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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 - 1896
(years)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery stories (4) + -
  • Railroad stories (1) + -

Series

  • Beadle's half dime library (3) + -
  • Beadle's New York dime library (1) + -

Author

  • Bethune, J. G., 1840-1916 (1) + -
  • Cowdrick, J. C. (Jesse C.), 1859-1899 (1) + -
  • Knox, Jackson (1) + -
  • Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929 (1) + -

Publisher

  • Beadle and Adams (1872-1898) (4) + -

Topic

  • Express trains (4) + -
  • Murder (3) + -
  • Criminals (2) + -
  • Female offenders (2) + -
  • Inheritance and succession (2) + -
  • Investigation (2) + -
  • Private investigators (2) + -
  • Robbery (2) + -
  • Diamonds (1) + -
  • Escapes (1) + -
  • False imprisonment (1) + -
  • Lookalikes (1) + -
  • Missing persons (1) + -
  • Pickpockets (1) + -
  • Railroad trains (1) + -
  • Rewards programs (Criminal investigation) (1) + -
  • Robbery investigation (1) + -
  • Scots (1) + -
  • Train robberies (1) + -
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Character

  • Cosmopolitan Express Company (1) + -
  • Detective Skid (Felix Skidmore) (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Grand Central Terminal (New York, N.Y.) (1) + -
  • Old Falcon (Jack Falconbridge) (Fictitious character) (1) + -
  • Train-Boy Trist (Trist Finley) (Fictitious character) (1) + -

Place

  • New York (N.Y.) (3) + -
  • Boston (Mass.) (2) + -
  • Chicago (Ill.) (1) + -
  • Connecticut (1) + -
  • United States (1) + -

Format

  • Nickel weeklies (4) + -

Collection

  • Johannsen Collection. Rare Books and Special Collections, Northern Illinois University. (4) + -

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  • (-) = Express trains--Fiction

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(1 - 4 of 4)
Old Falcon's foe, or, The matchless-detective's swell job
Title
Old Falcon's foe, or, The matchless-detective's swell job : a romance of the Cosmopolitan Express car mystery
Author
Knox, Jackson
Publisher
Beadle & Adams, Publishers, 98 William Street
Publication Date
1889-01-30
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's New York dime library
Number
Beadle's New York dime library ; no. 536
Train-Boy Trist's hot hustle, or, Bouncing the Broadway crook
Title
Train-Boy Trist's hot hustle, or, Bouncing the Broadway crook
Author
Cowdrick, J. C. (Jesse C.), 1859-1899
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1895-01-15
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 912
Chicago drummer's deal, or, Detective Skid's diamond haul
Title
The Chicago drummer's deal, or, Detective Skid's diamond haul
Author
Bethune, J. G., 1840-1916
Publisher
Beadle and Adams, No. 98 William Street
Publication Date
1893-06-27
Genre
Detective and mystery stories
Series
Beadle's half dime library
Number
Beadle's half dime library ; no. 831
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

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