The Courier of the Ozarks
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A very exciting yarn in the same vein as Harold Keith's Rifles for Watie, The Courier of the Ozarks follows young Harry Semans, a Union Scout and Courier for the 2nd Missouri Cavalry US -- The Merrill Horse. The Story takes place in SW Missouri and NW Arkansas, the stomping grounds of vicious Pro-Confederate Guerrillas like "Bloody Bill" Anderson and William Quantrill.
Chapters (70)(click to expand)
- THE COURIER OF THE OZARKS
- THE YOUNG MISSOURIANS SERIES
- AUTHOR OF "THE YOUNG KENTUCKIANS" SERIES WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY H. S. DeLAY CHICAGO A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1912 Copyright A. C. McCLURG & CO. 1912 Published September, 1912 W. F. HALL PRINTING COMPANY, CHICAGO
- "Follow the colors," he shouted.
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- THE COURIER OF THE OZARKS
- CHAPTER I
- BRUNO CARRIES A MESSAGE
- CHAPTER II
- AN INTERNECINE WAR
- CHAPTER III
- A MYSTERIOUS COMMUNICATION
- CHAPTER IV
- MOORE'S MILL
- "Halt the advance. Ambuscade," gasped Harry.
- CHAPTER V
- A FIGHT IN THE NIGHT
- CHAPTER VI
- KIRKSVILLE
- Down the street they rode at full speed.
- CHAPTER VII
- POINDEXTER CAPTURED
- CHAPTER VIII
- LONE JACK
- CHAPTER IX
- CAPTURED BY GUERRILLAS
- CHAPTER X
- THE GUERRILLA'S BRIDE
- CHAPTER XI
- THE STORY OF CARL MEYER
- CHAPTER XII
- THE NEWS FROM CORINTH
- CHAPTER XIII
- PORTER CAPTURES PALMYRA
- CHAPTER XIV
- TEN LIVES FOR ONE
- CHAPTER XV
- A GIRL OF THE OZARKS
- "You pretend to be men and call this war!"
- CHAPTER XVI
- A WOUNDED CONFEDERATE
- To catch the rider as he reeled from the saddle.
- CHAPTER XVII
- TRAILING RED JERRY
- CHAPTER XVIII
- LIVE—I CANNOT SHOOT YOU
- Her revolver was pointed at his breast.
- CHAPTER XIX
- MARK HAS A RIVAL
- He was looking into the muzzle of a revolver.
- CHAPTER XX
- CAPTURING A TRAIN
- CHAPTER XXI
- THE OLD MAN OF THE MOUNTAINS
- An old man leaning on a staff.
- CHAPTER XXII
- MARK CONFESSES HIS LOVE
- CHAPTER XXIII
- INTO THE LION'S MOUTH
- CHAPTER XXIV
- PRAIRIE GROVE
- CHAPTER XXV
- CALLED TO OTHER FIELDS
- The End.
- THE YOUNG KENTUCKIANS SERIES
- General Nelson's Scout On General Thomas's Staff Battling for Atlanta From Atlanta to the Sea Raiding with Morgan
- THE YOUNG MISSOURIANS SERIES
- With Lyon in Missouri The Scout of Pea Ridge The Courier of the Ozarks
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