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Publication Date

1860 - 1929

(years)

Genre

Western stories (166) + -
Romance fiction (151) + -
Historical fiction (101) + -
Detective and mystery stories (79) + -
Sea stories (45) + -
Adventure stories (44) + -
War stories (34) + -
Bildungsromans (14) + -
American Revolutionary War stories (10) + -
Spy stories (8) + -

Bandit, outlaw, and highwayman stories (6) + -
Pirates and privateering stories (6) + -
Biographical fiction (3) + -
Fire fighters and firefighting stories (3) + -
Civil War stories (2) + -
Fantasy fiction (2) + -
Ghost stories (2) + -
Legal stories (2) + -
Domestic fiction (1) + -
Klondike gold rush stories (1) + -
School and sports stories (1) + -
Science fiction (1) + -
Steampunk fiction (1) + -
Travel and exploration stories (1) + -

Series

Beadle's dime novels (206) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (159) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (63) + -
Five cent wide awake library (12) + -
Pluck and luck (8) + -
Fame and fortune weekly (7) + -
Deadwood Dick library (2) + -
Blue and gray weekly (1) + -
New tip top weekly (1) + -

Author

Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (41) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (31) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (26) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (25) + -
Starbuck, Roger, 1837- (21) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (16) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (15) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (14) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (13) + -
Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 (11) + -

Southworth, Arabella (11) + -
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 (11) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (9) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (8) + -
Claxton, Sara (7) + -
Garne, Gaston (7) + -
Self-made man, 1853-1915 (7) + -
Thomas, Henry J. (7) + -
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (6) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (6) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (6) + -
Fleming, Alice May (6) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (6) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (5) + -
Crowell, Mary Reed, Mrs., 1847-1934 (5) + -
Emerson, Edwin, active 1871-1890 (5) + -
Hazelton, Harry (5) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (5) + -
James, Orrin, Mrs., 1831-1885 (5) + -
LaSalle, Charles E., 1840-1916 (5) + -
Wade, William (5) + -
Hemyng, Bracebridge, 1841-1901 (4) + -
Porter, Ann E. (Ann Emerson), 1816-1898 (4) + -
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 (4) + -
Warner, John S. (Dime novelist) (4) + -
Adams, Bruin, 1840-1916 (3) + -
Dewey, Frederick H. (3) + -
Neal, John, 1793-1876 (3) + -
Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince, 1806-1893 (3) + -
St. John, Warren (3) + -
Thackeray, Henrietta (3) + -
Townley, Arthur (3) + -
Warden, Ex-Firechief (3) + -
Armstrong, Frank P., Captain, 1846-1894 (2) + -
Augusta, Clara (2) + -
Barritt, Frances Fuller, Mrs., 1826-1902 (2) + -
Bernhardt, Rachel (2) + -
Bibbs, Paul (2) + -
Burton, Jennie Davis, Mrs. (2) + -
Caldwell, J. R. (2) + -
Campbell, Bartley, 1843-1888 (2) + -
Carson, Lewis W., Major (2) + -
Cavendish, Harry, 1819-1887 (2) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (2) + -
Howland, William Henry, 1831-1869 (2) + -
Hungerford, James, 1814-1883 (2) + -
Johnstone, Herrick (2) + -
Paulding, Decatur (2) + -
Penne, Agile (2) + -
Randolph, J. H., Lieutenant (2) + -
Richards, J. P. (2) + -
Sherwood, Scott Rathburn, 1842-1910 (2) + -
Wheeler, Edward L. (Edward Lytton), 1854 or 1855-1885 (2) + -
"Noname" (1) + -
Abarbanell, Jacob (Jacob Ralph), 1852-1922 (1) + -
Adams, J. F. C., Captain (1) + -
Ah-look, Commodore (1) + -
Archer, Edward W. (1) + -
Arnold, Allan (1) + -
Austin, Howard (1) + -
Author of "Alone in the World" (1) + -
Author of "Clifton" (1) + -
Bertrew, Berton (1) + -
Blaine, Eleanor (1) + -
Braddon, Paul (1) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (1) + -
Busteed, N. Wm. (Nicholas William), 1814-1872 (1) + -
Comstock, Captain (1) + -
Cushman, Corinne (1) + -
Dayton, Will, Captain (1) + -
Dexter, Will, 1845-1921 (1) + -
Draper, Allyn (1) + -
Emerald, John (1) + -
Emmet, R. T. (1) + -
Fenton, Ralph, Colonel (1) + -
Fritz (1) + -
Gilbert, George Darcy (1) + -
Gleason, George W. (1) + -
Gordon, James A., General (1) + -
Greenwood, Guy (1) + -
Hall, William Jared (1) + -
Halpine, Mary Grace (1) + -
Hazard, Harry (1) + -
Henderson, Joseph Franklin, 1852-1916 (1) + -
Henderson, Joseph L. (1) + -
Iliff, J. Edgar, 1852-1917 (1) + -
Kaime, George S. (1) + -
Kennedy, Rose (1) + -
Lee, Harry, Lieut. (1) + -
Leicester, Margaret (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (247) + -
Beadle and Company (175) + -
Tousey, Frank (16) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (10) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1859-1860) (6) + -
Arthur Westbrook Company (2) + -
Westbury Publishing Co., Inc. (2) + -
Street & Smith (1) + -

Topic

Frontier and pioneer life (94) + -
History (75) + -
Indians of North America (70) + -
Man-woman relationships (63) + -
Revenge (43) + -
Indian captivities (42) + -
Outlaws (35) + -
Scalping (32) + -
Trappers (28) + -
African Americans (27) + -

Women heroes (24) + -
English (22) + -
Mexicans (21) + -
Marriage (20) + -
Dakota Indians (19) + -
Rescues (19) + -
Apache Indians (18) + -
Comanche Indians (18) + -
French (18) + -
Hunters (18) + -
Deception (17) + -
Murder (17) + -
Shawnee Indians (15) + -
Wagon trains (15) + -
Abduction (14) + -
Conduct of life (13) + -
Slavery (13) + -
Heirs (12) + -
Interpersonal relations (12) + -
Massacres (12) + -
Pirates (12) + -
Brigands and robbers (11) + -
Irish (11) + -
Jealousy (11) + -
Mohawk Indians (11) + -
Shipwrecks (11) + -
Sihasapa Indians (11) + -
Spies (11) + -
Disguise (10) + -
Escapes (10) + -
Women (10) + -
Delaware Indians (9) + -
Heiresses (9) + -
Unrequited love (9) + -
Brides (8) + -
Kidnapping (8) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (8) + -
Vigilantes (8) + -
Wyandot Indians (8) + -
American loyalists (7) + -
Artists (7) + -
Balls (Parties) (7) + -
Dutch (7) + -
Hanging (7) + -
Indians (7) + -
Prisoners (7) + -
Quakers (7) + -
Spaniards (7) + -
Trials (7) + -
Whaling (7) + -
Cheyenne Indians (6) + -
Creek Indians (6) + -
Crow Indians (6) + -
Deserts (6) + -
Fathers and sons (6) + -
Germans (6) + -
Gold (6) + -
Gold mines and mining (6) + -
Guardian and ward (6) + -
Heroes (6) + -
Narragansett Indians (6) + -
Ojibwa Indians (6) + -
Oneida Indians (6) + -
Orphans (6) + -
Transvestites (6) + -
Young businesspeople (6) + -
Apparitions (5) + -
Arapaho Indians (5) + -
Boys (5) + -
Cherokee Indians (5) + -
Courage (5) + -
Courtship (5) + -
Creoles (5) + -
Enemies (5) + -
Grizzly bear (5) + -
Iroquois Indians (5) + -
King Philip's War, 1675-1676 (5) + -
Lakota Indians (5) + -
Mental illness (5) + -
Missing persons (5) + -
Muslims (5) + -
Prairies (5) + -
Prophets (5) + -
Puritans (5) + -
Racially mixed people (5) + -
Secrecy (5) + -
Silver mines and mining (5) + -
Sisters (5) + -
Smugglers (5) + -
Stockbrokers (5) + -

Character

Washington, George, 1732-1799 (8) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (4) + -
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (4) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (4) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (4) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (3) + -
Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de, 1620-1698 (3) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (3) + -
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 (3) + -
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832 (3) + -

Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 (2) + -
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 (2) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (2) + -
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (2) + -
Gaines, Myra Clark, 1805-1885 (2) + -
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812 (2) + -
Harkaway, Jack, Jr. (Fictitious character) (2) + -
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (2) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (2) + -
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 (2) + -
St. Leger, Barry, 1799-1829 (2) + -
Standish, Myles, 1584?-1656 (2) + -
Tarleton, Lieutenant-General, 1754-1833 (2) + -
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (2) + -
United States. Navy (2) + -
United States. Army. Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1861-1933) (1) + -
Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789 (1) + -
Allen, Ira, 1751-1814 (1) + -
American Fur Company (1) + -
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 (1) + -
Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 (1) + -
Baker, Remember, 1737-1775 (1) + -
Barclay, Robert Heriot, 1786-1837 (1) + -
Bent's Fort (Colo.) (1) + -
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 (1) + -
Bowlegs, Billy, 1808?-1863 or 1864 (1) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (1) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1739-1785 (1) + -
Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (1) + -
Carleton, James Henry, 1814-1873 (1) + -
Carriére, Zulime (1) + -
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 (1) + -
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649 (1) + -
Clark, Daniel, Jr., 1766-1813 (1) + -
Clark, Jack (Fictitious character) (1) + -
Claus, Daniel, 1727-1787 (1) + -
Coacoochee, Seminole chief, approximately 1810- (1) + -
Coffee, John, 1772-1833 (1) + -
Colve, Anthony, active 1667-1695 (1) + -
Confederate States of America. Army of Northern Virginia (1) + -
D'Ghies, Mohammed, Minister of Foreign Affairs (1) + -
Dubuc de Rivery, Aimée, 1776-1817 (1) + -
Eaton, William, 1764-1811 (1) + -
Etherington, George, 1733- (1) + -
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 (1) + -
Gage, Thomas, 1721-1787 (1) + -
Girty, George (1) + -
Girty, Simon, 1741-1818 (1) + -
Great Britain (1) + -
Hamet Karamanli, Ruler of Tripoli, active 1793-1795 (1) + -
Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728-1777 (1) + -
Hopkins, Samuel, 1753-1819 (1) + -
Hopkins, Samuel, Major General, 1753-1819 (1) + -
Hudson's Bay Company (1) + -
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (1) + -
Johnson, John, Sir, 1742-1830 (1) + -
Johnson, William Samuel, 1727-1819 (1) + -
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (1) + -
Johnston, Joseph E., 1807-1891 (1) + -
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792 (1) + -
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834 (1) + -
Lightheart, Dick (Fictitious character) (1) + -
Massasoit, 1580-1661 (1) + -
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728 (1) + -
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 (1) + -
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885 (1) + -
McCulloch's Texas Rangers (1) + -
Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530 (1) + -
Montezuma II, Emperor of Mexico, approximately 1480-1520 (1) + -
Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 (1) + -
Moultrie, William, 1730-1805 (1) + -
Musgrove, Mary, 1700-1765 (1) + -
Oglethorpe, James, 1696-1785 (1) + -
Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676 (1) + -
Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, -1769 (1) + -
Prentiss, Will (Fictitious character) (1) + -
President (Frigate) (1) + -
Procter, Henry, 1763-1822 (1) + -
Rall, Johann Gottlieb, 1726-1776 (1) + -
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876 (1) + -
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (1) + -
Selkirk, Dunbar Douglas, Earl of, 1722-1799 (1) + -
Sons of Liberty (1) + -
St. Denis, Louis Juchereau, chevalier de, 1676-1744 (1) + -
Texas Rangers (1) + -
United States. Army of the Potomac (1) + -
Ursulines (1) + -
Warner, Seth, 1743-1784 (1) + -
Weatherford, William, approximately 1780-1824 (1) + -
Wenona, Chief of St. Regis (Fictitious character) (1) + -

Place

United States (50) + -
Texas (23) + -
Kentucky (20) + -
New York (State) (16) + -
Mexico (15) + -
Ohio (14) + -
South Carolina (11) + -
California (10) + -
New Mexico (10) + -
Black Hills (S.D. and Wyo.) (8) + -

New York (N.Y.) (8) + -
Great Plains (7) + -
Missouri (7) + -
Yellowstone River (7) + -
Michigan (6) + -
Minnesota (6) + -
Wyoming (6) + -
Arkansas (5) + -
Connecticut (5) + -
Erie, Lake (5) + -
Florida (5) + -
Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (5) + -
New England (5) + -
New Orleans (La.) (5) + -
North Carolina (5) + -
Northwestern States (5) + -
Ontario (5) + -
Sierra Nevada (Calif. and Nev.) (5) + -
Wall Street (New York, N.Y.) (5) + -
Arizona (4) + -
Boston (Mass.) (4) + -
England (4) + -
Illinois (4) + -
Kansas (4) + -
Massachusetts (4) + -
Missouri River (4) + -
Ohio River (4) + -
Pennsylvania (4) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (4) + -
Southwestern States (4) + -
West Indies (4) + -
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) (3) + -
Cuba (3) + -
Fort Laramie (Wyo. : Fort) (3) + -
Iowa (3) + -
Montana (3) + -
Montréal (Québec) (3) + -
New Bedford (Mass.) (3) + -
Pikes Peak (Colo.) (3) + -
Saint Louis (Mo.) (3) + -
Sierra Madre (Mexico) (3) + -
South Pacific Ocean (3) + -
West (U.S.) (3) + -
Alabama (2) + -
Atlantic Coast (Brazil) (2) + -
Bighorn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.) (2) + -
Champlain, Lake (2) + -
Cherry Valley (N.Y.) (2) + -
Colorado (2) + -
Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) (2) + -
Cumberland River Valley (Ky. and Tenn.) (2) + -
Drum Point (Md.) (2) + -
Fort Benton (Fort Benton, Mont. : Fort) (2) + -
Georgia (2) + -
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.) (2) + -
Great Salt Lake (Utah) (2) + -
Green River (Utah) (2) + -
Hawaii (2) + -
Indiana (2) + -
Kaskaskia (Ill.) (2) + -
Llano Estacado (2) + -
London (England) (2) + -
Madawaska (Me.) (2) + -
Mediterranean Sea (2) + -
Mexico, Gulf of (2) + -
Middle Atlantic States (2) + -
Mississippi River (2) + -
Missouri River Valley (2) + -
Mogollon Rim (Ariz.) (2) + -
Montréal (Québec) (2) + -
Nebraska (2) + -
Orange County (N.Y.) (2) + -
Overland Trails (2) + -
Plymouth County (Mass.) (2) + -
Powder River (Wyo. and Mont.) (2) + -
Québec (Province) (2) + -
Ramapo River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) (2) + -
Rocky Mountains (2) + -
Saint Augustine (Fla.) (2) + -
Saskatchewan (2) + -
Schenectady (N.Y.) (2) + -
Scioto River (Ohio) (2) + -
Scotland (2) + -
South Platte River Valley (Colo. and Neb.) (2) + -
Spain (2) + -
Taos (N.M.) (2) + -
Tennessee (2) + -
Trinity River (Tex.) (2) + -
Veracruz (Veracruz-Llave, Mexico) (2) + -
Vicksburg (Miss.) (2) + -

Format

Dime novels (365) + -
Nickel weeklies (94) + -

Collection

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (451) + -
Merriwell Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (1) + -

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(-) ≠ Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836
(-) ≠ Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University.

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