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Publication Date

1860 - 1902

(years)

Genre

Historical fiction (53) + -
War stories (45) + -
Romance fiction (26) + -
Western stories (26) + -
Sea stories (14) + -
Detective and mystery stories (10) + -
Adventure stories (6) + -
Spy stories (4) + -
Biographical fiction (3) + -
Domestic fiction (1) + -

Fantasy fiction (1) + -

Series

Beadle's new dime novels (22) + -
Beadle's New York dime library (17) + -
Beadle's dime novels (15) + -
Beadle's American library (11) + -
Beadle's pocket novels (10) + -
Beadle's boy's library of sport, story, and adventure (Octavo edition) (9) + -
Frank Starr's American novels (9) + -
American tales (7) + -
Beadle's dime biographical library (5) + -
Five cent wide awake library (5) + -

New and old friends (3) + -
Beadle's dime fiction (2) + -
Beadle's dime library of choice fiction (2) + -
Beadle's pocket library (2) + -
Irwin P. Beadle's ten cent novels (2) + -
Lives of great Americans (2) + -
Waverley library (quarto edition) (2) + -
Beadle & Adams' twenty cent novels (1) + -
Beadle's American sixpenny biographies (1) + -
Beadle's fifteen cent novels (1) + -

Author

Willett, Edward, 1830-1889 (11) + -
Whittaker, Frederick, 1838-1889 (9) + -
Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 (8) + -
Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward), 1848-1909 (6) + -
Hamilton, W. J., 1843-1892 (6) + -
Clark, Charles Dunning, 1843-1892 (5) + -
Ingraham, Prentiss, 1843-1904 (4) + -
Paulding, Decatur (4) + -
Aimard, Gustave, 1818-1883 (3) + -
Curtis, Newton Mallory (3) + -

Denison, Mary A. (Mary Andrews), 1826-1911 (3) + -
Hall, William Jared (3) + -
Hazard, Harry (3) + -
Sherwood, Scott Rathburn, 1842-1910 (3) + -
Victor, Orville J. (Orville James), 1827-1910 (3) + -
Warner, John S. (Dime novelist) (3) + -
Warren, J. Thomas (3) + -
Aiken, Albert W., 1846-1894 (2) + -
Duganne, A. J. H. (Augustine Joseph Hickey), 1823-1884 (2) + -
Emerald, John (2) + -
Henderson, J. Stanley, 1830-1889 (2) + -
Howland, William Henry, 1831-1869 (2) + -
Johnstone, Herrick (2) + -
Legrand, Louis (2) + -
Prentice, George Henry (2) + -
Rattler, Corporal Morgan (2) + -
Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia), 1810-1886 (2) + -
Turner, Wm. Mason (William Mason), 1835-1877 (2) + -
"Noname" (1) + -
Author of Leah the Forsaken (1) + -
Bowen, James L. (James Lorenzo), 1842-1919 (1) + -
Busteed, N. Wm. (Nicholas William), 1814-1872 (1) + -
Constellano, Illion (1) + -
Coomes, Oll, 1845-1921 (1) + -
Dearborn, Andrew (1) + -
Draper, Allyn (1) + -
Dumas, Alexandre, 1802-1870 (1) + -
Ennery, Adolphe d', 1811-1899 (1) + -
Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865 (1) + -
Gleason, George W. (1) + -
Hazeltine, Lieutenant Colonel (1) + -
Holmes, Hamilton (1) + -
Howard, Charles, Captain (1) + -
Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885 (1) + -
Iron, N. C. (Nathaniel Colchester) (1) + -
Marshall, John J. (1) + -
Millbank, H. R., Captain (1) + -
Milman, E. A. (Edward Augustus) (1) + -
Morris, Anthony P. (Anthony Paschal), Jr., 1849-1921 (1) + -
Piper, A. G. (1) + -
Robinson, J. H. (John Hovey), 1820-1867 (1) + -
Scott, J. R. (1) + -
Starbuck, Roger, 1837- (1) + -
Thomas, Henry J. (1) + -
Urban, Septimus R., approximately 1814-1884 (1) + -
Victor, Metta Victoria Fuller, 1831-1885 (1) + -

Publisher

Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (68) + -
Beadle and Company (36) + -
Frank Starr & Co. (9) + -
American News Company (6) + -
Tousey, Frank (5) + -
George Routledge and Sons (4) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1862-1864) (2) + -
M.J. Ivers & Co. (2) + -
Irwin P. Beadle & Co. (1859-1860) (1) + -

Topic

Indians of North America (30) + -
English (25) + -
Revenge (18) + -
African Americans (16) + -
Hunters (16) + -
Abduction (15) + -
Spaniards (15) + -
Murder (14) + -
Scouts (Reconnaissance) (12) + -
Women heroes (12) + -

Frontier and pioneer life (11) + -
Mexicans (11) + -
Soldiers (11) + -
French (10) + -
Indian captivities (10) + -
Rescues (10) + -
Slaves (9) + -
Spies (9) + -
Irish (8) + -
Outlaws (8) + -
Pirates (8) + -
American loyalists (7) + -
Investigation (7) + -
Puritans (7) + -
Shawnee Indians (7) + -
Aztecs (6) + -
Clergy (6) + -
Colonists (6) + -
Dutch (6) + -
Hanging (6) + -
Inheritance and succession (6) + -
Massacres (6) + -
Navies (6) + -
Nobility (6) + -
Officers (6) + -
Prisoners of war (6) + -
Unrequited love (6) + -
Women (6) + -
Battles (5) + -
Buccaneers (5) + -
Comanche Indians (5) + -
Disguise (5) + -
Guerrillas (5) + -
Indian women (5) + -
Muslims (5) + -
Orphans (5) + -
Revolutions (5) + -
Transvestites (5) + -
Wars (5) + -
Widows (5) + -
Africans (4) + -
Brigands and robbers (4) + -
Christians (4) + -
East Indians (4) + -
Escaped prisoners (4) + -
False imprisonment (4) + -
Interracial marriage (4) + -
Jealousy (4) + -
Man-woman relationships (4) + -
Racially mixed people (4) + -
Scalping (4) + -
Turks (4) + -
Arson (3) + -
Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 (3) + -
Blue Licks, Battle of the, Ky., 1782 (3) + -
Conquerors (3) + -
Corridors (3) + -
Freedmen (3) + -
Guardian and ward (3) + -

Character

Bacon, Nathaniel, 1648-1676 (3) + -
Berkeley, William, Sir, 1605-1677 (3) + -
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820 (3) + -
Colve, Anthony, active 1667-1695 (3) + -
Drummond, William, -1677 (3) + -
Garibaldi, Giuseppe, 1807-1882 (3) + -
Girty, Simon, 1741-1818 (3) + -
Morgan, Henry, 1635?-1688 (3) + -
Texas Rangers (3) + -
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 (2) + -

Charles, II, King of England, 1630-1685 (2) + -
Clark, George Rogers, 1752-1818 (2) + -
Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547 (2) + -
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658 (2) + -
Godfrey, of Bouillon, approximately 1060-1100 (2) + -
Marion, Francis, 1732-1795 (2) + -
Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728 (2) + -
Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, 1832-1867 (2) + -
Montezuma, II, Emperor of Mexico, approximately 1480-1520 (2) + -
Philippe, I, King of France, 1052-1108 (2) + -
Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, -1769 (2) + -
Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876 (2) + -
Allen, Ethan, 1738-1789 (1) + -
Ampudia, Pedro de, 1805-1868 (1) + -
Anne, Queen, consort of Louis XIII, King of France, 1601-1666 (1) + -
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801 (1) + -
Artagnan, Charles de Batz-Castelmore, comte d', 1613?-1673 (1) + -
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 (1) + -
Burleson, Edward, 1798-1851 (1) + -
Caldwell, Matthew, 1798-1842 (1) + -
Carson, Kit, 1809-1868 (1) + -
Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685 (1) + -
Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 (1) + -
Church, Benjamin, 1639-1718 (1) + -
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (1) + -
Cooke, Wequash, -1642 (1) + -
Crockett, Davy, 1786-1836 (1) + -
Dandy Darling (Fictitious character) (1) + -
East India Company (1) + -
Esmeralda (Fictitious character) (1) + -
Fannin, James Walker, 1804?-1836 (1) + -
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890 (1) + -
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812 (1) + -
George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (1) + -
Gómez y Damas, Miguel, 1785-1864 (1) + -
Granger, Gordon, 1822-1876 (1) + -
Grant, James, 1793-1836 (1) + -
Great Sun (Natchez chief) (1) + -
Houston, Sam, 1793-1863 (1) + -
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814 (1) + -
Jesuits (1) + -
Johnson, Frank W. (Frank White), 1799-1884 (1) + -
Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (1) + -
Kenton, Simon, 1755-1836 (1) + -
Louis, XIII, King of France, 1601-1643 (1) + -
Mason, John, 1600-1672 (1) + -
Miantonomo, Sachem of the Narragansetts, -1643 (1) + -
Montcalm de Saint-Véran, Louis-Joseph, marquis de, 1712-1759 (1) + -
Notre-Dame de Paris (Cathedral) (1) + -
Nuño de Tobar (Cavalier) (1) + -
Ortiz, Juan (Spanish Explorer), -1951 or 1952 (1) + -
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838 (1) + -
Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags, -1676 (1) + -
Quasimodo (Fictitious character) (1) + -
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de, 1585-1642 (1) + -
Sassacus, Pequot sachem, -1673 (1) + -
Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (1) + -
Sons of Liberty (1) + -
Soto, Hernando de, ca. 1500-1542 (1) + -
Stark, John, 1728-1822 (1) + -

Place

Texas (15) + -
Kentucky (14) + -
Mexico (9) + -
New York (N.Y.) (9) + -
New York (State) (9) + -
Ohio (8) + -
France (6) + -
Massachusetts (6) + -
North Carolina (6) + -
Atlantic Ocean (5) + -

Florida (5) + -
India (5) + -
England (4) + -
Great Britain (4) + -
South Carolina (4) + -
Virginia (4) + -
Boston (Mass.) (3) + -
Detroit (Mich.) (3) + -
Italy (3) + -
Jamestown (Va.) (3) + -
New Mexico (3) + -
Portobelo (Panama) (3) + -
Tennessee (3) + -
Tortuga Island (Haiti) (3) + -
Cairo (Egypt) (2) + -
Catskill (2) + -
Catskill Mountains (N.Y.) (2) + -
Connecticut (2) + -
Crete (Greece) (2) + -
Cuba (2) + -
Everglades (Fla.) (2) + -
Fort Detroit (Detroit, Mich.) (2) + -
Georgia (2) + -
Gila River (N.M. and Ariz.) (2) + -
Ireland (2) + -
Istanbul (Turkey) (2) + -
Jerusalem (2) + -
Montréal (Québec) (2) + -
New England (2) + -
New Netherland (2) + -
Northwest, Old (2) + -
Paris (France) (2) + -
Persian Gulf (2) + -
Philadelphia (Pa.) (2) + -
Rhode Island (2) + -
Spain (2) + -
Alamo (San Antonio, Tex.) (1) + -
Andalusia (Spain) (1) + -
Arkansas (1) + -
Atlantic Coast (New England) (1) + -
Canada (1) + -
Chile (1) + -
Columbia (N.C.) (1) + -
Detroit River (Mich. and Ont.) (1) + -
Fear, Cape (N.C.) (1) + -
Fort Rosalie (Miss.) (1) + -
Gaspé (Québec) (1) + -
Gloucester (Mass.) (1) + -
Hartford (Conn.) (1) + -
Honolulu (Hawaii) (1) + -
James River Valley (Va.) (1) + -
Louisiana (1) + -
Maine (1) + -
Maryland (1) + -
Mexico City (Mexico) (1) + -
Mexico, Gulf of (1) + -
Middle Atlantic States (1) + -
Mississippi River (1) + -
Monterrey (Mexico) (1) + -
Montréal (Québec) (1) + -

Format

Dime novels (89) + -
Nickel weeklies (39) + -

Collection

Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (123) + -
Edward T. LeBlanc Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (5) + -

Enabled Filters

(-) ≠ Lee, Harry, Lieut.
(-) ≠ San Francisco (Calif.)
(-) ≠ Frank Reade library
(-) ≠ Tecumseh, Shawnee Chief, 1768-1813
(-) = History
(-) ≠ War songs
(-) ≠ United States

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