The Hard-Scrabble of Elm Island
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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 1871. 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. 336 The hard-scrabble of ...
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- ELM ISLAND STORIES. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG. HARDSCRABBLE JOHN ANDREW—SON LEE & SHEPARD BOSTON.
- ELM ISLAND STORIES. THE HARD-SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND. BY REV. ELIJAH KELLOGG, AUTHOR OF “LION BEN OF ELM ISLAND,” “CHARLIE BELL OF ELM ISLAND”, “THE ARK OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE BOY FARMERS OF ELM ISLAND,” “THE YOUNG SHIP-BUILDERS OF ELM ISLAND,” ETC. ILLUSTRATED. BOSTON: LEE AND SHEPARD. 1871.
- Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, By LEE AND SHEPARD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. ELECTROTYPED AT THE BOSTON STEREOTYPE FOUNDRY, 19 Spring Lane.
- PREFACE.
- ELM ISLAND STORIES.
- CONTENTS.
- THE HARD-SCRABBLE OF ELM ISLAND. CHAPTER I. INSTINCT TRIUMPHANT.
- CHAPTER II. “I’LL GIVE HIM QUICKSILVER.”
- CHAPTER III. THE BOYS CATCH THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
- CHAPTER IV. NEWS FROM HOME.
- CHAPTER V. TIGE’S NOSE BETTER THAN THE CAPTAIN’S SPY-GLASS.
- CHAPTER VI. TELLING AND HEARING THE NEWS.
- CHAPTER VII. CHARLIE AT HOME AGAIN.
- CHAPTER VIII. JOE GRIFFIN AT HOUSEKEEPING.
- CHAPTER IX. HOW JOE ENTERTAINED HIS GUESTS.
- CHAPTER X. TRAPPING AND NETTING.
- CHAPTER XI. MOST IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
- CHAPTER XII. GENIUS STRUGGLING WITH DIFFICULTIES.
- CHAPTER XIII. SCATTERING FRAMES.
- CHAPTER XIV. CHARLIE ACHIEVES SUCCESS.
- CHAPTER XV. DIFFICULTIES WHET THE EDGE OF RESOLUTION.
- CHAPTER XVI. SALLY COMES TO THE RESCUE.
- CHAPTER XVII. CHARLIE’S THEODOLITE.
- CHAPTER XVIII. HARD-SCRABBLE.
- CHAPTER XIX. PLEASURE AND PROFIT.
- CHAPTER XX. CAMPING.
- CHAPTER XXI. UNCLE ISAAC’S BEAR STORY.
- CHAPTER XXII. RAID ON A BEAVER SETTLEMENT.
- CHAPTER XXIII. BREAKING CAMP.
- CHAPTER XXIV. THE HARD-SCRABBLE WEIGHS ANCHOR.—CHARLIE GETS MARRIED.
- CHAPTER XXV. STRIKING WHILE THE IRON’S HOT.
- CHAPTER XXVI. PROGRESS.
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