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Publication Date

1861 - 1920

(years)

Genre

Historical fiction (99) + -
Sea stories (29) + -
Spy stories (25) + -
Romance fiction (17) + -
Western stories (14) + -
Detective and mystery stories (6) + -
Ghost stories (6) + -
Biographical fiction (3) + -
Fantasy fiction (1) + -

Series

Blue and gray weekly (32) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (28) + -
Beadle's pocket novels (27) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Octavo edition) (24) + -
Beadle's half dime library (23) + -
Beadle's New York dime library (15) + -
Five cent wide awake library (12) + -
Frank Starr's American novels (11) + -
American tales (10) + -
Beadle's dime novels (7) + -

Beadle's pocket library (6) + -
Pluck and luck (6) + -
Beadle's American library (3) + -
Beadle & Adams' twenty cent novels (2) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Quarto edition) (2) + -
New and old friends (2) + -
Beadle's fifteen cent novels (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's American novels (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's ten cent novels (1) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (1) + -

Author

Lee, Harry, Lieut. (32) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (23) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (19) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (13) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (10) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (9) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (8) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (6) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (6) + -
Curtis, Newton Mallory (5) + -

Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (4) + -
Gordon, James A., General (4) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (4) + -
Johnstone, Herrick (4) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (3) + -
Farragut, Jack (3) + -
Hazard, Harry (3) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (3) + -
Perry, Harry Dennies, Lieutenant (3) + -
Small, George G. (3) + -
Belknap, Boynton, M. D. (2) + -
Braddon, Paul (2) + -
Eyster, William R. (William Reynolds), 1841-1918 (2) + -
Gilbert, George Darcy (2) + -
Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924 (2) + -
Legrand, Louis (2) + -
Neal, John, 1793-1876 (2) + -
Rattler, Corporal Morgan (2) + -
Robins, Seelin (2) + -
Robinson, J. H. (John Hovey), 1820-1867 (2) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (2) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (2) + -
Armstrong, Frank P., Captain, 1846-1894 (1) + -
Author of Leah the Forsaken (1) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (1) + -
Bertrew, Berton (1) + -
Cavendish, Harry, 1819-1887 (1) + -
Clyde, Kit (1) + -
Dearborn, Andrew (1) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (1) + -
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 (1) + -
Emerald, John (1) + -
Emmet, H. C. (1) + -
Forest, Frederick (1) + -
Gleason, George W. (1) + -
Grainger, Arthur M. (1) + -
Granville, George W., Captain (1) + -
Holmes, Hamilton (1) + -
Howland, William Henry, 1831-1869 (1) + -
Johnston, J. L., General (1) + -
Lewis, C. B. (Charles Bertrand), 1842-1924 (1) + -
Millbank, H. R., Captain (1) + -
Milman, E. A. (Edward Augustus) (1) + -
Nunes, Joseph A., 1818-1904 (1) + -
Old scout (1) + -
Paulding, Decatur (1) + -
Redwing, Morris, 1847-1936 (1) + -
Richards, J. P. (1) + -
Scott, J. R. (1) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (1) + -
Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901 (1) + -
Wade, William (1) + -
Warren, J. Thomas (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (123) + -
Tousey, Frank (49) + -
Beadle and Company (19) + -
Frank Starr & Co. (11) + -
American News Company (6) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (6) + -
George Routledge and Sons (2) + -
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

English (75) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (50) + -
Indians of North America (44) + -
American loyalists (43) + -
African Americans (41) + -
French (26) + -
Soldiers (25) + -
Abduction (23) + -
Revenge (22) + -
Women heroes (18) + -

Indian captivities (16) + -
Slaves (16) + -
Irish (14) + -
Murder (14) + -
Spies (14) + -
Battles (13) + -
Frontier and pioneer life (13) + -
Mohawk Indians (13) + -
Pirates (13) + -
Prisoners of war (13) + -
Disguise (11) + -
Sailors (11) + -
Shawnee Indians (11) + -
Unrequited love (11) + -
Privateering (10) + -
Massacres (9) + -
Mexicans (9) + -
Wyandot Indians (9) + -
Guerrillas (8) + -
Hessians (8) + -
Hunters (8) + -
Rescues (8) + -
Traitors (8) + -
Women spies (8) + -
Colonists (7) + -
Dogs (7) + -
Germans (7) + -
Quakers (7) + -
Swamps (7) + -
British (6) + -
Clergy (6) + -
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776 (6) + -
Spaniards (6) + -
Women (6) + -
Women soldiers (6) + -
Capitulations, Military (5) + -
Dragoons (5) + -
Dueling (5) + -
Forced marriage (5) + -
Inheritance and succession (5) + -
Iroquois Indians (5) + -
Outlaws (5) + -
Participation, German (5) + -
Prisoners (5) + -
Transvestites (5) + -
Treasure troves (5) + -
Blacksmiths (4) + -
Brigands and robbers (4) + -
Demonology (4) + -
Hanging (4) + -
Haunted places (4) + -
Indian women (4) + -
Kyphosis (4) + -
Minutemen (Militia) (4) + -
Missionaries (4) + -
Ottawa Indians (4) + -
Patients (4) + -
Priests (4) + -
Scalping (4) + -

Character

United States (43) + -
Clark, Jack (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Prentiss, Will (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Confederate States of America (29) + -
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (25) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (12) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (11) + -
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (11) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (10) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (8) + -

Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (7) + -
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885 (7) + -
Beauregard, G. T., 1818-1893 (6) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (6) + -
Great Britain (6) + -
Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 (6) + -
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (5) + -
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812 (4) + -
Heister, Leopold Philip de, General, 1716-1777 (4) + -
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (4) + -
Stark, John, 1728-1822 (4) + -
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864 (4) + -
Appleseed, Johnny, 1774-1845 (3) + -
Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (3) + -
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 (3) + -
Hull, William, 1753-1825 (3) + -
Johnson, John, Sir, 1742-1830 (3) + -
Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862 (3) + -
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (3) + -
Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 (3) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (3) + -
Norcross, Ned (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Procter, Henry, 1763-1822 (3) + -
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 (3) + -
Rall, Johann Gottlieb, 1726-1776 (3) + -
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (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) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (2) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (2) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1739-1785 (2) + -
Daveiss, Joseph Hamilton, 1774-1811 (2) + -
Erdman, Jean, Baron Dieskau, 1701-1767 (2) + -
Granger, Gordon, 1822-1876 (2) + -
Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786 (2) + -
Hale, Nathan, 1755-1776 (2) + -
Halleck, H. W., 1815-1872 (2) + -
Haslam, Robert (Pony Bob), 1840-1912 (2) + -
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799 (2) + -
Laffite, Jean (2) + -
Lee, Charles, 1731-1782 (2) + -
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 (2) + -
McCrea, Jane, 1753-1777 (2) + -
Montour, Esther (Queen Esther), 1720- (2) + -
Morgan, Daniel, 1736-1802 (2) + -
Murphy, Timothy, 1751-1818 (2) + -
Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676 (2) + -
Phillips, William, 1731?-1781 (2) + -
Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, -1769 (2) + -
Riedesel, Friedrich Adolf, Freiherr von, 1738-1800 (2) + -
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804 (2) + -
Sherman, William T., 1820-1891 (2) + -
Simon, Fraser, 1729-1777 (2) + -
Sullivan, John, 1740-1795 (2) + -
Tarleton, (Banastre), Lieutenant-General, 1754-1833 (2) + -
Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet (2) + -

Place

United States (174) + -
New York (State) (18) + -
South Carolina (18) + -
New York (N.Y.) (13) + -
North Carolina (9) + -
Texas (8) + -
Atlantic Coast (New England) (7) + -
Boston (Mass.) (7) + -
Erie, Lake (7) + -
Kentucky (7) + -

England (6) + -
Massachusetts (6) + -
Tennessee (6) + -
Atlantic Ocean (5) + -
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) (5) + -
Maine (5) + -
Montréal (Québec) (5) + -
Ohio (5) + -
Vermont (5) + -
Canada (4) + -
Mohawk River (N.Y.) (4) + -
Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (4) + -
New Jersey (4) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (4) + -
Trenton (N.J.) (4) + -
Caribbean Sea (3) + -
Cherry Valley (N.Y.) (3) + -
Fort Meigs (Ohio) (3) + -
Fort Sandusky (Ohio) (3) + -
Grand River (Ont.) (3) + -
Mexico (3) + -
New England (3) + -
New Orleans (La.) (3) + -
Santee River Valley (S.C.) (3) + -
Valley Forge (Pa.) (3) + -
Virginia (3) + -
West (U.S.) (3) + -
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) (2) + -
Bahamas (2) + -
Camden (S.C.) (2) + -
Champlain, Lake (2) + -
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) (2) + -
Chillicothe (Clark County, Ohio) (2) + -
China (2) + -
Connecticut (2) + -
Corinth (Miss.) (2) + -
Detroit (Mich.) (2) + -
Fort Bridger (Wyo.) (2) + -
Fort Detroit (Detroit, Mich.) (2) + -
Georgia (2) + -
Great Salt Lake (Utah) (2) + -
Illinois (2) + -
Iowa (2) + -
Ireland (2) + -
Long Island (N.Y.) (2) + -
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.) (2) + -
Mexico, Gulf of (2) + -
New London (Conn.) (2) + -
Northwest, Old (2) + -
Ohio River Valley (2) + -
Ontario (2) + -
Pennsylvania (2) + -
Ramapo River (N.Y. and N.J.) (2) + -
Saint Clair (Mich.) (2) + -
Spain (2) + -
Tippecanoe River (Ind.) (2) + -
Vincennes (Ind.) (2) + -
Waccamaw River Valley (N.C. and S.C.) (2) + -
West Chester (Pa.) (2) + -
West Indies (2) + -

Format

Nickel weeklies (124) + -
Dime novels (90) + -

Collection

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (165) + -
Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (48)