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Publication Date

1861 - 1923

(years)

Genre

Historical fiction (95) + -
Sea stories (39) + -
Western stories (35) + -
Ghost stories (7) + -
Detective and mystery stories (5) + -
Biographical fiction (4) + -
Bildungsromans (1) + -
Fantasy fiction (1) + -

Series

Blue and gray weekly (32) + -
Beadle's New York dime library (31) + -
Beadle's half dime library (26) + -
Beadle's new dime novels (20) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Octavo edition) (17) + -
Beadle's pocket novels (16) + -
Beadle's pocket library (13) + -
Five cent wide awake library (13) + -
Pluck and luck (10) + -
American tales (7) + -

Beadle's dime novels (7) + -
Beadle's American library (6) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Quarto edition) (6) + -
Frank Starr's American novels (6) + -
Beadle & Adams' twenty cent novels (2) + -
Fame and fortune weekly (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's American novels (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's ten cent novels (1) + -
New and old friends (1) + -

Author

Lee, Harry, Lieut. (32) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (27) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (15) + -
Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (13) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (11) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (8) + -
Buntline, Ned, 1822 or 1823-1886 (6) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (6) + -
Harbaugh, T. C. (Thomas Chalmers), 1849-1924 (6) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (6) + -

Gordon, James A., General (5) + -
Farragut, Jack (4) + -
Hazelton, Harry (4) + -
Gleason, George W. (3) + -
Hazard, Harry (3) + -
Perry, Harry Dennies, Lieutenant (3) + -
Reid, Mayne, 1818-1883 (3) + -
Small, George G. (3) + -
St. John, Warren (3) + -
Belknap, Boynton, M. D. (2) + -
Braddon, Paul (2) + -
Clyde, Kit (2) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (2) + -
Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (2) + -
Dewey, Frederick H. (2) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (2) + -
Herbert, Henry William, 1807-1858 (2) + -
Old scout (2) + -
Pearce, Samuel W., 1849-1892 (2) + -
Rattler, Corporal Morgan (2) + -
Stoddard, Henry B., Major (2) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (2) + -
Wilton, Mark, 1852-1929 (2) + -
Adams, J. F. C., Captain (1) + -
Ainsworth, William Harrison, 1805-1882 (1) + -
Armstrong, Alexander (1) + -
Armstrong, Frank P., Captain, 1846-1894 (1) + -
Arnold, Allan (1) + -
Beall, Asa, 1824-1863 (1) + -
Bertrew, Berton (1) + -
Brentford, Burke (1) + -
Burr, Dangerfield, Major (1) + -
Carson, Lewis W., Major (1) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (1) + -
Curtis, Newton Mallory (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) + -
Garne, Gaston (1) + -
Granville, George W., Captain (1) + -
Holmes, Hamilton (1) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (1) + -
Johnston, J. L., General (1) + -
Montgomery, Richard R. (1) + -
Murray, Captain (1) + -
Omohundro, John Burwell, 1846-1880 (1) + -
Redwing, Morris, 1847-1936 (1) + -
Richards, J. P. (1) + -
Robinson, J. H. (John Hovey), 1820-1867 (1) + -
Scott, J. R. (1) + -
Self-made man, 1853-1915 (1) + -
St. John, Percy B. (Percy Bolingbroke), 1821-1889 (1) + -
Stevens, D. W., 1849-1901 (1) + -
Wade, William (1) + -
Wheeler, Captain, U.S.A (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (122) + -
Tousey, Frank (54) + -
Beadle and Company (17) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (9) + -
Frank Starr & Co. (6) + -
American News Company (4) + -
George Routledge and Sons (3) + -
Wolff, Harry E. (2) + -
American Novel Publishing Co. (1) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1862-1864) (1) + -

M.J. Ivers & Co (1) + -
Tousey, Sinclair, 1818-1887 (1) + -

Topic

History (137) + -
Soldiers (41) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (37) + -
Indians of North America (36) + -
African Americans (25) + -
Indian captivities (25) + -
Revenge (25) + -
Massacres (23) + -
Mexicans (19) + -
Pirates (19) + -

Battles (18) + -
Dakota Indians (16) + -
Officers (16) + -
Navies (15) + -
Sailors (15) + -
Mexican War, 1846-1848 (14) + -
Prisoners of war (14) + -
Slaves (14) + -
Murder (13) + -
Scalping (12) + -
Women heroes (12) + -
Dakota War, Minnesota, 1862 (11) + -
Guerrillas (11) + -
Privateering (11) + -
Seminole Indians (11) + -
Abduction (10) + -
French (9) + -
Frontier and pioneer life (9) + -
Rescues (9) + -
Spaniards (9) + -
Disguise (8) + -
Priests (8) + -
Dueling (7) + -
Irish (7) + -
Mohawk Indians (7) + -
Outlaws (7) + -
Racially mixed people (7) + -
Smugglers (7) + -
Traitors (7) + -
American loyalists (6) + -
British (6) + -
Cavalry (6) + -
Comanche Indians (6) + -
Cubans (6) + -
Dragoons (6) + -
Hunters (6) + -
Prisoners (6) + -
Shawnee Indians (6) + -
Treasure troves (6) + -
Women spies (6) + -
Black Hills War, 1876-1877 (5) + -
Creek Indians (5) + -
Haunted places (5) + -
Missionaries (5) + -
Quakers (5) + -
Seminole War, 2nd, 1835-1842 (5) + -
Shipwrecks (5) + -
Women (5) + -
Arson (4) + -
Black Seminoles (4) + -
Capitulations, Military (4) + -
Christianity (4) + -
Crow Indians (4) + -
Enemies (4) + -
Indian women (4) + -
Mentally ill (4) + -
Seminole War, 1st, 1817-1818 (4) + -
Storms (4) + -
Torture (4) + -
Wampanoag Indians (4) + -

Character

United States (46) + -
Clark, Jack (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Prentiss, Will (Fictitious character) (32) + -
Confederate States of America (29) + -
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (12) + -
Washington, George, 1732-1799 (9) + -
Bowlegs, Billy, 1808?-1863 or 1864 (7) + -
McClellan, George B., 1826-1885 (7) + -
Beauregard, G. T., 1818-1893 (6) + -
Custer, George A. (George Armstrong), 1839-1876 (6) + -

Lee, Robert E., 1807-1870 (6) + -
Sitting Bull, 1831-1890 (5) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (4) + -
Johnston, Albert Sidney, 1803-1862 (4) + -
King Payne, -1812 (4) + -
Newnan, Daniel, approximately 1780-1851 (4) + -
Norcross, Ned (Fictitious character) (4) + -
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864 (4) + -
Black Kettle (Cheyenne chief), -1868 (3) + -
Blakeley, Johnston, 1781-1815 (3) + -
Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841 (3) + -
Haslam, Robert (Pony Bob), 1840-1912 (3) + -
Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 (3) + -
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 (3) + -
Little Crow, -1863 (3) + -
Magruder, John Bankhead, 1807-1871 (3) + -
Milner, Moses Embree, 1829-1876 (3) + -
Procter, Henry, 1763-1822 (3) + -
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (3) + -
Sweegan, Clifford (Fictitious character) (3) + -
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 (3) + -
Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813 (3) + -
Wasp (Sloop) (3) + -
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877 (3) + -
Avon (Sloop of war : active 1814) (2) + -
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807 (2) + -
Butler, John, 1728-1796 (2) + -
Butler, Zebulon, 1731-1795 (2) + -
Carrera, Rafael, 1814-1865 (2) + -
Claiborne, William C. C. (William Charles Cole), 1775-1817 (2) + -
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (2) + -
Coffee, John, 1772-1833 (2) + -
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805 (2) + -
Crazy Horse, approximately 1842-1877 (2) + -
Granger, Gordon, 1822-1876 (2) + -
Great Britain (2) + -
Halleck, H. W., 1815-1872 (2) + -
Judson, E. Z. C. (Edward Zane Carroll), 1822 or 1823-1886 (2) + -
Laffite, Jean (2) + -
Longstreet, James, 1821-1904 (2) + -
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 (2) + -
Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676 (2) + -
Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, -1769 (2) + -
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790 (2) + -
Rall, Johann Gottlieb, 1726-1776 (2) + -
Reindeer (Sloop of war : active 1814) (2) + -
Sherman, William T., 1820-1891 (2) + -
Twiggs, David Emanuel, 1790-1862 (2) + -
United States. Navy (2) + -
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 (2) + -
Weatherford, William, approximately 1780-1824 (2) + -
Alabama (Screw sloop) (1) + -
Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868 (1) + -
Anne, Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1666 (1) + -
Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d', 1613?-1673 (1) + -
Ball, John, -1381 (1) + -
Beauregard, G. T. (Gustave Toutant), 1818-1893 (1) + -
Bevins, Bill, -1846 (1) + -
Black Hawk, Sauk chief, 1767-1838 (1) + -
Bowen, John Stevens, 1829-1863 (1) + -

Place

United States (116) + -
Florida (12) + -
West (U.S.) (11) + -
Atlantic Ocean (10) + -
New York (State) (10) + -
Atlantic Coast (New England) (9) + -
Mexico (9) + -
Boston (Mass.) (8) + -
Massachusetts (8) + -
England (7) + -

Maine (7) + -
New York (N.Y.) (6) + -
Texas (6) + -
France (5) + -
Ireland (5) + -
Minnesota (5) + -
New Ulm (Minn.) (5) + -
South Carolina (5) + -
Tennessee (5) + -
Bahamas (4) + -
California (4) + -
Caribbean Sea (4) + -
Erie, Lake (4) + -
New England (4) + -
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) (3) + -
China (3) + -
Colorado (3) + -
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) (3) + -
Fort Bridger (Wyo.) (3) + -
Fort Meigs (Ohio) (3) + -
Great Salt Lake (Utah) (3) + -
Iowa (3) + -
Mexico, Gulf of (3) + -
Montana (3) + -
Monterrey (Mexico) (3) + -
New Orleans (La.) (3) + -
New Spain (3) + -
North Carolina (3) + -
Taos (N.M.) (3) + -
Virginia (3) + -
Africa (2) + -
Africa, West (2) + -
Alabama (2) + -
Atlantic Coast (2) + -
Atlantic Coast (Ireland) (2) + -
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) (2) + -
Bighorn Mountains (Wyo. and Mont.) (2) + -
Canada (2) + -
Chillicothe (Clark County, Ohio) (2) + -
Connecticut (2) + -
Corinth (Miss.) (2) + -
Detroit (Mich.) (2) + -
Fort Detroit (Detroit, Mich.) (2) + -
Fort Mims (Ala.) (2) + -
Forty Fort (Pa.) (2) + -
Galway (Ireland) (2) + -
Kentucky (2) + -
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.) (2) + -
Mohawk River Valley (N.Y.) (2) + -
New Jersey (2) + -
New London (Conn.) (2) + -
New Mexico (2) + -
Ohio River Valley (2) + -
Ontario (2) + -
Oregon (2) + -
San Antonio (Tex.) (2) + -
Spain (2) + -
Stroudsburg (Pa.) (2) + -
Trenton (N.J.) (2) + -
Valley Forge (Pa.) (2) + -

Format

Nickel weeklies (151) + -
Dime novels (65) + -

Collection

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (160) + -
Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (54) + -
Dime Novel and Popular Literature Collection. Special Collections, Villanova University. (2) + -

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