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A rattling good story of the adventures of two boys who spend a month camping out in the woods in the bear country of Pennsylvania, The lads have many exciting adventures on the lake and in the forest, suffering a shipwreck, an encounter with a wild cat, capturing a pair of bear-cubs, ant incidental fishing and hunting, The book contains a great deal of wood-craft in which boys always delight, and exact information as to tents, utensils, and tools necessary for camping out.

A boys’ story of adventure of which the hero is General Robert E. Lee in his youth. The story follows him from the time of his boyhood through West Point and the Mexican War, practically ending with the beginning of the Civil War It is distinctly a boys’ story of adventure, of which the history is accurate, and in which the character of Robert E. Lee is depicted.

Buffalo Rill, for years one of the best-loved heroes of boys, here writes of his own adventures—his early life at Fort Leavenworth, scouting on the plains and fighting with Indians. An absorbingly interesting book for boys, which possesses the additional merit of being true. With an introductory life of the author.

A story of the exciting adventures of two boys who accompany a regiment on its campaign against the Navajo Indians in New Mexico. Their attack and capture by the Indians, and ultimate rescue through the intelligence of “Vic,” the regiment’s pet dog, are among the incidents of the story. Captain Curtis has been an Indian fighter, and writes from a full knowledge of his subject.