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Title: Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters

Author: Edwin L. Sabin

Release Date: January 30, 2010 [EBook #31130]

Language: English

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BOYS' BOOK OF

FRONTIER FIGHTERS

BY

EDWIN L. SABIN

Author of "Boys' Book of Indian Warriors," etc.

PHILADELPHIA

GEORGE W. JACOBS & COMPANY

PUBLISHERS

_Copyright, 1919, by_

_George W. Jacobs & Company_

_All rights reserved_

_Printed in U. S. A._

Ah, where are the soldiers that fought here of yore?
The sod is upon them, they'll struggle no more,
The hatchet is fallen, the red man is low;
And near him reposes the arm of his foe.
. . . . . . . .
Sleep, soldiers of merit; sleep, gallants of yore.
The hatchet is fallen, the struggle is o'er.
While the fir tree is green and the wind rolls a wave,
The tear drop shall brighten the turf of the brave.
--From an Old Poem.

FOREWORD

The BOYS' BOOK OF INDIAN WARRIORS told of the deeds by the red
Americans in defense of their lives and to keep their homes. This
second book tells of the deeds by the white Americans, in defense of
their lives and also to clear the way for their homes. It commences
with the pioneers and hunters in the East, and continues on to the
frontiersmen and soldiers in the West.

These are stories of bravery and of pluck amidst great odds. In many
of the stories victory was won by the aid of powder, ball and steel,
used manfully. In others it was won by sheer nerve and wit alone--for
a good fighter fights with his heart and head as fully as with his
hands.

Americans have always been great fighters, when called upon to fight in
self-defense. They never quit until they are killed or triumphant; and
although many may be killed, those they leave press forward again. In
France the Americans "never gave up an inch." We Americans of to-day,
looking back, may be pr