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Publication Date

1861 - 1920

(years)

Genre

Historical fiction (58) + -
Sea stories (57) + -
Spy stories (25) + -
Romance fiction (12) + -
Ghost stories (8) + -
Detective and mystery stories (7) + -
Western stories (5) + -
Biographical fiction (1) + -

Series

Beadle's New York dime library (28) + -
Beadle's pocket novels (26) + -
Beadle's half dime library (25) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Octavo edition) (24) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (18) + -
Beadle's pocket library (15) + -
Five cent wide awake library (9) + -
Pluck and luck (7) + -
American tales (6) + -
Beadle's dime novels (6) + -

Frank Starr's American novels (5) + -
Beadle's American library (2) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Quarto edition) (2) + -
New and old friends (2) + -
Beadle & Adams' twenty cent novels (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's American novels (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's ten cent novels (1) + -

Author

Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (35) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (19) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (10) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (7) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (7) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (6) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (6) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (6) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (5) + -
Farragut, Jack (5) + -

Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (5) + -
Brentford, Burke (4) + -
Gordon, James A., General (4) + -
Cavendish, Harry, 1819-1887 (3) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (3) + -
Ingraham, J. H. (Joseph Holt), 1809-1860 (3) + -
Johnstone, Herrick (3) + -
Perry, Harry Dennies, Lieutenant (3) + -
Small, George G. (3) + -
Belknap, Boynton, M. D. (2) + -
Braddon, Paul (2) + -
Curtis, Newton Mallory (2) + -
Eyster, William R. (William Reynolds), 1841-1918 (2) + -
Gilbert, George Darcy (2) + -
Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924 (2) + -
Hazeltine, Lieutenant Colonel (2) + -
Neal, John, 1793-1876 (2) + -
Old scout (2) + -
Robins, Seelin (2) + -
Robinson, J. H. (John Hovey), 1820-1867 (2) + -
Warner, John S. (Dime novelist) (2) + -
Armstrong, Frank P., Captain, 1846-1894 (1) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (1) + -
Bertrew, Berton (1) + -
Clyde, Kit (1) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (1) + -
Emmet, H. C. (1) + -
Forest, Frederick (1) + -
Grainger, Arthur M. (1) + -
Granville, George W., Captain (1) + -
Hazelton, Harry (1) + -
Johnston, J. L., General (1) + -
Judson, E. Z. C. (Edward Zane Carroll), 1822 or 1823-1886 (1) + -
Klapp, H. Milnor, M.D. (1) + -
Lewis, C. B. (Charles Bertrand), 1842-1924 (1) + -
Myers, P. Hamilton (Peter Hamilton), 1812-1878 (1) + -
Nunes, Joseph A., 1818-1904 (1) + -
Redwing, Morris, 1847-1936 (1) + -
Richards, J. P. (1) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (1) + -
Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901 (1) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (1) + -
Wade, William (1) + -
Wheeler, Captain, U.S.A (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (129) + -
Tousey, Frank (15) + -
Beadle and Company (13) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (11) + -
Frank Starr & Co. (5) + -
American News Company (2) + -
George Routledge and Sons (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1862-1864) (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle (Firm) (1) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co (1) + -

Tousey, Sinclair, 1818-1887 (1) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (1) + -

Topic

History (177) + -
English (91) + -
American loyalists (43) + -
African Americans (42) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (40) + -
Navies (38) + -
Officers (38) + -
Pirates (31) + -
Indians of North America (28) + -
French (26) + -

Soldiers (26) + -
Privateering (21) + -
Revenge (20) + -
Battles (17) + -
Prisoners of war (16) + -
Mohawk Indians (15) + -
Sailors (14) + -
Slaves (14) + -
Abduction (13) + -
Women heroes (13) + -
Murder (12) + -
Indian captivities (11) + -
Irish (11) + -
Naval battles (11) + -
Spies (11) + -
Frontier and pioneer life (10) + -
Smugglers (10) + -
Unrequited love (9) + -
Disguise (8) + -
Hessians (8) + -
Traitors (8) + -
Germans (7) + -
Inheritance and succession (7) + -
Shawnee Indians (7) + -
Swamps (7) + -
British (6) + -
Haunted places (6) + -
Iroquois Indians (6) + -
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776 (6) + -
Massacres (6) + -
Quakers (6) + -
Widows (6) + -
Women (6) + -
Dogs (5) + -
Dueling (5) + -
Hussars (5) + -
Participation, German (5) + -
Prisoners (5) + -
Shipwrecks (5) + -
Witches (5) + -
Wyandot Indians (5) + -
Blacksmiths (4) + -
Capitulations, Military (4) + -
Colonists (4) + -
Demonology (4) + -
Dragoons (4) + -
Dutch (4) + -
Forced marriage (4) + -
Investigation (4) + -
Minutemen (Militia) (4) + -
Rescues (4) + -
Spaniards (4) + -
Treasure troves (4) + -
Twins (4) + -
Women soldiers (4) + -
Women spies (4) + -
Amputees (3) + -
Cavalry (3) + -
Clergy (3) + -
Conspiracy (3) + -

Character

Washington, George, 1732-1799 (29) + -
United States (19) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (15) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (12) + -
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (10) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (8) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (7) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (6) + -
Great Britain (6) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (5) + -

Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (5) + -
Johnson, John, Sir, 1742-1830 (5) + -
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812 (4) + -
Heister, Leopold Philip de, General, 1716-1777 (4) + -
Herkimer, Nicholas, 1728-1777 (4) + -
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (4) + -
Lee, Charles, 1731-1782 (4) + -
Norcross, Ned (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (4) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (3) + -
Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (3) + -
Laffite, Jean (3) + -
Moultrie, William, 1730-1805 (3) + -
Procter, Henry, 1763-1822 (3) + -
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 (3) + -
Rall, Johann Gottlieb, 1726-1776 (3) + -
Sons of Liberty (3) + -
Stark, John, 1728-1822 (3) + -
Sumter, Thomas, 1734-1832 (3) + -
Sweegan, Clifford (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (3) + -
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 (3) + -
Arnold, Margaret Shippen, 1760-1804 (2) + -
Braddock, Edward, 1695?-1755 (2) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1739-1785 (2) + -
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817 (2) + -
Daveiss, Joseph Hamilton, 1774-1811 (2) + -
Erdman, Jean, Baron Dieskau, 1701-1767 (2) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (2) + -
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 (2) + -
Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776 (2) + -
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799 (2) + -
McCrea, Jane, 1753-1777 (2) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (2) + -
Montour, Esther (Queen Esther), 1720- (2) + -
Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802 (2) + -
Murphy, Timothy, 1751-1818 (2) + -
Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 (2) + -
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 (2) + -
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (2) + -
Simon, Fraser, 1729-1777 (2) + -
Stamp Act Congress (1765 : New York, N.Y.) (2) + -
Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 (2) + -
Tarleton, (Banastre), Lieutenant-General, 1754-1833 (2) + -
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet (2) + -
United States. Navy (2) + -
Abercromby, James, 1706-1781 (1) + -
Alabama (Screw sloop) (1) + -
Attakullakulla, Cherokee chief (1) + -
Bainbridge, William, 1774-1833 (1) + -
Baum, Frederick, -1777 (1) + -
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 (1) + -
Belvidera (Brig) (1) + -
Blakeley, Johnston, 1781-1815 (1) + -
Bowen, John Stevens, 1829-1863 (1) + -
Captain Kit (Fictitious character) (1) + -
Christie, Gabriel, 1722-1799 (1) + -
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 (1) + -
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 (1) + -
Cuyler, Abraham, 1742-1810 (1) + -

Place

South Carolina (22) + -
New York (N.Y.) (17) + -
New York (State) (15) + -
Atlantic Coast (New England) (14) + -
Atlantic Ocean (9) + -
Maine (9) + -
Boston (Mass.) (7) + -
Erie, Lake (7) + -
Massachusetts (6) + -
Mexico, Gulf of (6) + -

Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (6) + -
North Carolina (6) + -
Valley Forge (Pa.) (6) + -
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) (5) + -
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) (5) + -
England (5) + -
New Jersey (5) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (5) + -
Bahamas (4) + -
Canada (4) + -
Mohawk River (N.Y.) (4) + -
Montréal (Québec) (4) + -
New Orleans (La.) (4) + -
Vermont (4) + -
Cherry Valley (N.Y.) (3) + -
Fort Meigs (Ohio) (3) + -
Grand River (Ont.) (3) + -
Long Island (N.Y.) (3) + -
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.) (3) + -
Santee River Valley (S.C.) (3) + -
Trenton (N.J.) (3) + -
Camden (S.C.) (2) + -
Caribbean Sea (2) + -
Champlain, Lake (2) + -
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) (2) + -
Chillicothe (Clark County, Ohio) (2) + -
Fort Stanwix (Rome, N.Y.) (2) + -
Illinois (2) + -
New England (2) + -
New London (Conn.) (2) + -
Ohio River Valley (2) + -
Ontario (2) + -
Pennsylvania (2) + -
Penobscot Bay (Me.) (2) + -
Portland (Me.) (2) + -
Ramapo River (N.Y. and N.J.) (2) + -
Saint Clair (Mich.) (2) + -
Salem (Mass.) (2) + -
Schenectady (N.Y.) (2) + -
Schuylkill River Valley (Pa.) (2) + -
Tennessee (2) + -
Tippecanoe River (Ind.) (2) + -
Vincennes (Ind.) (2) + -
Virginia (2) + -
Waccamaw River Valley (N.C. and S.C.) (2) + -
West Chester (Pa.) (2) + -
White Plains (N.Y.) (2) + -
Wyoming (2) + -
Acklins Island (Bahamas) (1) + -
Africa, North (1) + -
Baltimore (Md.) (1) + -
Bermuda Islands (1) + -
Boston Harbor (Mass.) (1) + -
Brazil (1) + -
Brest (France) (1) + -
Cape of Good Hope (South Africa) (1) + -
Caribbean Area (1) + -
Charleston (S.C.) (1) + -
Connecticut (1) + -

Format

Nickel weeklies (113) + -
Dime novels (65) + -

Collection

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (159) + -
Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (17)