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_By Amy E. Blanchard_
in the new Series, entitled
"The Pioneer Series"
No historical stories for girls have ever been written which would takethe place of Miss Blanchard's books.
This "Pioneer Series" covers that interesting and invaluable bit of ournation's history when civilization moved westward. The stories includedin the series are filled with the exciting experiences which characterizedthe life of these early pioneers.
_A Gentle Pioneer_
BEING THE STORY OF THE EARLY DAYS IN THE NEW WEST. 336 pp.
The situations are founded on actual facts and though the narrative deals with rough life it is tinged with feminine gentleness. The quaint homes, the crudeness of everything and the social life of that day particularly tend to interest girls.
_Bonny Lesley of the Border_
A STORY. 331 pp.
It is located in one of the frontier towns in what is now the Southern portion of Michigan, and it gives a vivid picture of what the life in those days consisted and how civilization was creeping steadily westward.
_A Frontier Knight_
A STORY OF EARLY TEXAN BORDER LIFE. 339 pp.
The story in this volume is located in Texas, and its period is immediately after its annexation to the United States. Here is pictured the various elements which go to make up a Texan settlement, showing the Mexican peasant life, scenes upon the ranch, Texan rangers, all having their parts in the tale. The famous war with Mexico also adds additional interest.