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    <title>luckless trapper; or, The haunted hunter</title>
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  <name type="personal">
    <namePart>Eyster, William R. (William Reynolds)</namePart>
    <namePart type="date">1841-1918</namePart>
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  <abstract>"The Luckless Trapper; or, The Haunted Hunter" by William R. Eyster is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set in a rugged wilderness, focusing on themes of survival, danger, and the supernatural. The central character, Harry Winkle, navigates a treacherous environment filled with hostile forces, including rival trappers and Native Americans, as he seeks vengeance for personal grievances.   At the start of the novel, tension builds as Winkle hears a rifle shot and witnesses a confrontation between two men. One man, Dick Martin, warns Winkle about the dangers in the area, hinting at personal conflicts and suspicions of stirred animosities. As Winkle continues his exploration, he discovers a dead body drifting in a stream, heightening the sense of foreboding that permeates his nighttime experiences. These events foreshadow a series of encounters that will challenge Winkle's skills, resolve, and moral compass amidst a backdrop of looming violence and supernatural elements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)</abstract>
  <note>Release date is 2022-06-21</note>
  <note>David Edwards, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)</note>
  <note>Originally published: United States: Beadle and Adams, 1872</note>
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    <topic>Indians of North America -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>African Americans -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Trappers -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Northwestern States -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Hunters -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Apparitions -- Fiction</topic>
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  <subject>
    <topic>Missing persons -- Investigation -- Fiction</topic>
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      <title>Beadle's Pocket Novels No. 62</title>
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