Category: Adventure

Adventure, Fiction

Female Robinson Crusoe: A Tale of the American Wilderness by Lucy Ford (1837)

Buy it on AmazonOriginally Published 1837. From the preface: Probably most readers of American Western newspapers, remember the several brief accounts that have, for years past, occasionally been given of children lost in the woods, in states beyond the Alleghany mountains. The following statement of an extraordinary case is more in detail, and its analogy to the circumstances attending the long residence of Alexander Selkirk … Continue reading Female Robinson Crusoe: A Tale of the American Wilderness by Lucy Ford (1837)

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Adventure, Children, Fiction

The Boys of the Sierras: The Young Gold Hunters. A STORY OF CALIFORNIA IN ’49 by Hendrik Conscience (1883)

Originally Published 1883. Follow the adventures of Donatus Kwik and his brave companions as they travel from Antwerp, Belgium to the rough and tumble Western United States in search of precious gold and adventure. Buy this book today on Amazon.com. Continue reading The Boys of the Sierras: The Young Gold Hunters. A STORY OF CALIFORNIA IN ’49 by Hendrik Conscience (1883)

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The Voyage of the Rattletrap by Hayden Carruth (1897)

Check it out on Amazon.com. Originally published in 1897 this new edition has been formatted to be easier to read and enjoy for a whole new generation of readers. From the first Chapter: Of course the Rattletrap wasn’t a boat which sailed on the water, though I don’t know as I thought to mention this before. In fact, a water boat wouldn’t have been of … Continue reading The Voyage of the Rattletrap by Hayden Carruth (1897)

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