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The Border Riflemen

by Albert W. Aiken

In this dime novel set on the American frontier, we meet a beautiful young girl, Sadie, who is fending off advances from the rough woodsman, known as Black Will. Luckily, Cooney Joe comes to her rescue while her father is out hunting. Life is hard on the frontier, and there is constant danger from Black Hawk and his warriors, but Sadie and her father try to live in peace with everyone.

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Albert W. Aiken

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Albert W. Aiken was American actor and author of plays and dime novels. He was a prolific writer of pulp fiction for Beadle and Adams. His plays included The Witches of New York. Aiken was the younger...

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