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100 1 _aBadger, Jos. E.
_q(Joseph Edward),
_d1848-1909
245 1 0 _aDusky Dick: or, Old Toby Castor's great campaign :
_bA story of the last Sioux outbreak
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. 98
500 _aRelease date is 2022-08-06
508 _aDavid Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
520 _a"Dusky Dick: or, Old Toby Castor's Great Campaign" by Jos. E. Badger is a novel written in the early 1870s. The narrative focuses on the struggles of settlers during the Sioux uprisings and introduces the character Dusky Dick, a man with a notorious reputation whose motivations are shrouded in suspicion. As the story unfolds, the pivotal characters include Edward Wilson and his daughter Annie, who find themselves embroiled in a conflict that involves threats from both native tribes and their own neighbor. At the start of the novel, we meet Edward Wilson and his daughter Annie at their log cabin when Dusky Dick arrives with alarming news of impending Sioux unrest. While Wilson is initially wary of Dick, he recognizes the urgency of the situation. They soon learn that the Sioux plan to attack nearby settlements, and Dick proposes a controversial deal to Wilson, demanding Annie's hand in marriage in exchange for protecting their homestead. The tension escalates leading to conflict, as characters grapple with treachery, hospitality, and the looming threat of violence, setting the stage for a gripping tale of survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1872
653 _aFrontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
653 _aDakota Indians -- Fiction
653 _aMinnesota -- Fiction
653 _aAbduction -- Fiction
653 _aDime novels
653 _aIndian captivities -- Fiction
653 _aScouts (Reconnaissance) -- Fiction
830 0 _aBeadle's Pocket Novels No. 98
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68699
999 _c109503
_d109503