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Breaking Away; or, The Fortunes of a Student

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by Oliver Optic


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  =DAN MONROE: A Story of Bunker Bill= Illustrated by W. F. Kennedy

  In this volume the hero is one whose name is found in severaltrustworthy records as the drummer boy of the Lexington militia, hisclosest friend, Nat Harrington, being the fifer. The Concord fight,the Battle of Bunker Hill, and the arrival of Washington areintroduced as parts of a carefully preserved historical outline.

  =LONG BRIDGE BOYS= Illustrated by I. B. Hazelton

  It tells the story of an actual attempt made by the Confederates ofVirginia, just prior to the outbreak of the Civil War, to seize thecity of Washington by force of arms, and make prisoners of PresidentLincoln and other high government officials.

  =AHEAD OF THE ARMY= Illustrated by C. Chase Emerson

  This is a lively narrative of the experiences of an American boy whoarrives in Mexico as the war with the United States is beginning.

  =THE ERRAND BOY OF ANDREW JACKSON: A War Story of 1812= Illustrated byWill Crawford

  This tale is of the War of 1812, and describes the events of the onlyland campaign of 1812-1814 in which the Americans were entirelysuccessful.

  =JACK MORGAN: A Boy of 1812= Illustrated by Will Crawford

  It is the adventures of a boy of the frontier during the great fightthat Harrison made on land, and Perry on the lakes for the security ofthe border.

  =THE NOANK'S LOG: A Privateer of the Revolution= Illustrated by WillCrawford

  The further adventures of the plucky Guert Ten Eyck, as he fought KingGeorge on land and sea.

  =THE DESPATCH BOAT OF THE WHISTLE: A Story of Santiago= Illustrated byFrank T. Merrill

  A breezy story of a newspaper despatch boat, in the war with Spain.

  =GUERT TEN EYCK= Illustrated by Frank T. Merrill

  A hero story of real American girls and boys, in the AmericanRevolution.

  =THE PARTNERS= Illustrated by Albert Scott Cox

  A capital story of a bright, go-ahead country girl and two boys whohelped her keep store.

  =CHUCK PURDY: A New York Boy= Illustrated

  A delightful story of boy life in New York City.

  =GID GRANGER: A Country Boy= Illustrated

  A capital story of American life.

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