{"id":6423,"date":"2019-10-29T16:03:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T16:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=6423"},"modified":"2022-09-12T10:43:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:43:16","slug":"stories-of-american-life-and-adventure-by-edward-eggleston","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/stories-of-american-life-and-adventure-by-edward-eggleston\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories of American Life and Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stories of American Life and Adventure<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Edward Eggleston<\/p>\n

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Description:  An interesting collection of historical anecdotes sure to captivate the younger reader\u2014stories of Indian life, frontier peril and escape, of adventures with the pirates and kidnappers of Colonial times, of daring Revolutionary feats, of dangerous whaling voyages, and of the scientific exploration of our continent. With them are intermingled sketches of the homes, the food and drink, the birds and animals, the schools, and the children\u2019s plays of olden times.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>7-9<\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong>\u200b<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2014<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span>\u200b<\/em>978-1-59915-824-2<\/em>\u200b<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>History, American History<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. A White Boy among the Indians2. The Making of a Canoe3. Some Things about Indian Corn4. Some Women in the Indian Wars5. The Coming of Tea and Coffee6. Kidnapped Boys7. The Last Battle of Blackbeard8. An Old Philadelphia School9. A Dutch Family in the Revolution10. A School of Long Ago11. Stories of Whaling12. A Whaling Song13. A Strange Escape14. Grandmother Bear15. The Great Turtle16. The Rattlesnake God17. Witchcraft in Louisiana18. A Story of Niagara19. Among the Alligators20. Jasper21. Song of Marion’s Men<\/em><\/p>\n

22. A Brave Girl23. A Prisoner among the Indians24. Hungry Times in the Woods25. Scouwa Becomes a White Man Again26. A Baby Lost in the Woods27. Elizabeth Zane28. The River Pirates29. Old-fashioned Telegraphs30. A Boy’s Foolish Adventure31. A Foot Race for Life32. Loretto and His Wife33. A Blackfoot Story34. How Fremont Crossed the Mountains35. Finding Gold in California36. Descending the Grand Canyon37. The-Man-That-Draws-the-Handcart38. The Lazy, Lucky Indian39. Peter Petersen40. The Greatest of Telescope Makers41. Adventures in Alaska<\/em><\/p>\n

An Inside View…<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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