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Joseph A. Altsheler was well known at the turn of the century for writing historical fiction that focused on action and adventure, frontier life, and war stories based on the Civil War. Altsheler's books have been historically popular among young readers and adults alike.

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Reproduction of the original: The Keepers of the Trail by Joseph A. Altsheler

Reprint of the original, first published in 1917.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1917.

Excerpt: ...been here to glean, and they ran away at our approach." "An' they'll be back the moment we leave." "Like as not, but we don't care. Here are the wheel tracks, Sol, and there is the road they've cut through the forest. A blind boy could follow the trail of the cannon,... Read Full Overview

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"The Keepers of the Trail" from Joseph Alexander Altsheler. Editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction (1862-1919).

Reproduction of the original: The Keepers of the Trail by Joseph A. Altsheler

Book Excerpt: ...who would roam the forests for food, but he decided that he would not try to follow them any longer. He would not be deflected from his purpose to join his comrades.Leaving the broken trail he sped north by west, the forests and thickets growing thicker as he... Read Full Overview

Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty-one novels and (at least) fifty-one short stories. A Story of the Old New York... Read Full Overview