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Beadle's Half Dime Library |
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100 - 199. |
200 - 299 |
300 - 399 |
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500 - 599 |
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900 - 999 |
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1100 - 1168 |
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: |
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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