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100 1 _aAiken, Albert W.,
_d1846-1894
245 1 4 _aThe skeleton scout; or, The border block
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 73
500 _aRelease date is 2022-07-16
508 _aDavid Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
520 _a"The Skeleton Scout; or, The Border Block" by Major Lewis W. Carson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a hazardous setting during a time of conflict between settlers and Native Americans in the West. The central character is a tall, quirky Yankee named Seth Spink, whose humorous antics and bravery contrast with the tension surrounding his new allies, Captain William Floyd and the mysterious Dead Chief of the Pottawatomie tribe. This mixture of adventure, survival, and cultural encounters provides an intriguing backdrop as the characters navigate their precarious situation. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the serene landscape alongside a great river that quickly gives way to suspense as a group of painted Native Americans, led by the chief Willimack, silently stalk a log cabin. However, the arrival of Seth Spink, who casually navigates the river on a log, disrupts the scene. His unexpected entrance leads to comedic exchanges, revealing his unique character traits. Despite the initial light-hearted tone, tension escalates when Willimack's deceptive intentions are uncovered, prompting a series of survival challenges that affect Floyd and Madge, a beautiful girl staying with the Floyd family. As the unfolding events spiral toward hostile confrontations, readers are left eager to see how Spink's exaggerated bravado and the supernatural specter known as the Skeleton Scout will intertwine to shape their fates against the looming threat from the savages. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1872
653 _aIndians of North America -- Fiction
653 _aSoldiers -- Fiction
653 _aGhost stories
653 _aDime novels
653 _aWyandot Indians -- Fiction
653 _aApparitions -- Fiction
653 _aScouts (Reconnaissance) -- Fiction
653 _aTecumseh, Shawnee chief, 1768-1813 -- Fiction
653 _aTenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet -- Fiction
653 _aPotawatomi Indians -- Fiction
830 0 _aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 73
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68538
999 _c109342
_d109342