Chapter 48

GOOD BOOKS FOR BOYS

GOOD BOOKS FOR BOYS

By EDWARD STRATEMEYER

LARRY THE WANDEREROr The Rise of a Nobody

LARRY THE WANDERER

Or The Rise of a Nobody

Cloth    Illustrated    Price $1.00

This is a plain tale of everyday life, written especially for boys and girls who do not care particularly for stories with a historical or geographical background. Larry is a youth who has been knocked around from pillar to post for a number of years. The unravelling of the curious mystery which surrounds the lad’s identity makes good reading.

JOE, THE SURVEYOROr The Value of a Lost Claim

JOE, THE SURVEYOR

Or The Value of a Lost Claim

Illustrated by A. B. Shute    12mo    Cloth    Price $1.00

This story relates the trials and triumphs of a sturdy country youth, who is compelled, by the force of circumstances, to go forth into the world and earn, not alone his own living, but also support for his twin sister and his invalid father.

TWO YOUNG LUMBERMENOr From Maine to Oregon for Fortune

TWO YOUNG LUMBERMEN

Or From Maine to Oregon for Fortune

320 pages    Cloth    Illustrated    Price $1.25

A splendid story, the scene shifting from Maine to Michigan and the Great Lakes, and then to the Columbia and the Great Northwest. The heroes are two sturdy youths who have been brought up among the lumbermen of their native State, and who strike out in an honest endeavor to better their condition. An ideal volume for every wide-awake American who wishes to know what our great lumber industry is to-day.

Mr. Stratemeyer’s books are not only entertaining but instructive.—Daily Press, Portland, Me.

BETWEEN BOER AND BRITONOr Two Boys’ Adventures in South Africa

BETWEEN BOER AND BRITON

Or Two Boys’ Adventures in South Africa

Illustrated by A. Burnham Shute    354 pages    Price $1.25

Relates the experiences of two boys, cousins to each other, one American and the other English, whose fathers are engaged in the Transvaal, one in farming and the other in mining operations. While the two boys are off on a hunting trip after big game the war between the Boers and Britons suddenly breaks out, and while endeavoring to rejoin their parents the boys find themselves placed between hostile armies.

A stirring story of the South African War.—The Journal, Indianapolis, Ind.

Transcriber’s Notes:A List of Illustrations has been provided for the convenience of the reader.Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.

Transcriber’s Notes:

A List of Illustrations has been provided for the convenience of the reader.

Punctuation and spelling inaccuracies were silently corrected.

Archaic and variable spelling has been preserved.

Variations in hyphenation and compound words have been preserved.


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