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100 1 _aWhittaker, Frederick,
_d1838-1889
245 1 0 _aBlack Nick, the hermit of the hills; or, The expiated crime :
_bA story of Burgoyne's surrender
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2022
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aBeadle's pocket novels no. 121
500 _aRelease date is 2022-11-10
508 _aDavid Edwards, Krista Zaleski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
520 _a"Black Nick, the Hermit of the Hills; or, The Expiated Crime" by Frederick Whittaker is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. Set against the backdrop of the American Revolutionary War, the story involves themes of survival, espionage, and supernatural elements. The central characters include Indian warriors, a mysterious white man connected to Burgoyne's army, and the enigmatic figure of Black Nick, who embodies the supernatural aspect lurking in the wilderness. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a group of Indian warriors preparing to meet a British emissary in the midst of a twilight setting filled with portentous signs of an approaching storm. This atmosphere of tension and anticipation is compounded by the arrival of a messenger, who bears urgent news about a looming attack. Just as the plot thickens, the bizarre figure of Black Nick appears, disrupting the warrior's camp with a demoniacal presence that evokes both terror and awe. This blurs the lines between reality and myth, setting up a gripping narrative steeped in historical conflict and haunting intrigue as the characters navigate the dangers that surround them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited States: Beadle and Adams, 1872
653 _aHistorical fiction
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction
653 _aAdventure stories
653 _aDime novels
653 _aBurgoyne, John, 1722-1792 -- Fiction
653 _aMohawk Indians -- Fiction
830 0 _aBeadle's pocket novels no. 121
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69323
999 _c110113
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