In the Days of Poor Richard
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1922. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 456 In the days of Poor R...
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- IN THE DAYS OF POOR RICHARD
- IRVING BACHELLER
- Author of The Light in The Clearing, A Man for the Ages, Etc.
- ILLUSTRATED BY JOHN WOLCOTT ADAMS
- INDIANAPOLIS THE BOBBS-MERRILL COMPANY PUBLISHERS
- 1922
- TO MY FRIEND ALBERT J. BEVERIDGE
- FOREWORD
- CONTENTS
- List of Illustrations
- A young John Irons and Margaret Hare in the forest "The soldiers are slaying people," a man shouted. Jack Irons and Solomon Binkus with General George Washington. Solomon Binkus with Whig Scott on his shoulder. Ben Franklin Ben Franklin, surrounded by his grandchildren.
- In the Days of Poor Richard
- BOOK ONE
- CHAPTER I
- THE HORSE VALLEY ADVENTURE
- 2
- CHAPTER II
- SOWING THE DRAGON'S TEETH
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER III
- THE JOURNEY TO PHILADELPHIA
- 2
- CHAPTER IV
- THE CROSSING
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER V
- JACK SEES LONDON AND THE GREAT PHILOSOPHER
- 2
- CHAPTER VI
- THE LOVERS
- 2
- CHAPTER VII
- THE DAWN
- 2
- CHAPTER VIII
- AN APPOINTMENT AND A CHALLENGE
- 2
- CHAPTER IX
- THE ENCOUNTER
- CHAPTER X
- THE LADY OF THE HIDDEN FACE
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER XI
- THE DEPARTURE
- CHAPTER XII
- THE FRIEND AND THE GIRL HE LEFT BEHIND HIM
- BOOK TWO
- CHAPTER XIII
- THE FERMENT
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER XIV
- ADVENTURES IN THE SERVICE OF THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
- 2
- 3
- 4
- CHAPTER XV
- IN BOSTON JAIL
- 2
- CHAPTER XVI
- JACK AND SOLOMON MEET THE GREAT ALLY
- 2
- 3
- CHAPTER XVII
- WITH THE ARMY AND IN THE BUSH
- CHAPTER XVIII
- HOW SOLOMON SHIFTED THE SKEER
- 2
- CHAPTER XIX
- THE VOICE OF A WOMAN SOBBING
- CHAPTER XX
- THE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY
- 2
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE AMBUSH
- CHAPTER XXII
- THE BINKUSSING OF COLONEL BURLEY
- 2
- CHAPTER XXIII
- THE GREATEST TRAIT OF A GREAT COMMANDER
- 2
- BOOK THREE
- CHAPTER XXIV
- IN FRANCE WITH FRANKLIN
- 2
- CHAPTER XXV
- THE PAGEANT
- 2
- CHAPTER XXVI
- IN WHICH APPEARS THE HORSE OF DESTINY AND THE JUDAS OF WASHINGTON'S ARMY
- CHAPTER XXVII
- WHICH CONTAINS THE ADVENTURES OF SOLOMON IN THE TIMBER SACK AND ON THE "HAND-MADE RIVER"
- 2
- CHAPTER XXVIII
- IN WHICH ARNOLD AND HENRY THORNHILL ARRIVE IN THE HIGHLANDS
- 2
- CHAPTER XXIX
- LOVE AND TREASON
- 2
- CHAPTER XXX
- "WHO IS SHE THAT LOOKETH FORTH AS THE MORNING, FAIR AS THE MOON, CLEAR AS THE SUN, AND TERRIBLE AS AN ARMY WITH BANNERS?"
- CHAPTER XXXI
- THE LOVERS AND SOLOMON'S LAST FIGHT
- 2
- 3
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