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Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc Nickels and Dimes: From the Collections of Johannsen and LeBlanc

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Publication Date

1889 - 1923
(years)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery stories (3) + -
  • Western stories (1) + -

Series

  • Beadle's half dime library (3) + -
  • Pluck and luck (1) + -

Author

  • Holt, Arthur F., Colonel (2) + -
  • Appleton, Horace (1) + -
  • Merritt, James C. (1) + -
  • Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929 (1) + -
  • Wade, William (1) + -

Publisher

  • Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (3) + -
  • Wolff, Harry E. (1) + -

Topic

  • Outlaws (2) + -
  • Robbery investigation (2) + -
  • Betrayal (1) + -
  • Brigands and robbers (1) + -
  • Escaped prisoners (1) + -
  • Express trains (1) + -
  • Female offenders (1) + -
  • Gold (1) + -
  • Inheritance and succession (1) + -
  • Investigation (1) + -
  • Locomotive engineers (1) + -
  • Millionaires (1) + -
  • Murder (1) + -
  • Pickpockets (1) + -
  • Railroad engineers (1) + -
  • Revenge (1) + -
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Place

  • Boston (Mass.) (1) + -
  • California (1) + -
  • Colorado (1) + -
  • Connecticut (1) + -
  • New York (N.Y.) (1) + -

Format

  • Nickel weeklies (4) + -

Collection

  • Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (3) + -
  • Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (1) + -

Enabled Filters

  • (-) ≠ Adventure stories
  • (-) ≠ Cowdrick, J. C. (Jesse C.), 1859-1899
  • (-) ≠ Marion, Francis, 1732-1795
  • (-) ≠ False imprisonment
  • (-) = Railroad stories
  • (-) ≠ Philadelphia (Pa.)
  • (-) = Train robberies

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(1 - 4 of 4)
Sunrise Saul, the express train ferret, or, The lame horse miner's quest
Title
Sunrise Saul, the express train ferret, or, The lame horse miner's quest
Author
Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1889-10-22
Genre
Detective and mystery stories, Railroad stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 639
Ralph Renwood, the lightning express detective, or, Black Bart's death run
Title
Ralph Renwood, the lightning express detective, or, Black Bart's death run : a romance of the rail
Author
Holt, Arthur F., Colonel
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1890-06-17
Genre
Detective and mystery stories, Railroad stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 673
Headlight Harry's haul, or, The railroad pards' big day
Title
Headlight Harry's haul, or, The railroad pards' big day
Author
Holt, Arthur F., Colonel
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1890-10-21
Genre
Detective and mystery stories, Railroad stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 691
Railroad Ralph, the boy engineer
Title
Railroad Ralph, the boy engineer
Author
Merritt, James C.
Publisher
Harry E. Wolff, Publisher, 166 West 23d Street
Publication Date
1922-07-12
Genre
Railroad stories, Western stories
Series
Pluck and luck
Number
Pluck and luck ; no. 1258
Also contains:
Chased to China, or, How Dan saved his good name (chapter 15), David Gouldstone's heiress

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