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100 1 _aHolland, Rupert Sargent,
_d1878-1952
245 1 0 _aHistoric Adventures: Tales from American History
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2013
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2013-03-24
505 0 _aThe lost children -- The great journey of Lewis and Clark -- The conspiracy of Aaron Burr -- How the young republic fought the Barbary pirates -- The fate of Lovejoy's printing-press -- How Marcus Whitman saved Oregon -- How the Mormons came to settle Utah -- The golden days of 'forty-nine -- How the United States made friends with Japan -- The pig that almost caused a war -- John Brown at Harper's Ferry -- An Arctic explorer -- The story of Alaska -- How the "Merrimac" was sunk in Santiago harbor.
508 _aProduced by Greg Bergquist, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"Historic Adventures: Tales from American History" by Rupert Sargent Holland is a collection of historical accounts written in the early 20th century. The book explores various significant events in American history, delivering captivating tales from the past. Each chapter appears to focus on a different story, illuminating pivotal moments and figures that shaped the nation. The opening portion of the book centers on "The Lost Children," telling the harrowing tale of a German settler family in Pennsylvania during the French and Indian War. After a peaceful morning, the family is suddenly attacked by a group of Indians, leading to the capture of the children, Barbara and Regina, while their father and brother fall victim to the violence. The narrative shifts to depict the aftermath of this tragedy—Mrs. Hartman searching for her children and the fate of the lost children, including Regina, who later finds her way to Fort Duquesne. As tension mounts, the story highlights themes of desperation, survival, and the unpredictable nature of frontier life. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aUnited States -- History -- Anecdotes
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42398
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