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100.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick in Leadville; or, A Strange Stroke for Liberty. A Wild, Exciting Story of the Leadville Region. June 24, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 100; Pocket Library, no. 88.

Deadwood Dick story No. 10. In this tale Deadwood Dick dies for the first time! Calamity Jane and "Old Avalanche" also take part in the story.

101.

Bracebridge Hemyng. Jack Harkaway in New York; or, The Adventures of the Travelers' Club. July 1, 1879.

Found in: The Young New Yorker no. 23 incomplete; Half-dime Library, no. 101; Pocket Library, no. 86.

102.

Prentiss Ingraham. Dick Dead-Eye, the Boy Smuggler; or, The Cruise of the Vixen. July 8, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 102; Pocket Library, no. 77.

The Maine coast during the War of 1812.

103.

Col. Delle Sara. The Lion of the Sea; or, The Vailed Lady of San Tropez. A Weird, Wild Tale of the Olden Times, when the Algerine Pirates Swept the Southern Sea and Boldly Defied all the Nations of the Earth. July 15, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 487; Half-dime Library, no. 103; Pocket Library, no. 72.

104.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick's Device; or, The Sign of the Double Cross. A Wild, Strange Tale of the Leadville Mines--of Men of Steel--of Toughs and Tigers--of Road-Agents, Regulators, Avengers, Adventurers--and of the Thrilling Life in the New Eldorado. July 22, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 104; Pocket Library, no. 78.

Deadwood Dick story No. 11. Leadville, Colorado. Deadwood Dick is alive again but a widower. "Old Avalanche" and Calamity Jane also appear.

105.

Hamilton Holmes. Old Rube, the Hunter; or, The Crow Captive. A Tale of the Great Plains. July 29, 1879.

Found in: American Tales, no. 31; Starr's American Novels, no. 145; Half-dime Library, no. 105; Pocket Library, no. 136.

106.

T. C. Harbaugh. Old Frosty, the Guide; or, Niokana, the White Queen of the Blackfeet. A Tale of the Far Northwest. August 5, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 106; Pocket Library, no. 80.

Frontier days along the upper Missouri River in Montana, in the country of the Blackfeet Indians.

107.

James L. Bowen. One-Eyed Sim; or, The Abandoned Forest Home. A Story of the Pawnee War. August 12, 1879.

Found in: American Tales, no. 39; Starr's American Novels, no. 144; Half-dime Library, no. 107; Pocket Library, no. 190.

108.

Harry St. George. Daring Davy, the Young Bear Killer; or, The Trail of the Border Wolf. August 19, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 108; Pocket Library, no. 101.

A story of Davy Crockett in Tennessee in 183-.

109.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick as Detective. A Story of the Great Carbonate Region. August 26, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 109; Pocket Library, no. 94.

Deadwood Dick story No. 12. Leadville, Colorado, in 187-.

110.

James L. Bowen. The Black Steed of the Prairies. A Thrilling Story of Texan Adventure. September 2, 1879.

Found in: American Tales, no. 43; Starr's American Novels, no. 141; Half-dime Library, no. 110; Pocket Library, no. 97.

111.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Sea-Devil; or, The Midshipman's Legacy. A Romance of Florida and Southern Waters. September 9, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 111; Pocket Library, no. 81.

Time: About 1814.

112.

Burton Saxe. The Mad Hunter; or, The Cave of Death. September 16, 1879.

Found in: American Tales, no. 22; Starr's American Novels, no. 158; Half-dime Library, no. 112; Pocket Library, no. 178.

113.

Edward L. Wheeler. Jack Hoyle, the Young Speculator; or, The Road to Fortune. September 23, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 113; Pocket Library, no. 107.

A "Dick Whittington" type humorous story, ranging through Lowell, Boston, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, the Indian Territory, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Mexico, and Europe.

114.

Roger Starbuck. The Black Schooner; or, Jib Junk, the Old Tar. September 30, 1879.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 294; Half-dime Library, no. 114; New Dime Novels, no. 466; Pocket Library, no. 104.

115.

G. Waldo Browne. The Mad Miner; or, Dandy Rock's Doom. A Thrilling Story of the War for the Valley of Gold. October 7, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 115; Pocket Library, no. 150.

A story of Indians, miners, outlaws, etc. in California.

116.

Prentiss Ingraham. The Hussar Captain; or, The Hermit of Hell-Gate . October 14, 1879.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 298; Half-dime Library, no. 116; Pocket Novels, no. 219; Pocket Library, no. 87.

117.

Edward L. Wheeler. Gilt-Edge Dick, the Sport Detective; or, The Road-Agent's Daughter. October 21, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 117; Pocket Library, no. 96.

Leadville, Colorado, in 187-.

118.

Charles Morris. Will Somers, the Boy Detective. October 28, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 365; Half-dime Library, no. 118; Pocket Library, no. 62.

119.

Joseph E. Badger. Mustang Sam; or, The King of the Plains. A Romance of Apache Life. November 4, 1879.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 301; Half-dime Library, no. 119; Pocket Novels, no. 184; Pocket Library, no. 91.

"I'm Mustang Sam, the high muck-a-muck of E Pluribus Unum! I was got by a bull whale out o' a iceberg. I kin yell louder, run furder, ride faster, shoot straighter, jump higher, tell bigger lies, eat more bull an' jump outside o' more chain-lightnin' than any other two-legged critter as was ever pupped. I'm the man that swum the Big Kenyon of the Colorado on my back. I'm the critter what climbed up a greased rainbow an' bit the highest p'int off o' the new moon. I'm Mustang Sam--how goes it, stranger?"

120.

Frank Dumont. The Branded Hand; or, The Man of Mystery. November 11, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 120; Pocket Library, no. 109.

Events, about 1850, in Mexico and the Gulf. Secret passages, man traps, Mexican outlaws, etc.

121.

Edward L. Wheeler. Cinnamon Chip, the Girl Sport; or, The Golden Idol of Mt. Rosa. November 18, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 121; Pocket Library, no. 103.

Rosebud Rob story No. 4. A story of northern Arizona.

122.

Charles Morris. Phil Hardy, the Boss Boy; or, The Mystery of the Strongbow. November 25, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 405; Half-dime Library, no. 122; Pocket Library, no. 93.

123.

T. C. Harbaugh. Kiowa Charley, the White Mustanger; or, Rocky Mountain Kit's Last Scalp Hunt. December 2, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 123; Pocket Library, no. 108.

Kiowa Charley (Charles Montgomery) and Kit Carson figure in this story, the events of which take place along the Wichita River and at Fort Sill.

124.

George Gleason. Tippy, the Texan; or, The Young Champion. A Story of the Siege of Monterey. December 9, 1879.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 317; Half-dime Library, no. 124; New Dime Novels, no. 469; Pocket Library, no. 90.

125.

Edward L. Wheeler. Bonanza Bill, Miner; or, Madam Mystery, the Female Forger. A Tale of the City of San Francisco. December 16, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 125; Pocket Library, no. 99.

San Francisco, in 187-, "the largest, the most lawless, and the wickedest city upon the American Pacific coast, as all will allow."

126.

Charles Morris. Picayune Pete; or, Nicodemus, the Dog Detective. December 23, 1879.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 355; Half-dime Library, no. 126; Pocket Library, no. 74.

127.

Frank Dumont. Wild-Fire, the Boss of the Road; or, The Wolves of Satan's Gap. A Romance of the Silver Regions. December 30, 1879.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 127; Pocket Library, no. 133.

Flush times in the mines at Helena, Montana, when gamblers and outlaws flourished.

128.

Harry Cavendish. The Young Privateer; or, The Pirates' Stronghold. January 6, 1880.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 2; Fifteen Cent Novels no. 2; New and Old Friends, no. 13; Half-dime Library, no. 128; New Dime Novels, no. 506.

129.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick's Double; or, The Ghost of Gordon's Gulch. A Tale of Wild-Cat City. January 13, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 129; Pocket Library, no. 115.

Deadwood Dick story No. 13. "Wild Cat City," near Leadville, Colorado.

130.

Charles Morris. Detective Dick; or, The Hero in Rags. January 20, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 383; Half-dime Library, no. 130; Pocket Library, no. 69.

131.

George Waldo Browne. The Golden Hand; or, Dandy Rock to the Rescue. January 27, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 131; Pocket Library, no. 174.

Arizona in 1852.

132.

Edward S. Ellis. The Hunted Hunter; or, The Strange Horseman of the Prairie. A Romance of the South-west Border. February 3, 1880.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 32; London edition of the "Dime Novels," called American Library, no. 35; New and Old Friends, no. 11; Half-dime Library, no. 132; Pocket Novels, no. 227; Pocket Library, no. 122.

133.

Edward L. Wheeler. Boss Bob, the King of Bootblacks; or, The Pawnbroker's Plot. A Story of Philadelphia. February 10, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 133; Pocket Library, no. 111.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 145.

Date of story, 1876. "Black yer boots, make'm shine, Only costs you half a dime; Touch yer corns up like a feather, Make 'r mirror of yer leather."

134.

Oll Coomes. Sure-Shot Seth, the Boy Rifleman; or, The Young Patriots of the North. February 17, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 353; Half-dime Library, no. 134; Pocket Library, no. 70; Half-dime Library, no. 1065.

135.

C. Dunning Clark. Captain Paul, the Kentucky Moonshiner; or, The Boy Spy of the Mountains. February 24, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 135; Pocket Library, no. 309.

Kentucky in 1874.

136.

Joseph E. Badger. Night-Hawk Kit; or, The Daughter of the Ranch. March 2, 1880.

Found in: New Dime Novels, no. 238; Half-dime Library, no. 136; Pocket Novels, no. 183; Pocket Library, no. 106.

137.

Mayne Reid. The Helpless Hand; or, Backwoods Retribution. March 9, 1880.

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

138.

Edward L. Wheeler. Blond Bill; or, Deadwood Dick's Home Base. A Romance of the "Silent Tongues." March 16, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 138; Pocket Library, no. 119.

Deadwood Dick story No. 14, located in Silverton, Colorado.

139.

T. C. Harbaugh. Judge Lynch, Jr.; or, The Boy Vigilante. March 23, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 139; Pocket Library, no. 124.

Indians, outlaws, vigilantes, etc., in Custer City, Black Hills, 187-.

140.

Frank Dumont. Blue Blazes; or, The Break o' Day Boys of Rocky Bar. March 30, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 140; Pocket Library, no. 126.

Stage holdup and the usual settings, near Boise City, Idaho.

141.

Edward L. Wheeler. Solid Sam, the Boy Road-Agent; or, The Branded Brows. A Tale of Wild Wyoming. April 6, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 141; Pocket Library, no. 123.

Pioneer days at "Placer City," in the Wind River Range, Wyoming.

142.

Charles Morris. Handsome Harry, the Bootblack Detective. April 13, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 142; Pocket Library, no. 105.

New York City gamin detective story.

143.

Oll Coomes. Scar-Face Saul, the Silent Hunter; or, The Mystery of Fort Rane. A Story of the Border. April 20, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 143; Pocket Library, no. 143; Half-dime Library, no. 1150.

Frontier and Indian days on the Dakota prairies.

144.

Joseph E. Badger. Dainty Lance, the Boy Sport; or, The Bank-Breakers' Decoy Duck. April 27, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 144; Pocket Library, no. 132.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 151;Half-dime Library, no. 160; Half-dime Library, no. 184; Half-dime Library, no. 203.

Bank robbers and mistaken identity in Missouri.

145.

Edward L. Wheeler. Captain Ferret, the New York Detective; or, Boss Bob's Boss Job. May 4, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 145; Pocket Library, no. 127.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 133.

Philadelphia in 1876.

146.

Oll Coomes. Silver Star, the Boy Knight. A Prairie Romance. May 11, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 410; Half-dime Library, no. 146; Half-dime Library, no. 1061.

147.

Charles Morris. Will Wildfire, the Thoroughbred; or, The Winning Hand. May 18, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 147; Pocket Library, no. 118.

Sequence of Will Wildfire stories, Half-dime Library, no. 147; Half-dime Library, no. 152;Half-dime Library, no. 162; Half-dime Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 183.

Lancaster and Philadelphia before 1876.

148.

J. Alexander Patten. Sharp Sam; or, The Adventures of a Friendless Boy. A Story of the Great City, May 25, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 503; Half-dime Library, no. 148; Pocket Library, no. 71.

149.

Edward L. Wheeler. A Game of Gold; or, Deadwood Dick's Big Stride. June 1, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 149; Pocket Library, no. 131.

Deadwood Dick story No. 15. Deadwood Dick and Calamity Jane in Colorado.

150.

Frederick Whittaker. Lance and Lasso; or, The Children of the Chaco. A Tale of Four Boys' Summer Vacation on the Pampas of Buenos Ayres. June 8, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 232; Half-dime Library, no. 150.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 154.

151.

Joseph E. Badger. Panther Paul, the Prairie Pirate; or, Dainty Lance to the Rescue. June 15, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 151; Pocket Library, no. 179.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 144 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 160; Half-dime Library, no. 184; Half-dime Library, no. 203.

Outlaws on the Overland trail, California, about 1852.

152.

Charles Morris. Black Bess, Will Wildfire's Racer; or, Winning against Odds. June 22, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 152; Pocket Library, no. 128.

Sequence of Will Wildfire stories: Half-dime Library, no. 147; Half-dime Library, no. 152, Half-dime Library, no. 162; Half-dime Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 183.

A racing story of Philadelphia and vicinity.

153.

Oll Coomes. Eagle Kit, the Boy Demon; or, The Outlaws of the Gold Hills. June 29, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 153; Pocket Library, no. 129.

Headwaters of the Big Cheyenne, Dakota. Said Eagle Kit:
"I'm a sort of a knot of insignificance--a kind of human wart."

154.

Frederick Whittaker. The Sword Hunters; or, The Land of the Elephant Riders. July 6, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 332; Half-dime Library, no. 154; Pocket Library, no. 230.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 150.

155.

T. C. Harbaugh. Gold Trigger, the Sport; or, The Girl Avengers. July 13, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 155; Pocket Library, no. 130.

"Panther City," at the headwaters of the Missouri, in the country of the Blackfeet, is the scene of this story.

156.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick of Deadwood; or, The Picked Party. A Romance of Skeleton Bend. July 20, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 156; Pocket Library, no. 135.

Deadwood Dick story No. 16. Deadwood Dick and Calamity Jane in a mining town out West.

157.

Charles Morris. Mike Merry, the Harbor Police Boy; or, The Nighthawks of Philadelphia. July 27, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 157; Pocket Library, no. 134.

River thieves of Philadelphia.

158.

William F. Cody. Fancy Frank of Colorado; or, The Trapper's Trust. A Frontier Story of To-day, August 3, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 518; Half-dime Library, no. 158; Pocket Library, no. 117.

159.

Frederick Whittaker. The Lost Captain; or, Shipper Jabez Coffin's Cruise to the Open Polar Sea. August 10, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 513; Half-dime Library, no. 159; Pocket Library, no. 116.

160.

Joseph E. Badger. The Black Giant; or, Dainty Lance in Jeopardy. August 17, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 160; Pocket Library, no. 139.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 144 and Half-dime Library, no. 151 and followed by Half-dime Library, no. 184 and Half-dime Library, no. 203.

Caught in a snowstorm and besieged by outlaws in California.

161.

Edward L. Wheeler. New York Nell, the Boy-Girl Detective; or, Old Blakesly's Money. August 24, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 161; Pocket Library, no. 141.

A countryman and his pretended son in Philadelphia and New York and vicinity in 187-.

162.

Charles Morris. Will Wildfire in the Woods; or, Camp Life in the Alleghanies. August 31, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 162; Pocket Library, no. 156.

Sequence of the series: Half-dime Library, no. 147; Half-dime Library, no. 152; Half-dime Library, no. 162; Half-dime Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 183.

Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania coal region, about 1876.

163.

Oll Coomes. Little Texas, the Young Mustanger. A Tale of the Texan Prairies. September 7, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 494; Half-dime Library, no. 163; Pocket Library, no. 142.

164.

George Waldo Browne. Dandy Rock's Pledge; or, Hunted to Death. September 14, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 164; Pocket Library, no. 167.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 173.

In a valley in the California Sierras.

165.

Charles Morris. Billy Baggage, the Railroad Boy; or, Run to Earth. September 21, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 521; Half-dime Library, no. 165; Pocket Library, no. 265.

166.

Harry St. George. Hickory Harry; or, The Trapper-Brigade's Spy. A Tale of the Far North-west. September 28, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 166; Pocket Library, no. 192.

Trappers, Indians, Hudson Bay half-breeds, etc. in the wildest regions of the Northwest.

167.

Edward Willett. Asa Scott, the Steamboat Boy; or, The Land Pirates of the Mississippi. A Romance of a Rich Boy and a Poor Boy. October 5, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 531; Half-dime Library, no. 167; Pocket Library, no. 260.

168.

Joseph E. Badger. Deadly Dash; or, Fighting Fire with Fire. October 12, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 168; Pocket Library, no. 143.

Horse thieves and lynchers in Missouri.

169.

T. C. Harbaugh. Tornado Tom; or, Injun Jack from Red Core. A Story of the Unexplored Wilds of Idaho. October 19, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 169; Pocket Library, no. 164.

Indians and outlaws in the gold region of Idaho.

170.

Charles Morris. A Trump Card; or, Will Wildfire Wins and Loses. October 26, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 170; Pocket Library, no. 166.

Sequence of Will Wildfire tales: Half-dime Library, no. 147, Half-dime Library, no. 152; Half-dime Library, no. 162; Half-dime Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 183.

Philadelphia and vicinity. A marriage that did not take place and an interrupted wedding. A murdered bride and a fox hunt.

171.

Frank Dumont. Ebony Dan; or, The Rival Leagues of Silver Circle. A Romance of Wild Life in the Mines. November 2, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 171; Pocket Library, no. 198.

A Colorado mining story.

172.

Harry St. George. Thunderbolt Tom; or, The Wolf-Herder of the Rockies. November 9, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 172; Pocket Library, no. 148.

Locale: A town in the Northwest, (Wyoming?), served by the Deadwood coach.

173.

George Waldo Browne. Dandy Rock's Rival; or, The Hunted Maid of Taos. November 16, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 173; Pocket Library, no. 191.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 164.

Indians, Mexicans, etc. in northern New Mexico.

174.

Charles Morris. Bob Rockett, the Boy Dodger; or, Mysteries of New York. November 23, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 174; Pocket Library, no. 138.

Sequence of stories: Half-dime Library, no. 174; Half-dime Library, no. 179; Half-dime Library, no. 189; Half-dime Library, no. 196.

A story of the disreputable parts of New York City.

175.

Philip S. Warne. Captain Arizona, the King-Pin of Road-Agents; or, Patent Leather Joe's Big Game. A Romance of Wild Mountain Life. November 30, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 175; Pocket Library, no. 140.

Brought $4 at the O'Brien sale.

Wyoming and the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the Overland stage route.

176.

Harry Dennies Perry. The Boy Runaway; or, The Buccaneers of the Bay. A Romance of New York and its Waters in the War of 1812. December 7, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 176; Pocket Library, no. 177.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 76; Half-dime Library, no. 180; Half-dime Library, no. 192.

177.

Edward L. Wheeler. Nobby Nick of Nevada; or, The Scamps of the Sierras. December 14, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 177; Pocket Library, no. 147.

The mining town of "Deviltry," in the Sierra Nevadas.

178.

Oll Coomes. Old Solitary, the Hermit Trapper; or, The Dragon of Silver Lake. December 21, 1880.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 147; Half-dime Library, no. 178; Pocket Library, no. 183.

179.

Charles Morris. Bob Rockett, the Bank Runner; or, The Road to Ruin. A Tale of Life in New York. December 28, 1880.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 179; Pocket Library, no. 149.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 174; Half-dime Library, no. 179; Half-dime Library, no. 189; Half-dime Library, no. 196.

Evil effects of gambling in New York City.

180.

Harry Dennies Perry. The Sea Trailer; or, A Vow Well Kept. A Sea and Shore Yarn of Love and Revenge. January 4, 1881 (Incorrectly dated 1880).

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 180; Pocket Library, no. 151.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 176; Half-dime Library, no. 180; Half-dime Library, no. 192.

Long Island Sound, New York City and vicinity, during the War of 1812.

181.

Edward L. Wheeler. Wild Frank, the Buckin Bravo; or, Lady Lily's Love. January 11, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 181; Pocket Library, no. 153.

Wyoming in 187-.

182.

Oll Coomes. Little Hurricane, the Boy Captain; or, The Oath of the Young Avengers. January 18, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 182; Pocket Library, no. 162.

Road agents, Indians, etc., in the Black Hills and in Wyoming.

183.

Charles Morris. The Hidden Hand; or, Will Wildfire's Revenge. January 25, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 183; Pocket Library, no. 176.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 147; Half-dime Library, no. 152; Half-dime Library, no. 162; Half-dime Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 183.

Near Peoria and Chicago, and in "Gulchville," out West.

184.

Joseph E. Badger. The Boy Trailers; or, Dainty Lance on the War-Path. February 1, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 184; Pocket Library, no. 154.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 144; Half-dime Library, no. 151; Half-dime Library, no. 160; Half-dime Library, no. 184; Half-dime Library, no. 203.

A California tale.

185.

Frank Dumont. Evil Eye, King of Cattle Thieves; or, The Vultures of the Rio Grande. February 8, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 185; Pocket Library, no. 146.

Mexico and Texas before the War with Mexico

186.

Delle Sara. Cool Desmond; or, The Gambler's Big Game. A Romance of the Regions of the Lawless. February 15, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 553; Half-dime Library, no. 186; Pocket Library, no. 277.

187.

Charles Morris. Fred Halyard, the Life Boat Boy; or, The Smugglers of the Inlet. A Story of the Lower Beach. February 22, 1881.

Found in: Saturday Journal/Star Journal (various title changes), no. 539; Half-dime Library, no. 187; Pocket Library, no. 275.

188.

T. C. Harbaugh. Ned Temple, the Border Boy; or, The Mad Hunter of Powder River. A Romance of Montana. March 1, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 188; Pocket Library, no. 157.

An Indian tale of Ft. Reno, Nevada.

189.

Charles Morris. Bob Rockett, the Cracksman; or, Driven to the Wall. March 8, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 189; Pocket Library, no. 161.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 174; Half-dime Library, no. 179; Half-dime Library, no. 189; Half-dime Library, no. 196.

New York City and Arkansas. "Biler bu'sted" on a Mississippi boat.

190.

William R. Eyster. Dandy Darke; or, The Tigers of High Pine. A Story of a Camp of Refuge. March 15, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 190; Pocket Library, no. 152.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 210.

Emigrant ox train in the early days of California.

191.

Alfred B. Taylor. Buffalo Billy, the Boy Bull-whacker; or, The Doomed Thirteen. A Strange Story of the Silver Trail. March 22, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 191; Pocket Library, no. 160.

Brought $7 at the O'Brien sale.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 194.

A romance of Buffalo Bill's boyhood.

192.

Harry Dennies Perry. Captain Kit, the Will-o'-the-Wisp; or, The Mystery of Montana Point. A Story of Long Island Sound and Shore in the War of 1812. March 29, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 192; Pocket Library, no. 310.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 176; Half-dime Library, no. 180; Half-dime Library, no. 192.

New York City and eastern end of Long Island in 1812.

193.

Philip S. Warne. Captain Mask, the Lady Road-Agent; or, Patent-Leather Joe's Defeat. A Tale of Rough Men and Rough Times. April 5, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 193; Pocket Library, no. 159.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 219.

Begins with the usual holdup of the stage west of Denver--Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The title of the story is incorrect, for the lady road agent was the lieutenant and not the captain.

194.

Alfred B. Taylor. Buffalo Bill's Bet; or, The Gambler Guide. A Romance of Western Trails. April 12, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 194; Pocket Library, no. 165.

Preceded by Half-dime Library, no. 191.

Locale: Near Santa Fe. Kent King, the gambler of Half-dime Library, no. 191, continues his deviltry, but comes to the end of his career.

195.

Edward L. Wheeler. Deadwood Dick's Dream; or, The Rivals of the Road. A Mining Tale of Tombstone. April 19, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 195; Pocket Library, no. 163.

Deadwood Dick story No. 17. Arizona.

196.

Charles Morris. Shadowed; or, Bob Rockett's Fight for Life. April 26, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 196; Pocket Library, no. 170; Half-dime Library, no. 1114.

Sequence: Half-dime Library, no. 174; Half-dime Library, no. 179; Half-dime Library, no. 189; Half-dime Library, no. 196.

New York City and vicinity.

197.

Prentiss Ingraham. Little Grit, the Wild Rider; or, Bessie, the Stock Tender's Daughter. A Romance of Pony Express Days. May 3, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 197; Pocket Library, no. 144; Half-dime Library, no. 1042.

Followed by Half-dime Library, no. 204.

On the Overland trail.

198.

T. C. Harbaugh. Arkansaw, the Man with the Knife; or, The Queen of Fate's Revenge. A Wild Tale of the Silver Lands. May 10, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 198; Pocket Library, no. 223.

San Juan region, Colorado.

199.

Edward Willett. Featherweight, the Boy Champion of the Muskingum; or, On His Muscle, Wits and Honor. May 17, 1881.

Found in: Half-dime Library, no. 199; Pocket Library, no. 169.

Missouri, Cairo, Illinois, and on the Mississippi River.

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100 - 199.

200 - 299

300 - 399

400 - 499

500 - 599

600-699

700 - 799

800 - 899

900 - 999

1000 - 1099

1100 - 1168

Beadle's Half Dime Library

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