perilous Adventure on our New Coast. August 23, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 37; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 35.

Alaska and the adjacent sea.

38.

Edward S. Ellis. The Settler's Son; or, Adventures in Wilderness and Clearing. A True Story of Early Border Life. August 30, 1882.

Found in: † Irwin P. Beadle's American Novels (title varies. See Abbreviations under IAN), no. 42; Starr's American Novels, no. 11; Pocket Novels, no. 36; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 38; Dime Novels, no. 585; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 41.

1798. Ohio and the Ohio River. From sawmill boy to Congressman—considered an honorable promotion in those days.

† "In the two Boy's Libraries, the first few paragraphs of Irwin P. Beadle's American Novels (title varies. See Abbreviations under IAN), no. 42 were omitted."

39.

Prentiss Ingraham. Night-Hawk George and his Daring Deeds and Adventures in the Wilds of the South and West. September 6, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 39; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 37.

Some adventures of George Powell, brother of Dr. Frank Powell.

40.

Frederick Whittaker. The Ice Elephant; or, The Castaways of the Lone Coast. A Story of Three Bold Boys in the Frozen North. September 27, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 40; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 72; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 751.

41.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Pampas Hunters; or, New York Boys in Buenos Ayres. September 20, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 536; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 41; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 48.

42.

C. Dunning Clark. The Young Land-Lubber; or, Prince Porter's First Cruise. The Story of the Struggles of a Young Sailor. September 27, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 42; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 51; Pocket Library, no. 424.

Martha's Vineyard—sailing around the Horn—whaling— Hawaii—"The Prince of Whales."

43.

Prentiss Ingraham. Bronco Billy, the Saddle Prince. Thrilling Scenes in the Life of William Powell, the Young Border Hero. October 4, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 43; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 45; Pocket Library, no. 378.

Brought $16 at the O'Brien sale.

William Powell was a brother of Frank and George Powell.

44.

Barry DeForest. The Snow Hunters; or, Winter in the Woods. October 11, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 258; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 44; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 56.

45.

Frederick Whittaker. Jack, Harry and Tom, the Three Champion Brothers; or, Adventures of Three Brave Boys with the Tattooed Pirate, October 18, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 45; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 50.

Three American boys from San Francisco, in 188-, are attacked in the South Seas by natives who think the boys are Englishmen come to capture them as slaves for the Australian plantations. They escape to New Guinea by the aid of a tattooed ex-pirate.

46.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Condor Killers; or, Wild Adventures at the Equator. October 25, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 485; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 46; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 76; Beadle's Weekly/Banner Weekly (various title changes), no. 683.

47.

Roger Starbuck. The Boy Coral-Fishers; or, The Sea-Cavern Scourge. A Story of the Indian Isles. November 1, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 47; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 74.

Calcutta and off the coast of Sumatra.

48.

Charles Morris. Dick, the Stowaway; or, A Yankee Boy's Strange Cruise. November 8, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 48; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 46; Pocket Library, no. 379.

Followed by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 74.

Atlantic Ocean, Liverpool, Egypt, the desert, and Cairo.

49.

Edward Willett. Tip Tressell, the Floater; or, Fortunes and Misfortunes on the Mississippi. November 15, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 49; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 55; Pocket Library, no. 397.

Drifting on a flatboat from Memphis to Louisiana.

50.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Adventurous Life of Nebraska Charlie (Charles E. Burgess), the Boy "Medicine Man" of the Pawnees. November 22, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 50; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 49; Pocket Library, no. 428.

Brought $12 at the O'Brien sale. Adventures of a brother of Eddie Burgess.

51.

Joseph E. Badger. The Colorado Boys; or, Life on an Indigo Plantation. November 29, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 51; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 47.

Two Colorado boys visit a cousin in Hindostan in 187-, and have exciting adventures hunting wild boars.

52.

Charles Morris. Honest Harry; or, The Country Boy Adrift in the City. December 6, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 52; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 53; Pocket Library, no. 395.

A tale of New York City.

53.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Boy Detectives; or, The Young Californians in Shanghai. A Narrative of Chinese Adventure. December 13, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 53; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 52; Pocket Library, no. 387.

San Francisco and China.

54.

Prentiss Ingraham. California Joe, the Mysterious Plainsman. The Strange Adventures of an Unknown Man, whose Real Identity, like that of the Man in the Iron Mask, is Still Unsolved. December 20, 1882.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 54; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 54.

Some adventures of Joseph Milner. His services to Reynold's wagon train—his capture of 200 mustangs—army scout and sharpshooter—his assassination.

Electronic digital edition available from Standford University's Dime Novels and Penny Dreadfuls web site.

55.

Samuel W. Pearce. Harry Somers, the Sailor-Boy Magician; or, The Old Bo'sen's Strange Land Cruise. December 27, 1882.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 650; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 55; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 57; Pocket Library, no. 399.

56.

J. Milton Hoffman. Nobody's Boys; or, Life among the Gipsies. January 3, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 56; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 88; Pocket Library, no. 385.

Kentucky, northern Arkansas, Texas, and California.

57.

Major H. Grenville. The Menagerie Hunters; or, Fanny Hobart, the Animal Queen. A Story of Wonderful Adventures in the Jungles. January 10, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 57; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 87.

Aboard a steamer sailing from Calcutta to Ceylon; various persons relate adventures.

58.

Charles Morris. Lame Tim, the Mule Boy of the Mines; or, Life among the Black Diamonds. January 17, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 58; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 59; Pocket Library, no. 410.

A story of the Pennsylvania coal mines, not far from Scranton. A stubborn mine owner and a miners' strike. Sabotage foiled by a lame mule boy.

59.

Roger Starbuck. Lud Lionheels, the Young Tiger Fighter; or, The Man Monster of the Isle. January 24, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 59; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 77.

Preceded by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 47.

Sumatra.

60.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Young Trail Hunters; or, New York Boys in Grizzly Land. A Romance of White Buffalo Camp. January 31, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 60; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 60.

Montana and the Rockies to the northwest.

61.

C. Dunning Clark. The Young Mustangers; or, Dick Merry's Rangers. A Tale of Adventure on the Far Texan Border. February 7, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 61; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 117; Pocket Library, no. 422.

A party of boys in western Texas in the early days of Mexicans and mustangs.

62.

Joseph E. Badger. The Tiger Hunters; or, The Colorado Boys in Elephant Land. A Story of Sport and Adventure in Pursuit of Big Game. February 15, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 62; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 61.

India.

63.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Adventurous Life of Captain Jack (John W. Crawford), the Border Boy, known to Fame as "Captain Jack, the Poet-Scout of the Black Hills," "The Flying Courier," and "Wild Rider," with Incidents in his Earlier Career as a Boy Soldier. February 21, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 63; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 58; Pocket Library, no. 398.

Life of the Black Hills poet, John Crawford. He was born in 1848, served in the Civil War under Hartranft, and later became a scout in the West.

64.

William H. Manning. The Young Moose-Hunters; or, Trail and Camp-Fire in the New Brunswick Woods. February 28, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 64; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 73.

65.

Roger Starbuck. Black Horse Bill, the Bandit Wrecker; or, Two Brave Boys to the Rescue. March 7, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 65; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 63; Pocket Library, no. 400.

The wrecker-infested waters and shore of southeastern Virginia.

66.

Morris Redwing. Little Dan Rocks; or, The Mountain Kid's Mission. March 14, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 66; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 86; Pocket Library, no. 386.

Locale: Montana.

67.

C. Dunning Clark. 'Longshore Lije; or, How a Rough Boy Won his Way. A Story of Adventure on Land and Lake. March 21, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 67; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 89; Pocket Library, no. 396.

New York state and Lake Ontario.

68.

Edward Willett. Flatboat Fred; or, The Voyage of the "Experiment." A Tale of a Mississippi Mystery. March 28, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 68; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 78; Pocket Library, no. 402.

A store-boat and a submarine on the Mississippi.

69.

John J. Marshall. The Deer-Hunters; or, Life in the Ottawa Country. April 4, 1883.

Found in: Dime Fiction, no. 4; Starr's American Novels, no. 210; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 69; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 127.

70.

Roger Starbuck. Kentucky Ben, the Long Rifle of the Cascades; or, The Boy Trappers of Oregon. April 11, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 70; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 80.

Cascade Mountains, Oregon.

71.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Boy Pilot; or, The Island Wreckers. April 18, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 116; Pocket Novels, no. 46; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 71; Dime Novels, no. 603; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 65; Pocket Library, no. 449.

72.

Albert W. Aiken. Young Dick Talbot; or, A Boy's Rough and Tumble Fight from New York to California. April 25, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 72; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 64; Pocket Library, no. 380.

Date: 184—. A "biography" of the fictitious character Patrick Gwyne, alias Dick Talbot, alias Injun Dick.

73.

C. L. Edwards. Pat Mulloney's Adventures; or, Silver Tongue, the Daeotah Queen, May 2, 1883.

Found in: Dime Fiction, no. 5; Boy's Books of Romance and Adventure , no. 17; Starr's American Novels, no. 220; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 73; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 103; Pocket Library, no. 435.

Locale: Headwaters of the Yellowstone, in 1844.

74.

Charles Morris. The Desert Rover; or, Stowaway Dick among the Arabs. May 9, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 74; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 66; Pocket Library, no. 408.

Preceded by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 48.

Egypt, Suez, Arabia, at the time when Egypt was first brought under the British yoke.

75.

James L. Bowen. The Border Gunmaker; or, The Hunted Maiden. May 16, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 55; Pocket Novels, no. 15; Dime Novels, no. 564; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 75; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 111.

76.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Kit Carson Club; or, Young Hawkeyes in the Northwest. May 23, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 76; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 81.

Montana, near the Canadian boundary.

77.

Joseph E. Badger. Left-Handed Pete, the Double-Knife; or, The Princess of the Everglades. A Florida Romance. May 30, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 130; Pocket Novels, no. 63; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 77; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 112; Pocket Library, no. 473.

78.

Roger Starbuck. The Boy Prospector; or, The Secret of the Sierra Ravine. June 6, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 78; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 104; Pocket Library, no. 419.

An Indian story, events taking place west of the Mississippi and in the Sierras.

79.

Edwin Emerson. Minonee, the Wood Witch; or, The Squatter's Secret. June 15, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 65; Pocket Novels, no. 75; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 79; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 105.

80.

Edward Willett. The Boy Cruisers; or, Joe and Jap's Big Find. A Story of the Yapura Wilderness. June 20, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 80; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 106; Pocket Library, no. 472.

Locale: Para, Brazil. A trip up the Amazon and the Yapura by two boys and a guide to release from captivity the father of one of the boys. The expedition is a success. A parcel of diamonds is recovered, but the guide is killed.

81.

J. Milton Hoffman. The Border Rovers; or, Lost on the Overland Trail. June 27, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 81; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 107.

Outlaws, Cheyenne Indians, etc., in Colorado.

82.

Charles Howard. Alaska, the Wolf Queen; or, The Girty Brothers' Double Crime. A Story of White Treachery and Shawnee Magnanimity. July 4, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 87; Pocket Novels, no. 50; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 82; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 108; Dime Novels, no. 611.

83.

Charles Morris. The Young Nihilist; or, A Yankee Boy among the Russians. July 11, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 83; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 69; Pocket Library, no. 432.

Followed by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 91. St. Petersburg in 1881.

84.

"Bruin" Adams. Little Rifle; or, The Young Fur Hunters. July 18, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 109; Pocket Novels, no. 74; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 84; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 68; Pocket Library, no. 407.

85.

T. C. Harbaugh. Fighting Fred; or, The Castaways of Grizzly Camp. July 25, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 85; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 96; Pocket Library, no. 417.

Cascade Mountains and the state of Washington in 1882.

86.

Prentiss Ingraham. Doctor Carver, the "Evil Spirit" of the Plains; or, The Champion Shot of the World. The Romantic and Adventurous Career of Doctor William Frank Carver, whose Life as a Plainsman, Horseman, Rifle King, Pistol Prince, and Hunter, has Won for him a Name known the Country Over. August 1, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 86; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 62; Pocket Library, no. 409.

Brought $11 at the O'Brien sale.

87.

"Bruin" Adams. Ruff Robsart and His Bear; or, The Trail of Little Rifle. August 8, 1883.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 110; Pocket Novels, no. 76; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 87; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 71.

88.

H. B. Stoddard. Pony, the Cowboy; or, The Young Marshal's Raid. A Tale of Western Kansas. August 15, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 88; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 70; Pocket Library, no. 415.

An Indian and outlaw tale of Kansas in 1879.

89.

Mayne Reid. Caspar, the Gaucho; or, Lost on the Pampas. A Tale of the Gran Chaco [Brazil]. 32 pages, 17 illustrations. August 24, 1883.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 1; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 640; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 89.

90.

Prentiss Ingraham. Texas Charlie, the Boy Ranger. A Narrative of Thrilling Incidents in the Life of Captain Charles Bigelow, of the Lone Star State, whose Career as a Young Guide, Indian-Fighter, and Ranger has been Full of Romantic Adventures and Deadly Peril. August 29, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 90; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 67; Pocket Library, no. 404.

Brought $16 at the O'Brien sale.

91.

Charles Morris. Moscow to Siberia; or, A Yankee Boy to the Rescue. A Sequel to "The Young Nihilist." September 5, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 91; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 95; Pocket Library, no. 444.

Preceded by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 83 and followed by Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 112.

92.

Frederick Whittaker. Boone, the Hunter; or, The Backwoods Brothers. A Romance of the Middle Border. September 12, 1883.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 278; Pocket Novels, no. 142; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 92; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 79.

93.

Roger Starbuck. Oregon Josh, the Wizard Rifle; or, The Young Trapper Champion. September 19, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 93; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 91; Pocket Library, no. 436.

Near Mount Olympus, Oregon. Rivalry between the British and American Fur Companies.

94.

Edward S. Ellis. Christian Jim, the White Man's Friend. A Tale of the Minnesota Massacre. September 26, 1883.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 67; American Library, no. 40; Pocket Novels, no. 28; Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 94; Dime Novels, no. 576; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 109.

95.

J. Milton Hoffman. Plucky Joe, the Boy Avenger; or, Dick Belmont's Last Ride. An Exciting Adventure in the Life of a Noted Outlaw. October 3, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 95; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 110; Pocket Library, no. 414.

A tale of western Nebraska and Kansas, and of Dick Belmont and Matt Simmerman. The latter was killed by Charlie Fouts.

96.

T. C. Harbaugh. Roving Rifle, Custer's Little Scout; or, From the Plains to West Point. October 10, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 96; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 90; Pocket Library, no. 471.

General Custer, California Joe, etc. are characters in this story of the Indian Territory.

97.

A. F. Holt. Hurricane Kit; or, Old Lightning on the Rampage. October 17, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 97; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 92; Pocket Library, no. 416.

Southern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, and northwestern Texas.

98.

Edward Willett. Sam Spence, the Broadhorn Boy; or, How he Floated into a Fortune. A Story of New Orleans in War Times. October 24, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 98; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 94; Pocket Library, no. 412.

A "broadhorn," that is, a large flatboat, on the Mississippi River.

99.

Barry Ringgold. Little Buck, the Boy Guide; or, The Gold "Eye" of Montana. October 31, 1883.

Found in: Beadle's Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 99; Beadle's Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 82; Pocket Library, no. 394.

In the mountains near the borders of Montana.