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1.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick, the Prince of the Road; or, The Black Rider of the Black Hills. (October 15), 1877.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 1; Pocket Library, no. 1.

"$500 Reward: For the apprehension and arrest of a notorious young desperado who hails to the name of Deadwood Dick. His present whereabouts are somewhat contiguous to the Black Hills. For further information, and so forth, apply immediately to

HUGH VANSEVERE,
At Metropolitan Saloon, Deadwood City."

In this tale, Deadwood Dick proposes to Calamity Jane, but is turned down. The date of the story is 1877.

2.

Joseph E. Badger, Jr. Yellowstone Jack; or, Trappers of the Enchanted Ground. October 19, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 278; Half-dime Library, no. 2; Pocket Library, no. 13; Half-dime Library, no. 1121.

3.

Buffalo Bill (Hon. Wm. F. Cody). Kansas King; or, The Red Right Hand. October 22, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 315; Half-dime Library, no. 3; Pocket Library, no. 2; Half-dime Library, no. 1038.

4.

Mayne Reid and Frederick Whittaker. The Wild-Horse Hunters. October 26, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 91; Half-dime Library, no. 4; Pocket Library, no. 79; Half-dime Library, no. 1122.

5.

Oll Coomes. Vagabond Joe, the Young Wandering Jew; or, Plotting for a Legacy. October 29, 1877.

This is a double number, not reprinted in any other "library," and is one of the scarcest of the Half-Dime Libraries. Early copies are marked "Price 10 Cents," but later ones have the price mark reduced to five cents.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, in 1856. Indians, bad men, etc. The expressions "Boy Friend" and "Believe him or not" occur here.

6.

Edward S. Ellis. Bill Biddon, Trapper; or, Life in the North-west. November 2, 1877.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 12; Fifteen Cent Novels , no. 12; American Library (London edition of the "Dime Novels"), no. 7; New and Old Friends, no. 2; Half-dime Library, no. 6; New Dime Novels, no. 512; Pocket Library, no. 89; Half-dime Library, no. 1151.

7.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Flying Yankee; or, The Ocean Outcast. November 5, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 276; Half-dime Library, no. 7; Pocket Library, no. 3; Half-dime Library, no. 1025.

8.

Edward S. Ellis. Seth Jones; or, The Captives of the Frontier. November 9, 1877.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 8; Fifteen Cent Novels , no. 8; American Library (London edition of the "Dime Novels"), no. 1; American Library Tales (London edition ), no. 1; New and Old Friends, no. 1; Half-dime Library, no. 8; New Dime Novels, no. 519; Pocket Library, no. 82; Half-dime Library, no. 1104.

Three illustrations.

Brought $2 at the O'Brien sale.

9.

(Rudolf Erich Raspe). The Adventures of Baron Munchausen. November 12, 1877. Three illustrations.

Originally published in 1785.

The baron told tall tales to his friends over a bottle; now-a-days the newspapers tell them.

10.

Edward S. Ellis. Nat Todd; or, The Fate of the Sioux Captive. A Sequel to "Bill Biddon, Trapper." November 16, 1877.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 18; Fifteen Cent Novels , no. 18; American Library (London edition of the "Dime Novels"), no. 9; † Standard Library of Romance, no. IV; New and Old Friends, no. 4; Half-dime Library, no. 10; New Dime Novels, no. 543; Pocket Library, no. 100; Half-dime Library, no. 1070.

11.

Albert W. Aiken. The Two Detectives; or, The Fortunes of a Bowery Girl. November 19, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 65; Half-dime Library, no. 11; Pocket Library, no. 5; Half-dime Library, no. 1108.

Three illustrations.

12.

Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels (A Voyage to Lilliput). November 23, 1877. Originally published in 1726.

"A Voyage to Brobdingnag" is also included. The imaginary voyages of Gulliver to lands of the lilliputians and the giants.

13.

Oll Coomes. The Dumb Spy. November 26, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 165; Half-dime Library, no. 13; Pocket Library, no. 24.

14.

Anonymous. Aladdin; or, The Wonderful Lamp. November 30, 1877. Three illustrations.

One of the stories from the Arabian classic "Kitab Alf Laylah wa Laylah," known to us as "The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night." First translated into English in 1704 to 1712.

15.

Frederick Whittaker. The Sea-Cat; or, The Witch of Darien. A Story of the Spanish Main. December 3, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 161; Half-dime Library, no. 15; Pocket Library, no. 23; Half-dime Library, no. 1109.

16.

Daniel Defoe. Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. December 7, 1877.

Found in: Dime Classic Stories, Boy's Books of Romance and Adventure, no. 1; Half-dime Library, no. 16. Thirty-two pages with twenty-seven original illustrations by George White.

This number is incorrectly marked No. 19. Robinson Crusoe was first published in 1715-16. This edition not in Lloyd.

17.

Prentiss Ingraham. Ralph Roy, the Boy Buccaneer; or, The Fugitive Yacht. A Romance of Sea and Shore. December 10, 1877.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 17; Pocket Library, no. 11; Half-dime Library, no. 1127.

New England coast and New York City, in 1810-12.

18.

Anonymous. The History of Sinbad the Sailor. December 14, 1877.

Four illustrations. Another story from "Kitab Alf Laylah wa Laylah." (See Half-dime Library, no. 14, above).

19.

Buffalo Bill. The Phantom Spy; or, The Pilot of the Prairie. December 17, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 341; Half-dime Library, no. 19; Pocket Library, no. 6; Half-dime Library, no. 1029

Three illustrations.

20.

Edward L. Wheeler. The Double Daggers; or, Deadwood Dick's Defiance. A Tale of the Regulators and Road-Agents of the Black Hills. December 21, 1877.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 20; Pocket Library, no. 4.

The second Deadwood Dick story.

21.

Edward S. Ellis. The Frontier Angel. A Romance of Kentucky Rangers' Life. December 24, 1877.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 15; Fifteen Cent Novels , no. 15; American Library (London edition of the "Dime Novels"), no. 3; American Library Tales (London edition ), no. 1; New and Old Friends, no. 7; Half-dime Library, no. 21; New Dime Novels, no. 527; Pocket Library, no. 173; Half-dime Library, no. 1123.

22.

Juan Lewis. The Sea Serpent; or, The Boy Robinson Crusoe. December 28, 1877.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 22; Pocket Library, no. 98; Half-dime Library, no. 1128.

New York, and an island in the Atlantic.

23.

T. C. Harbaugh. Nick o' the Night; or, The Boy Spy of '76. December 31, 1877.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 322; Half-dime Library, no. 23; Pocket Library, no. 12; Half-dime Library, no. 1124.

24.

Prentiss Ingraham. Diamond Dirk; or, The Mystery of the Yellowstone. January 7, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 24; Pocket Library, no. 15.

Brought $3.50 at the O'Brien sale. Yellowstone Park in 1877. An Indian story.

25.

Roger Starbuck. The Boy Captain; or, The Pirate's Daughter. January 14, 1878.

Found in: Starr's Ten Cent Pocket Library, no. 4; Half-dime Library, no. 25; Pocket Library, no. 28.

26.

Edward L. Wheeler. Cloven Hoof, the Buffalo Demon; or, The Border Vultures. A Tale of the Southwest. January 21, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 26; Pocket Library, no. 7.

From Missouri to Texas—Indians and bandits.

27.

Oll Coomes. Antelope Abe, the Boy Guide. January 28, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 256; Half-dime Library, no. 27; Pocket Novels, no. 236; Pocket Library, no. 8; Half-dime Library, no. 1123.

28.

Edward L. Wheeler. Buffalo Ben, the Prince of the Pistol; or, Deadwood Dick in Disguise. February 5, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 28; Pocket Library, no. 10.

Deadwood Dick story No. 3. Mostly about bad men in the Black Hills and Montana.

29.

Frederick Whittaker. The Dumb Page; or, The Doge's Daughter. February 12, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 260; Half-dime Library, no. 29; Pocket Library, no. 84.

30.

Harry St. George. Roaring Ralph Rockwood, the Reckless Ranger. February 19, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 30; Pocket Library, no. 20; Half-dime Library, no. 1110.

Companion story to Half-dime Library, no. 59. Bad men, scouts, and a girl avenger in Colorado.

31.

Oll Coomes. Keen-Knife, Prince of the Prairies. February 26, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 259; Half-dime Library, no. 31; Pocket Novels, no. 199; Pocket Library, no. 16; Half-dime Library, no. 1072.

32.

Edward L. Wheeler. Bob Woolf, the Border Ruffian; or, The Girl Dead-Shot. March 5, 1878.

Found in: Starr's Ten Cent Pocket Library, no. 1; Half-dime Library, no. 32; Pocket Library, no. 30.

33.

Samuel W. Pearce. The Ocean Bloodhound; or, The Red Pirates of the Caribbees. March 12, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 33; Pocket Library, no. 92; Half-dime Library, no. 1139.

Caribbean Sea pirates, etc.

34.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Oregon Sol; or, Nick Whiffles's Boy Spy. March 19, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 284; Half-dime Library, no. 34; Pocket Novels, no. 201; Pocket Library, no. 17; Half-dime Library, no. 1140.

35.

Edward L. Wheeler. Wild Ivan, the Boy Claude Duval; or, The Brotherhood of Death. March 26, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 35; Pocket Novels, no. 14.

Deadwood Dick story No. 4. Black Hills. Time: During Hayes' administration. Deadwood Dick ceases to be a road agent. Old Avalanche appears as a character.

36.

Frank S. Finn. The Boy Clown; or, The Queen of the Arena. A Romance of Real Life in a Traveling Circus. April 2, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 76; Half-dime Library, no. 36; Pocket Library, no. 21; Half-dime Library, no. 1166.

37.

T. C. Harbaugh. The Hidden Lodge; or, The Little Hunter of the Adirondacks. April 9, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 37; Pocket Novels, no. 114; Half-dime Library, no. 1167.

Indians, woodsmen, etc., in the Adirondack woods in the early part of the nineteenth century.

38.

Texas Jack (J. B. Omohundro). Ned Wylde, the Boy Scout. April 16, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 348; Starr's Ten Cent Pocket Library, no. 6; Half-dime Library, no. 38; Pocket Library, no. 9; Half-dime Library, no. 1059.

There is a portrait of Texas Jack on the first page.

39.

Edward L. Wheeler. Death-Face, the Detective; or, Life and Love in New York. April 23, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 39; Pocket Library, no. 18.

New York City detective story.

40.

John J. Marshall. Roving Ben. A Story of a Young American who Wanted to See the World. April 30, 1878.

Found in: Dime Fiction, no. 9; Boy's Book of Romance and Adventure, no. 2; Half-dime Library, no. 40; Boy's Library (octavo edition), no. 13.

41.

Oll Coomes. Lasso Jack, the Young Mustanger. May 7, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 269; Half-dime Library, no. 41; New Dime Novels, no. 470; Pocket Library, no. 19; Half-dime Library, no. 1111.

42.

Edward L. Wheeler. The Phantom Miner; or, Deadwood Dick's Bonanza. A Tale of the Great Silver-Land of Idaho. May 14, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 42; Pocket Library, no. 22.

Idaho. Deadwood Dick story No. 5, in which he finds his parents who are named Graylford.

43.

Frederick Whittaker. Dick Darling, the Pony Express Rider. May 21, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 190; New Dime Novels, no. 312; Half-dime Library, no. 43; Pocket Novels, no. 221; Pocket Library, no. 29; Half-dime Library, no. 1112.

44.

Harry St. George. Rattling Rube; or, The Night Hawks of Kentucky. May 28, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 44; Pocket Library, no. 25.

Horse thieves in the mountains of Kentucky.

45.

Edward L. Wheeler. Old Avalanche, the Great Annihilator; or, Wild Edna, the Girl Brigand. June 4, 1878.

Found in: Starr's Ten Cent Pocket Library, no. 3; Half-dime Library, no. 45; Pocket Library, no. 26.

This is the second appearance of Old Avalanche and his horse and goat. The three characters appear in many Deadwood Dick stories. This novel, however, is not one of that series.

46.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Glass-Eye, the Great Shot of the West. June 11, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 308; Half-dime Library, no. 46; Pocket Novels, no. 196; Pocket Library, no. 27; Half-dime Library, no. 1157.

47.

T. C. Harbaugh. Nightingale Nat; or, The Forest Captains. June 18, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 47; Pocket Library, no. 31.

An Indian tale of the Lake Superior region, Wisconsin. Ends briefly in Chicago.

48.

Joseph E. Badger. Black John, the Road-Agent; or, The Outlaw's Retreat. June 25, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 292; Half-dime Library, no. 48; Pocket Novels, no. 198; Pocket Library, no. 32; Half-dime Library, no. 1164.

49.

Edward L. Wheeler. Omaha Oll, the Masked Terror; or, Deadwood Dick in Danger. July 2, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 49; Pocket Library, no. 33.

Deadwood Dick story No. 6. Del Norte, Colorado, where Deadwood Dick is now a cattleman.

50.

George E. Lasalle. Burt Bunker, the Trapper. A Tale of the North-west Hunting Grounds. July 9, 1878.

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

The pen name of Edward S. Ellis is here incorrectly given as George E. Lasalle instead of Charles E. Lasalle.

51.

Archie C. Irons. The Boy Rifles; or, The Underground Camp. A Romance of the Red River of the North. July 16, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 51; Pocket Library, no. 35; Half-dime Library, no. 1141.

An Indian story of the "Land of the Dakotahs."

52.

Chas. E. Lasalle. The White Buffalo. A Tale of Strange Adventure in the North-west. July 23, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 207; Half-dime Library, no. 52; New Dime Novels, no. 472; Pocket Library, no. 36; Half-dime Library, no. 1142.

53.

Edward L. Wheeler. Jim Bludsoe, Jr., the Boy Phenix; or, Through to Death. A Story of City and Far Western Life. July 30, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 53; Pocket Library, no. 37.

Philadelphia to the Mississippi River, to Deadwood, to Cheyenne.

54.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Ned Hazel, the Boy Trapper; or, The Phantom Princess. August 6, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 46; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 295 (partim); Twenty-Cent Novels, no. 28 (partim); Half-dime Library, no. 54; Pocket Novels, no. 38; Half-dime Library, no. 1152.

55.

Buffalo Bill (Hon. William F. Cody). Deadly-Eye, the Unknown Scout; or, The Branded Brotherhood. August 13, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 287; Twenty-Cent Novels, no. 27 (partim); Half-dime Library, no. 55; Pocket Novels, no. 39.

With a portrait of Buffalo Bill and one other illustration.

56.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Nick Whiffles's Pet; or, In the Valley of Death. August 20, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 52; Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 295 (partim); Twenty-Cent Novels, no. 28 (partim); Half-dime Library, no. 56; Pocket Novels, no. 40; Half-dime Library, no. 1133.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 54.

57.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick's Eagles; or, The Pards of Flood Bar. August 27, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 57; Pocket Library, no. 41.

Deadwood Dick story No. 7. Black Hills. Professor Jenny's report on the geology of the region is mentioned.

58.

Oll Coomes. The Border King; or, The Secret Foe. September 3, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 310; Half-dime Library, no. 58; New Dime Novels, no. 474; Pocket Library, no. 42.

59.

Harry St. George. Old Hickory; or, Pandy Ellis's Scalp. September 10, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 59; Pocket Library, no. 43.

Companion story to Half-dime Library, no. 30.

On the Upper Missouri River, Montana (?). "Rube's teeth ached as though he had just come from the dentist's." Pandy carried his own scalp.

60.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. The White Indian; or, The Scouts of the Yellowstone. September 17, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 289; Half-dime Library, no. 60; Pocket Novels, no. 205; Pocket Library, no. 44; Half-dime Library, no. 1153.

Brought $4.50 at the O'Brien sale.

61.

Edward L. Wheeler. Buckhorn Bill; or, The Red Rifle Team. A Tale of the Dakota Moonshiners. September 24, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 61; Pocket Library, no. 45.

Northern Dakota. The story of a cryptogram.

62.

Col. Prentiss Ingraham. The Shadow Ship; or, The Rival Lieutenants. A Tale of the Second War with Great Britain. October 1, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 314; Half-dime Library, no. 62; Pocket Novels, no. 203; Pocket Library, no. 46; Half-dime Library, no. 1165.

63.

William J. Hamilton. The Red Brotherhood; or, The Twelve Avengers. October 8, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 313; Half-dime Library, no. 63; Pocket Novels, no. 194; Pocket Library, no. 47; Half-dime Library, no. 1134.

64.

T. C. Harbaugh. Dandy Jack; or, The Outlaws of the Oregon Trail. October 15, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 64; Pocket Novels, no. 48; Half-dime Library, no. 1135.

Along the western trail in Oregon.

65.

Joseph E. Badger. Hurricane Bill; or, Mustang Sam and his "Pard." A Romance of the "Evil Land." October 22, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 316; Half-dime Library, no. 65; Pocket Novels, no. 185; Pocket Library, no. 49; Half-dime Library, no. 1136.

66.

W. J. Hamilton. Single Hand; or, A Life for a Life. October 29, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 272; Half-dime Library, no. 66; New Dime Novels, no. 468; Pocket Library, no. 50; Half-dime Library, no. 1137.

67.

Philip S. Warne. Patent-Leather Joe; or, Old Rattlesnake, the Charmer. A Rocky Mountain Romance. November 5, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 67; Pocket Library, no. 51; Half-dime Library, no. 1143.

A story of Virginia City.

68.

Buffalo Bill. The Border Robin Hood; or, The Prairie Rover. November 12, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 293; Half-dime Library, no. 68; Pocket Library, no. 52.

69.

Edward L. Wheeler. Gold Rifle, the Sharpshooter; or, The Boy Detective of the Black Ranch. November 19, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 69; Pocket Library, no. 53; Half-dime Library, no. 1057.

Dakota in 187-.

70.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Old Zip's Cabin; or, A Greenhorn in the Woods. November 26, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 239; New Dime Novels, no. 473; Half-dime Library, no. 70; Pocket Library, no. 54; Half-dime Library, no. 1154.

71.

Oll Coomes. Delaware Dick, the Young Ranger Spy; or, Brother against Brother. December 3, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 71; Pocket Library, no. 55; Half-dime Library, no. 1168.

Year, 1777. The Revolutionary War in New Jersey. Washington and Cornwallis take part in the story.

72.

W. J. Hamilton. Mad Tom Western, the Texan Ranger; or, The Queen of the Prairie. December 10, 1878.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 232; Pocket Novels, no. 213; Half-dime Library, no. 72; Pocket Library, no. 56.

73.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick on Deck; or, Calamity Jane, the Heroine of Whoop-Up. A Story of Dakota. December 17, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 73; Pocket Library, no. 57.

Deadwood Dick story No. 8. Locale: The Black Hills, South Dakota.

74.

Oll Coomes. Hawkeye Harry, the Young Trapper Ranger. December 24, 1878.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 116; Pocket Novels, no. 1; Half-dime Library, no. 74; New Dime Novels, no. 551; Pocket Library, no. 58; Half-dime Library, no. 1155.

75.

Col. Prentiss Ingraham. The Boy Duelist; or, The Cruise of the Sea Wolf. December 31, 1878.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 75; Pocket Library, no. 59; Half-dime Library, no. 1068.

The New England coast during the War with England in 1812.

76.

Albert W. Aiken. Abe Colt, the Crow-Killer; or, The Great Fighting Man of the West. January 7, 1879.

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

Brought $2.50 at the O'Brien sale.

77.

Edward L. Wheeler. Corduroy Charlie, the Boy Bravo; or, Deadwood Dick's Last Act. January 14, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 77; Pocket Library, no. 61.

Deadwood Dick story No. 9. Black Hills, westward to Yellowstone Park.

78.

Capt. Mayne Reid. Blue Dick; or, The Yellow Chiefs Vengeance. A Romance of the Rocky Mountains. January 21, 1879.

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

79.

Albert W. Aiken. Sol Ginger, the Giant Trapper; or, The Flower of the Blackfeet. January 28, 1879.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 29; Pocket Novels, no. 8; Half-dime Library, no. 79; New Dime Novels, no. 558; Pocket Library, no. 63; Half-dime Library, no. 1158.

Brought $2 at the O'Brien sale.

80.

Edward L. Wheeler. Rosebud Rob; or, Nugget Ned, the Knight of the Gulch. February 4, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 80; Pocket Library, no. 64.

Rosebud Rob story No. 1. Deadwood, South Dakota, 187-.

81.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Prairie. A Tale of the Present Day. February 11, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 1216; Pocket Novels, no. 9; Half-dime Library, no. 81; New Dime Novels, no. 545; Pocket Library, no. 65.

82.

T. C. Harbaugh. Kit Barefoot, the Wood-Hawk; or, Old Powder-Face and his Demons. February 18, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 82; Pocket Library, no. 66; Half-dime Library, no. 1144.

Between Yankton, South Dakota, and Ft. Sully on the Missouri River. An Indian story.

83.

Oll Coomes. Rollo, the Boy Ranger; or, The Heiress of the Golden Horn. February 25, 1879.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 76; Pocket Novels, no. 11; Half-dime Library, no. 83; New Dime Novels, no. 560; Pocket Library, no. 67; Half-dime Library, no. 1113.

84.

Edward L. Wheeler. Idyl, the Girl Miner; or, Rosebud Rob on Hand. March 4, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 84; Pocket Library, no. 68.

Rosebud Rob story No. 2. Locale: West of Deadwood, South Dakota.

85.

Capt. J. F. C. Adams. Buck Buckram; or, Bess, the Female Trapper. A Tale of the Far South-west. March 11, 1879.

Found in: Starr's American Novels, no. 19; Pocket Novels, no. 12; Half-dime Library, no. 85; New Dime Novels, no. 561; Pocket Library, no. 95; Half-dime Library, no. 1138.

86.

G. Waldo Browne. Dandy Rock, the Man from Texas. A Wild Romance of the Land of Gold. March 18, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 86; Pocket Library, no. 137.

Calaveras Co., California, in 1853, during the days of the gold excitement.

87.

Mayne Reid. The Land Pirates; or, The League of Devil's Island. A Tale of the Mississippi. March 25, 1879.

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

88.

Edward L. Wheeler. Photograph Phil, the Boy Sleuth; or, Rosebud Rob's Reappearance. April 1, 1879.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 88; Pocket Novels, no. 73.

Rosebud Rob story No. 3. Black Hills in the early 1870's.

89.

Bracebridge Hemyng. Island Jim; or, The Pet of the Family. A Strange Story of a Haunted Boy and a Phantom Father. April 8, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 464; Half-dime Library, no. 89; Pocket Library, no. 75.

90.

G. Waldo Browne. The Dread Rider; or, The Texan Duelist. April 15, 1879.

Found in: Starr's Ten Cents Pocket Library no. 10; Half-dime Library, no. 90; Pocket Library, no. 110.

91.

Bracebridge Hemyng. The Captain of the Club; or, The Young Rival Athletes. A Romance of Truth and Treachery. April 22, 1879.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 13; Half-dime Library, no. 91; Pocket Library, no. 121.

92.

Edward L. Wheeler. Canada Chet, the Counterfeiter Chief; or, Old Anaconda in Sitting Bull's Camp. A Tale of Two Boys' Adventures. April 29, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 92; Pocket Library, no. 83.

Counterfeiters, Indians, scouts, etc. in Canada, northwest of Minnesota, in 1876-77. "Old Anaconda" marries "Wild Bird."

93.

Edward S. Ellis. The Boy Miners; or, The Enchanted Island. A Tale of the Yellowstone Country. May 6, 1879.

Found in: Irwin P. Beadle's American Novels, no. 34; Starr's American Novels, no. 7; Pocket Novels, no. 3; Half-dime Library, no. 93; New Dime Novels, no. 553; Pocket Library, no. 85.

94.

T. C. Harbaugh. Midnight Jack, the Road Agent; or, Gopher Gid, the Boy Trapper of the Cheyenne. A Story of the Sioux Country. May 13, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 94; Pocket Library, no. 120; Half-dime Library, no. 1159.

Between Ft. Sully and Deadwood, South Dakota.

95.

Lieut. Col. Hazeltine. The Rival Rovers; or, The Freebooters of the Mississippi. May 20, 1879.

Found in: American Tales, no. 15; Starr's American Novels, no. 143; Half-dime Library, no. 95; Pocket Library, no. 182.

96.

Edward L. Wheeler. Watch-Eye, the Shadow; or, Arabs and Angels of a Great City. May 27, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 96; Pocket Library, no. 76.

Baltimore in 186-, then eighteen years later in Philadelphia.

97.

John J. Marshall. The Outlaw Brothers; or, The Captive of the Harpes. A Tale of Early Kentucky. June 3, 1879.

Found in: Dime Fiction, no. 2; New and Old Friends, new series, no. 1; Boy's Books of Romance and Adventure, no. 20; Starr's American Novels, no. 206; Half-dime Library, no. 97; Pocket Library, no. 229.

98.

Prof. Stewart Gildersleeve. Robin Hood, the Outlawed Earl; or, The Merry Men of the Greenwood. A Tale of the Days of the Lionheart. June 10, 1879.

Found in: The Young New Yorker, no. 21; Half-dime Library, no. 98.

99.

George Waldo Browne. The Tiger of Taos; or, Wild Kate, Dandy Rock's Angel. June 17, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 99; Pocket Library, no. 145.

A story of Texas in 1840.

† Correction made as per Volume 3.

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