Great American Adventure Stories

by Tom McCarthy

  Holland, Rupert S. “How the Merrimac Was Sunk in Cuba.” In Historic Adventures: Tales from American History. Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs, 1913.

  Huntington, George. “An Ill-Fated Robbery.” In Robber and Hero. Northfield, MN: Christian Way, 1895.

  LaGuardia-Kotite, Martha. “The Falls.” In So Others May Live: Coast Guard Rescue Swimmers, Saving Lives, Defying Death. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2006.

  Leech, Samuel Vanderlip. “Eyewitness: The Raid at Harpers Ferry.” In The Raid of John Brown at Harpers Ferry. Washington, DC: DeSoto, 1909.

  McGlashan, C. F. History of the Donner Party: A Tragedy of the Sierras. Truckee, CA: Crowley and McGlashan, 1879.

  Mills, Kathryn. “Superstorm: Inside Hurricane Sandy.” In Superstorm: Nine Days inside Hurricane Sandy. New York: Dutton/Penguin, 2014.

  Moran, Frank E. “The Tunnel at Libby Prison: A Civil War Escape.” In Famous Adventures and Prison Escapes of the Civil War. New York: Century, 1913.

  Taylor, Thomas E. “Running the Blockade: The Banshee’s First Battle.” In A Personal Narrative of Adventures, Risks, and Escapes during the American Civil War. London: John Murray, 1896.

  Young, Samuel Hall. “The Nome Stampede.” In Adventures in Alaska. New York: Fleming H. Revell, 1919.