J. Stanley Henderson. Karaibo; or, The Outlaw's Fate. June 26, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 100; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 77; Pocket Novels no. 135; Boy's Library, no. 210.

A tale of Indians, Mexicans, outlaws, and gold seekers in California and New Mexico in the early days after these states had been taken from Mexico.

James L. Bowen. The Maid of Wyoming; or, The Contest of the Clans. July 10, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 101; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 81; Pocket Novels, no. 166.

Locale: Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania. Attempts of pioneers from Connecticut to establish a colony in 1769.

N. C. Iron. Hearts Forever; or, The Old Dominion Battle-Grounds. A Tale of 1782. July 24, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 102; New Dime Novels, no. 526.

Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781-82. Washington and Cornwallis are actors in the story.

W. J. Hamilton. Big Foot, the Guide; or, The Surveyors. A Tale of the Carolina Settlements. August 7, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 103; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 75; Pocket Novels, no. 193.

Time: 1712. Place: North Carolina. Tuscarora Indians and the guide, Jared Tomlinson, called "Big Foot."

Mrs. Ann E. Porter. Guilty or Not Guilty; or, The Ordeal of Fire. A Tale of Thirty Years Ago. August 21, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 104; Pocket Novels, no. 223; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 188; Pocket Library, no. 487.

Norbury, Massachusetts. A false accusation of murder.

J. Stanley Henderson. The Man in Green; or, The Siege of Bexar. September 4, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 105; Pocket Novels, no. 195; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 145; Pocket Library, no. 460.

San Antonio de Bexar and vicinity in 1835, during its struggle with Mexico for independence. Capture of the Alamo.

James L. Bowen. Simple Phil; or, The Pineville Massacre. A Story of the Settlements. September 22, 1866.

W. J. Hamilton. The Pedler Spy; or, Dutchmen and Yankees. October 2, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 107; New Dime Novels, no. 445.

Early days of the first Dutch settlement in Connecticut. The fort, known as "The House of Good Hope," was built to protect the colony against the English of Plymouth and against the Indians.

Roger Starbuck. The Lost Ship; or. The Cruise for a Shadow. October 19, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 108; New Dime Novels, no. 411.

A long search in the Kamchatka Sea for the wreck of a whaling vessel and one of its officers.

J. Stanley Henderson. Kidnapped; or. The Free Rangers of the Coosaw. A Tale of 1781. October 30, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 109; Pocket Novels, no. 137; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 158; Pocket Library, no. 450.

The free rangers were a set of semi-bandits who afflicted South Carolina during the Revolution.

Edward Willett. The Hidden Home; or, The Backwoods Banditti. November 13, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 110; New Dime Novels, no. 456.

Bandits, trappers and Indians, west of the Rockies, about 1850.

W. J. Hamilton. The Shawnees' Foe; or, The Hunter of the Juniata. November 27, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 111; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 78; Pocket Novels, no. 188.

The youthful Major George Washington, in the war between the French and English, is prominent in this story. Colonial days in Pennsylvania.

James Hungerford. The Falcon Rover. December 11, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 112; New Dime Novels, no. 431.

The Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, and Drum Point Harbor in 1817.

Scott R. Sherwood. Rattlepate; or, The Missing Deed. A Legend of Manhattan in Colony Times. December 21, 1866.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 113; Pocket Novels, no. 239; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 224.

New York and vicinity in 177-.

J. Stanley Henderson. Ned Starling; or, The Marauder's Island. January 3, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 114; New Dime Novels, no. 467; Pocket Library, no. 335; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 320 (announced but never issued).

The blurb in Dime Novel, no. 113 announced the author of this novel by his true name, Edward Willett.

John A. Murrell's gang of highwaymen, and life in the wilds of Arkansas and Tennessee and along the Mississippi in 1835.

W. J. Hamilton. The Sons of Liberty; or, The Maid of Tyron. A Story of the Mohawk Valley in Revolutionary Days. January 15, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 115; Pocket Novels, no. 176; Boy's Library, no.257.

Locale: not far from Schenectady (then called Dorrup), New York, in 1775. Sons of Liberty and Tories. The Stamp Act and its effect. Thayendanegea, Burgoyne, Schuyler, and General Herkimer figure in this story.

Roger Starbuck. Port at Last; or, A Cruise for Honor. January 29, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 116; New Dime Novels, no. 494.

Cape Cod seafaring folk in 1815. Round the world in the trader "Watchfire." Around the Horn to the Navigator Islands for copra and to the Moluccas for spices. Tamboro erupts and red hot stones and ashes fall for 22 days. A leak off Brazil. Almost a wreck near home.

James L. Bowen. The Mohegan Maiden; or, The Stranger of the Settlement. A Story of King Philip's War. February 12, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 117; New Dime Novels, no. 459; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 80.

Indian troubles in Connecticut in 1676.

Charles P. Sumner. The Water Waif. A Tale of Ancient New York. February 26, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 118; New Dime Novels, no. 531.

A tale of Nieuwe Amsterdam in 1700. Piracy and slave running to the West Indies.

Edward Willett. The Five Champions; or. The Backwoods Belle. March 12, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 119; New Dime Novels, no. 462.

A tale of old Kentucky. A shooting match and its results.

W. J. Hamilton. The Hunchback; or, The Cave Castle. A Romance of the Early Revolution. March 26, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 120; New Dime Novels, no. 385; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 82.

"The course of true love never did run smooth," in northwestern New York. Time: that period of the American Revolution when Johnson, Claus, and Brant were playing havoc among the frontier towns.

Scott R. Sherwood. Vailed Benefactress; or, The Rocking Stone Mystery. A Legend of the Maryland Coast. April 9, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 121; New Dime Novels, no. 538; Waverley Library (quarto edition), no. 48; Waverley Library (octavo edition), no. 33.

Maryland during the Revolution. A rocking stone that served to test the innocence or guilt of women suspected by their lovers or husbands. A cruel trick played on an innocent girl.

W. J. Hamilton. Barden, the Ranger; or, The Flower of the Uchees. A Tale of Georgia in Early Times. April 23, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 122; New Dime Novels, no. 443.

Costello's attempt to incite the Georgia Indians against the whites.

James L. Bowen. The Missing Bride. A Story of Life in the West. May 7, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 123; Pocket Novels, no. 177; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 208; Pocket Library, no. 480.

A little village in the West, probably in Missouri, many years ago when the Indians and settlers were at peace.

C. Dunning Clark. Sumter's Scouts; or, The Riders of the Catawba. A Romance of the Revolution. May 21, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 124; New Dime Novels, no. 461.

South Carolina during the struggle for independence.

Edward Willett. The Hunted Life; or, The Outcasts of the Border. June 4, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 125; New Dime Novels, no. 471.

An Indian tale of Kentucky in 1780.

Mrs. Orrin James. Old Jupe; or, A Woman's Art. June 18, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 126; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 84; Pocket Novels, no. 190; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 166; Pocket Library, no. 454.

"New Bristol," on the Missouri River, in Missouri. A sister's jealousy, "befo' the wah." The scene shifts to California during the early days of the gold rush. San Francisco and its first fire.

Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith. Bald Eagle; or, The Last of the Ramapaughs. A Romance of Revolutionary Times. July 2, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 127; New Dime Novels, no. 479; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 83.

Struggle of the American patriots against the British in the Ramapo Valley in 1781 to 1784. The "cowboys" were marauders who preyed upon the settlers, but did not belong to the army. General Washington plays a prominent part in the tale.

W. J. Hamilton. The Gulch Miners; or, The Queen of the Secret Valley. A Romance of the Gold Region. July 16, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 128; New Dime Novels, no. 489; Pocket Library, no. 360.

Brought $16 at the O'Brien sale.

Life in the gold diggings in 1852.

Edward Willett. Black Eyes; or, The Three Captives. A Tale of the Taos Valley. July 30, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 129; Pocket Novels, no. 167; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 201.

Life in New Mexico during the attempted uprising of 1848.

James L. Bowen. Brave Heart; or, The Lost Heirs of Lanwick. August 13, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 130; Pocket Novels, no. 182; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 191.

An Indian tale. Locale: a tributary of the Ohio, in what is now the state of Ohio. Time: pioneer days. Retrospect: twenty years earlier in England.

Mrs. Orrin James. The Wrecker's Daughter. A Romance of the Barnegat Beach. August 27, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 131; New Dime Novels, no. 525; Pocket Library, no. 358.

Among the wreckers of New Jersey. Date: about 1855.

Edward Willett. Old Honesty; or, The Guests of the Beehalt Tavern. A Tale of the Early Days of Kentucky. September 10, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 132; New Dime Novels, no. 478.

Brought $1.50 at the O'Brien sale.

† A story of a gang of robbers under 'Old Honesty,' along with Wilderness Road, in Kentucky, at the close of the eighteenth century.

J. R. Worcester. Yankee Eph; or, The Thwarted Plot. An Episode of the Partisans. September 24, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 133; Pocket Novels, no. 126; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 184.

The Revolution in South Carolina in 1780-81. Francis Marion, Sumter, and Tarleton are characters in the story.

Roger Starbuck. Foul-Weather Jack or, The Double Wreck. October 8, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 134; New Dime Novels, nos. 371, 618; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 317.

Date: 1819. Off the coast of Chili, at Honolulu, and in the Okhotsk Sea.

J. Stanley Henderson. Saloueh, the Cherokee; or, The White Rose of the Saluda. A Romance of 1756. October 22, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 135; Pocket Novels, no. 156.

Brought $3 at the O'Brien sale.

Conflict between Indians and colonists in South Carolina in 1756-61.

James L. Bowen. The Three Indian-Hunters; or, The Maidens of Idaho. November 5, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 136; American Library (London edition of Dime Novels), no. 61; Pocket Novels, no. 103; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 227.

Brushes with Indians on the western plains in 1865, in one of the, at that time, territories.

W. J. Hamilton. The Traitor Spy. November 19, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 137; New Dime Novels, no. 449.

A tale of General Putnam's rangers during the French and Indian War. Events mainly take place in the Mohawk Valley and the northern parts of New York.

C. Dunning Clark. Tim, the Scout; or, Caught in his Own Toils. A Tale of Tecumseh's Time. December 3, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 138; New Dime Novels, no. 340; Pocket Novels, no. 259; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 207.

Locales: Tippecanoe River in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois, and near Vincennes, in 1811-12. Tecumseh's brother, the Prophet, and General William Henry Harrison take part in the story.

Edward Willett. The Border Foes; or, The Perils of a Night. A Romance of Early Kentucky. December 17, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 139; Pocket Novels, no. 173; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 219.

Kentucky at the headwaters of the Kentucky River, trouble with the Indians, the famous "dark night" of 1781.

Roger Starbuck. Sheet-Anchor Tom; or, The Sunken Treasure. December 31, 1867.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 140; New Dime Novels, no. 404.

The voyage of the "Meteor" from New York to Rio de Janeiro. Wreck of the ship on a reef, the loss of the cargo and a chest of jewels, and the final salvaging of the wreck under difficulties.

Mayne Reid. The Helpless Hand. A Tale of Backwoods Retribution. January 14, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 141; New Dime Novels, nos. 373, 624; New and Old Friends (n.s.), no. 2; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 405, Half-Dime Library, no. 137; Pocket Library, no. 112.

In addition to 100 pages of this story, there is also a 34-page installment of St. John's "The Silent Hunter; or, The Scowl Hall Mystery." "The Helpless Hand" was written especially for Beadle, and in the announcement given in Dime Novel No. 140, there is a letter from Mayne Reid, dated London, July 27, 1867, in which he says: "In consideration of the very handsome terms offered by you, I agree to write a series of Dime Novels for your house, the first of which, entitled, The Helpless Hand, will be forwarded to you by the steamer leaving England on the 19th of August."

Arkansas, 1855. Pierre obtains revenge on pranksters who ran away and forgot him after tying one of his hands to his side, placing a noose about his neck, and leaving him to support himself with his other hand grasping a branch.

Mrs. Elizabeth Oakes Smith. The Sagamore of Saco. January 28, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 142; New Dime Novels, no. 498.

Maine in 1618 to about 1670. Life of the albino daughter of Sir Richard Vines among the Kennebec and Saco Indians. The witch-hunters Richard Mather and John Partridge are sent after her, but when the Indians learn of this, they hide her in a cave under the falls of the Androscoggin River where she remains for many years.

This booklet also contains the second installment of "The Silent Hunter."

W. J. Hamilton. The Swamp Scout. A Romance of 1779. February 11, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 143; Pocket Novels, no. 187; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 189.

A story of the South Carolina swamps and Marion's men during the Revolution. Santee River Valley is the chief locale.

Contains also the third installment of "The Silent Hunter."

C. Dunning Clark. The Prairie Trappers; or, The Child of the Brigade. February 25, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 144; Pocket Novels, no. 197; Boy's Library (octavo editon), no. 136.

An Indian treasure tale of the Black Hills and vicinity. Conflicts between the Hudson's Bay Company and the Northwest Fur Company in the region which is now the state of Washington.

Contains also the fourth installment of "The Silent Hunter."

Edward Willett. The Mountaineer; or, Lost in the Depths. A Tale of an Unexplored Region. March 10, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 145; Pocket Novels, no. 228.

Has an auction record of $20.

A story of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, of California and of Mexico. Contains also the fifth installment of "The Silent Hunter."

Mrs. Henry J. Thomas. Border Bessie. A Romance of the Kanawha. March 24, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 146; Pocket Novels, no. 175; Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 117; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 124; Pocket Library, no. 427.

Border life in the settlements in the Kanawha Valley, West Virginia, in 1760 to 1768.

Contains also the sixth installment of "The Silent Hunter."

W. J. Hamilton. The Maid of the Mountain; or, The Brothers of the League. A Romance of the Sierras. April 7, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 147; Pocket Novels, no. 138; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 218; Pocket Library, no. 482.

Gold seekers in California, regulators (vigilantes), outlaws, and another Yankee Josh.

Contains also the seventh installment of "The Silent Hunter."

Roger Starbuck. Outward Bound; or, The Island Girl. A Romance of the Eastern Isles. April 21, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 148; New Dime Novels, no. 513.

Contains also the eighth installment of "The Silent Hunter."

Edward Willett. The Hunters Pledge; or, The Death Doom. May 5, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 149; Pocket Novels, no. 238; Boy's Library (ocatvo edition), no. 235.

Bad men in western Texas, shortly after the fall of the Alamo.

Contains also the ninth installment of "The Silent Hunter."

Mayne Reid. The Scalp Hunters. A Romance of the Plains. May 19, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 150; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 5; Dime Library, no. 55.

This is a double number and contains 208 pages. It has an auction record of $22.50. The story was originally published in London in 1851.

"The Scalp Hunter" was advertised in the New York Weekly, June 18, 1868, and immediately below this advertisement was one on "The care of the scalp and hair!"

A narrative of a journey with the trader St. Vrain from St. Louis to Santa Fe and on to Del Norte, Mexico.

J. Stanley Henderson. The Two Trails; or, Sam Grinter's Search. June 2, 1868.

Adventures of American traders in Durango and Chihuahua, Mexico, before the war with the United States.

Mayne Reid. The Planter Pirate. A Souvenir of Mississippi. June 9, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 152; New Dime Novels, no. 559; Pocket Novels, no. 10; Half-Dime Novels, no. 87; Pocket Library, no. 125.

Has an auction record of $20. The novel appeared simultaneously in the Dime Novels and in The Young Men of Great Britain.

Plantation and boat life on the Mississippi. Tennessee and New Orleans. The chase—river pirates—and a man hunt in forests and swamps.

The booklet contains also the first installment of "Queen of the Woods; or, The Shawnee Captive."

W. J. Hamilton. Mohawk Nat. A Tale of the Great North Woods. June 23,1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 153; Pocket Novels, no. 189; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 245.

On the Mohawk in Colonial times. French and Indians against the whites in New York.

Contains also the second installment of "Queen of the Woods."

Mrs. Orrin James. Rob Ruskin, the Prairie Rover; or, The Forest Maid. July 7, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 154; New Dime Novels, no. 465.

Life on the Upper Missouri River, near Fort Jackson, in the 1840's. Outlaws, counterfeiters, and horse thieves exterminated by settlers.

Contains also the third installment of "Queen of the Woods."

Mayne Reid. The White Squaw. July 24, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 155; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 12; Dime Library, no. 267.

"The White Squaw" appeared originally in The Boys of England, beginning in No. 82, in 1867.

Florida during the Seminole War, whites fighting for conquest, Indians to retain their own. A stockade, death at the stake, a white captive saved.

This is a double number which contains also the fourth and last installment of "Queen of the Woods."

William Henry Howland. The Quakeress Spy. A Romance of 1780. August 4, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 156; New Dime Novels, no. 537; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 521.

This booklet has an auction record of $7.50. A tale of Philadelphia.

W. J. Hamilton. The Indian Avenger. August 18, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 157; Pocket Novels, no. 202; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 211; Pocket Library, no. 491.

Minnesota before the Civil War. A tale of horse stealing and an Indian's vengeance.

Roger Starbuck. The Blue Anchor; or, The Lost Bride. September 1, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 158; New Dime Novels, no. 395; Pocket Library, no. 369.

Shipwrecked on one of the Aleutian Islands. A sea captain's wife and son had been left on the Sandwich Islands. They take passage for New Bedford but their ship is lost and the mother and son disappear. Eventually the son, now a grown man, is found, living among the Tartars.

Edward Willett. Snow Bird; or, The Trapper's Child. September 15, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 159; New Dime Novels, no. 476.

The adventures of a young woman in the early part of the nineteenth century. From her home in St. Louis, then headquarters for the fur trade, she elopes, is married, and goes to Santa Fe. Her husband's health fails, and they start, with their two children, overland back to St. Louis. They are overtaken by a snowstorm in the Sangre de Cristo Range. The father dies and the daughter is lost. Ten years later, the wife and son, who had been made members of Major Henning's household, are with him at Fort Advance, in Wyoming. They are attacked by Blackfeet, and the daughter, who had been stolen by a renegade halfbreed, is recovered.

C. Dunning Clark. The Swamp Rifles. A Tale of the Revolution. September 29, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 160; Pocket Novels, no. 204.

The Carolinas during the Revolution. Fights between British and American guerrillas. The "Swamp Rifles" had their headquarters in the swamps, hence the name. Tarleton, Cornwallis, Greene, and Marion are characters in the story.

W. J. Hamilton. The Lake Rangers. A Tale of Ticonderoga. October —, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 161; New Dime Novels, no. 374, 622.

The French and Indian War. Fighting around Lake George, New York. General Abercrombie's unsuccessful attack on Fort Ticonderoga.

Mrs. Orrin James. The Border Rivals; or, The Mill-Flume Mystery. October —, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 162; New Dime Novels, no. 496.

A tale of southern Ohio in the early days of its settlement. Rivals—a dastardly attempt at murder—final retribution.

Ingoldsby North. Job Dean, the Trapper. October or November, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 163; Pocket Novels, no. 107; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 183.

Indian warfare and adventures at the frontier posts of the Kansas-Nebraska border in 1860.

W. J. Hamilton. Wenona, the Giant Chief of St. Regis; or, The Forest Flower. November —, 1868.

J. Stanley Henderson. The Unseen Hand; or, The Four Scouts of the W accamaw. November 24, 1868.

James L. Bowen. The Red-Skin's Pledge; or, The Double Plot. December 8, 1868.

Roger Starbuck. Shadow Jack; or, The Spotted Cruiser. December 22, 1868.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 167; New Dime Novels, no. 390.

Algerine war of 1814.

Percy B. St. John. The Silent Hunter; or, The Scowl Hall Mystery. January 6, 1869.

Found in: Installments in Dime Novels, nos. 141 to 150, 168; one installment in New and Old Friends (n.s.), no. 3 unfinished; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 7; Dime Library, no. 57.

This is a double number.

Scioto and Ohio River regions in the days when the Indians owned that country. Time: 1790 to 1810.

Percy B. St. John. The White Canoe; or, The Spirit of the Lake. January 19, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 169; New Dime Novels, no. 446.

A Comanche and Apache Indian tale of Texas and Mexico, early in the nineteenth century.

Edward Willett. The Border Avengers; or, The White Prophetess of the Delawares. February 2, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 170; Pocket Novels, no. 209.

Early life of Louis and Martin Wetzel in northwestern Virginia in 1768. Indian fighting and the attack on Fort Henry.

W. J. Hamilton. The Silent Slayer; or, The Maid of Montreal. February 17, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 171; Pocket Novels, no. 212; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 197.

W. J. Hamilton. Despard, the Spy; or, The Fall of Montreal. March 2, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 172; New Dime Novels, no. 562; Pocket Novels, no. 13; Boy's Library (octavo edition), 298-B8.

A sequel to Dime Novel, no. 171.

The fall of Montreal in 1760, and the breaking of the power of the French in America.

Albert W. Aiken. The Red Coyote; or, Lupah, the Flower of the Prairie. March 16, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 173; New Dime Novels, no. 384.

Adventures in the Gila River country about 1800 when Mexico was under Spanish rule. (The frontispiece and cover show an Indian girl giving the Nazi salute!).

Percy B. St. John. Queen of the Woods; or, The Shawnee Captives. A Romance of the Ohio. March 30, 1869.

Found in: installments in Dime Novels, nos. 152 to 155, 174; Twenty Cent Novels, no. 19; Dime Library, no. 86.

Brought $7.50 at the O'Brien sale.

Daniel Boone and Girty in Kentucky in 1769 to 1770. Indians on the warpath.

Henry J. Thomas. The Prairie Rifles; or, The Captives of New Mexico. A Romance of the Southwest. April 13, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 175; Pocket Novels, no. 191; Half-Dime Library, no. 484.

Texas, after it separated from Mexico in 1843, and New Mexico.

J. Stanley Henderson. The Trader Spy; or, The Victim of the Fire Raft. April 27, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 176; Pocket Novels, no. 171; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 165.

Detroit River, near the Fort, in Pontiac's time, 1763.

C. Dunning Clark. The Pale-Face Squaw; or, The Last Arrow. May 11, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 177; New Dime Novels, no. 523.

Jamestown, Virginia, in early Colonial times.

Mrs. Henry J. Thomas. The Prairie Bride; or, The Squatters Triumph. May 25, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 178; Pocket Novels, no. 240; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 176; Pocket Library, no. 477.

Covered wagon on the plains of the Iowa frontier—a fight for a claim—a prairie fire—house warming. St. Louis.

Albert W. Aiken. The White Vulture; or, The Trail by the Yellowstone. A Romance of Life in the Indian country. June 8, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 179; New Dime Novels, no. 552; Pocket Novels, no. 2; Half-Dime Library, no. 76; Pocket Novels, no. 60.

Brought $10.50 at the O'Brien sale.

A tale of Fort Benton and of the country at the junction of the Yellowstone and Powder Rivers. Indian attacks on emigrant trains going to California and the Northwest Territories.

W. J. Hamilton. Giant Pete, the Patriot; or, The Champion of the Swamps. A Romance of Old '76. June 22, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 180; Pocket Novels, no. 124.

South Carolina in Revolutionary days. Guerrilla warfare between Whigs and English Tories.

Henry J. Thomas. Old Kyle, the Trailer; or, The Renegade of the Delawares. July 6, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 181; Pocket Novels, no. 192; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 234.

Iowa, when it was a "howling wilderness" and Indians were still on the rampage. Early nineteenth century.

C. Dunning Clark. Jabez Hawk, the Yankee Spy. A Romance of Early Virginia. July 20, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 182; Pocket Novels, no. 232; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 172; Pocket Library, no. 478.

Trouble in Jamestown and the James Valley, Virginia. Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. Nathaniel Bacon, William Drummond, and Sir William Berkeley are characters taking active parts in the story.

Roger Starbuck. The Phantom Ship; or, The Island Cairn. August 3, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 183; New Dime Novels, no. 379; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 310.

Date of story, 18—. Honolulu, through the Straits of Magellan, Tierra del Fuego. Cast away.

James L. Bowen. The Red Rider; or, The White Queen of the Apaches. A Story of Wild Adventure<.i>. August 17, 1869.

George W. Robinson. The Dacotah Scourge; or, The White Antelope of the Pawnees. August 31, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 185; Pocket Novels, no. 206; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 200.

Indians, hunters, trappers, and settlers in the country to the west of the upper Mississippi River, on the Rapid and Keya Paha Rivers, when all that country was wilderness.

W. J. Hamilton. The Red Scalper; or. The Maid of Oneida. September 14, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 186; Pocket Novels, no. 144.

The copyright notice in this booklet is upside down. Oneida and Huron Indians, allies of the French, attack settlers in the vicinity of Oswego, New York. An Onondago chief aids the settlers.

Edward Willett. The Outlaws' Plot; or. Alone on the Plains. September 28, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 187; New Dime Novels, no. 375, 626; Boy's Library (quarto edition), no. 103; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 114; Pocket Library, no. 429.

A wagon train en route from Missouri to Santa Fe in 185-. Southeastern Colorado—near Pike's Peak—Chihuahua —Monterey—Sacramento, California. A treacherous attack on the owner of a wagon train by some of his own men. They are eventually captured and compelled to work certain gold deposits for his benefit.

Harry Cavendish. The Black Rover. A Tale of Land and Sea. October 12, 1869.

Found in: Irwin P. Beadle's American Novels (title varies. See Abbreviations under IAN), no. 1; Dime Novels, no. 188; New Dime Novels, no. 398.

The Caribbean Sea in 1816, when pirates flourished in that area. The pirate "Black Rover" threatens to denounce a Spaniard of Cuba for participating in a political conspiracy unless given his daughter in marriage. Refused, he abducts her, and is pursued by the commander of an American brigantine. He is finally slain and the damsel is rescued.

Mayne Reid. The Yellow Chief. A Romance of the Rocky Mountains. October 26, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 189; New Dime Novels, no. 554; Pocket Novels, no. 4; Half-Dime Library, no. 78; Pocket Library, no. 102.

This story appeared simultaneously as a Dime Novel and in London, in 1869. Later it was reprinted in Tousey's Wide Awake Library, under the title "The Slave's Revenge." Vicksburg before the war, and an emigrant train to the headwaters of the South Platte and to California. Indian adventures.

Edward S. Ellis. The Phantom Horseman; or, The Mad Hunter of the Mohawk. November 9, 1869.

Found in: †Irwin P. Beadle's American Novels (title varies. See Abbreviations under IAN), no. 33; Dime Novels, no. 190; New Dime Novels, no. 376, 630.

A story of the Revolution. "British and Tories raging like so many demons let loose." Outrages in the Mohawk Valley and settlers flying before the enemy.

W. J. Hamilton. Red Slayer, the Life Hunter. November 23, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 191; New Dime Novels, no. 393.

The French and Indian War. Raids on the settlements of northern and central New York. Date: from 1680 to 1702. Much of the action is in the vicinity of the Dutch settlement "Dorp," now called Schenectady.

Roger Starbuck. The Specter Shipper; or, The Sunken Will. December 7, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 192; New Dime Novels, no. 383.

A brig, one of Commodore Porter's fleet, is bound for the West Indies, in 1823, to suppress piracy.

George Darcy Gilbert. The Swamp Riders; or, The Blacksmith of Camden. December 21, 1869.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 193; Pocket Novels, no. 231; Boy's Library, no. 174.

British atrocities under one of Tarleton's aides, around Camden, South Carolina, in the east-central part of the state.

C. Dunning Clark. Graylock, the Guide. A Romance of the Prairie. January 4, 1870.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 194; New Dime Novels, no. 517.

An Indian story of northwestern Texas, before the Civil War.

James L. Bowen. The First Trail; or, The Forest Foundling. January 18, 1870.

Found in: American Tales, no. 18; Dime Novels, no. 195; New Dime Novels, no. 403; Starr's American Novels, no. 159.

Albert W. Aiken. Eagle Plume, the White Avenger. A Tale of the Mormon Trail. February 1, 1870.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 196; New Dime Novels, no. 391.

Dacotah Indians, Danites; and Mormons along the North Fork of the Green River and at Salt Lake at the time of the first Mormon settlements in Utah.

J. Stanley Henderson. The Shawnee Scout; or, The Death Trail. February 15, 1870.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 197; Pocket Novels, no. 211; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 241.

A raid by Shawnees in Kentucky in 1781.

Charles E. LaSalle. Burt Bunker, the Trapper. A Tale of the North-west Hunting-Grounds. March 1, 1870.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 198; New Dime Novels, no. 522; Half-Dime Library, no. 50; Pocket Library, no. 34.

Hunters and Blackfeet Indians in the Yellowstone River country in 1843. Montana and Wyoming.

W. J. Hamilton. The Red Outlaw; or, The Young Rangers Bride. March 15, 1870.

Found in: Dime Novels, no. 199; Pocket Novels, no. 186; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 229.

In the days of the patroons, along the Mohawk and the Hudson, not far from Albany, New York.