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Optic, Oliver – Lee and Shepard, 1871
This textbook is a young-adult adventure novel. It is the fifth in the series.
Descriptors: Textbooks, Novels, Adolescent Literature
Optic, Oliver – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1893
This is sixth and last in a series of children's novels about the U.S. Civil War. The volume is not intended to be historical narrative of the particular period of the war in which its scenes are laid, the incidents accurately conform to the facts, and especially to the spirit, of the eventful years in which they are placed, as recorded, and as…
Descriptors: Novels, Childrens Literature, United States History, War
Optic, Oliver – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1896
"On the Staff" is the fourth of the series of historical fiction novels in the series, "The Blue and the Gray--on Land." Like its predecessors, it is set during the time of the United States Civil War. In this volume, the hero, Deck Lyon, has grown somewhat older, and his character and ability have been considerably developed;…
Descriptors: Fiction, History, Novels, United States History
Optic, Oliver – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1890
"On the Blockade" is the third historical fiction novel in the "The Blue and the Gray Series." Like the first and second volumes, the plot dates back to the War of the Rebellion, and takes place in the midst of scenes on the Southern coast, where the United States naval operations occurred. Many of the personages of the…
Descriptors: United States History, Novels, Fiction, War
Optic, Oliver – Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1892
"A Millionaire at Sixteen" is the second volume of the "All-Over-the-World" series; and while the book may be read independently of the first, it is the continuation of the adventures of Louis Belgrave, who was presented to the reader in the preceding story. After the first volume, the author hopes to not be accused with being…
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