Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

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Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly

by Various Authors

EN·~1 hours·20 chapters

Chapters

20 total
1

OLD TIMES IN THE COLONIES. - BY CHARLES CARLETON COFFIN. - No. IV. - JOHN KERZAR, HANNAH DUSTIN, AND THE INDIANS.

7:55
2

THE ROVERINGS AT CONEY ISLAND. - BY MATTHEW WHITE, JUN.

9:52
3

A SALT-WATER AQUARIUM. - BY A. W. ROBERTS.

15:09
4

UNCLE EBENEZER'S UMBRELLA. - BY JAMES B. MARSHALL.

8:27
5

[Begun in No. 31 of Harper's Young People, June 1.] - THE MORAL PIRATES. - BY W. L. ALDEN. - Chapter XII.

9:25
6

[to be continued.]

0:01
7

THE IDLE HOUR

0:34
8

LITTLE MADGE. - BY MARY D. BRINE.

11:59
9

[Begun in Harper's Young People No. 37, July 13.] - THE STORY OF THE AMERICAN NAVY. - BY BENSON J. LOSSING. - Chapter VI.

7:19
10

[to be continued.]

0:01

Description

Set in the rugged New England frontier of 1692, the tale opens with the everyday toil of settlers like John Kerzar, who tends his meadow with scythe and gun at the ready. A sudden, tense encounter with a stalking Indian forces Kerzar into a desperate, violent showdown that highlights the ever‑present danger lurking beyond the cultivated fields.

Meanwhile, farmer Thomas Dustin faces an even more harrowing test when a war party bursts from the woods, threatening his wife, newborn child, and eight youngsters. In a frantic rush to the garrison, Dustin rides hard, firing as he goes, determined to shield every member of his family from the oncoming attack. The narrative captures the stark contrast between the settlers’ ordinary labor and the sudden, brutal incursions that could shatter their fragile world in an instant.

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Full title

Harper's Young People, August 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly An Illustrated Weekly

Language

en

Duration

~1 hours (98K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Annie McGuire

Release date

2009-06-11

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

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Various Authors

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