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Ellis, Edward Sylvester
1840
1916
Jayne, R. H.
Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester)
Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester)
Randolph, Geoffrey
Hawthorne, R. M.
LaSalle, Charles E.
Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper)
Adams, James Fenimore Cooper
Adams, Capt. "Bruin"
Muller, Billex
Robins, Seelin
Belknap, Boynton H.
Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.)
Rodman, Emerson
Hunter, Ned
Lasalle, Chas. E.
Emerson, Edwin
Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Santa Fe Trail: A Tale of the Present Day
David Edwards, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/)
"Lightning Jo, the Terror of the Santa Fe Trail: A Tale of the Present Day" by Capt. J. F. C. Adams is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. The story is set against the backdrop of the American West, where the central focus revolves around the heroic efforts of Lightning Jo and a group of frontier men as they attempt to rescue beleaguered families from a brutal Comanche attack. The novel captures themes of courage, survival, and the fierce struggle between settlers and Native American tribes during a tumultuous period in history. At the start of the novel, a desperate message arrives at Fort Adams, detailing a harrowing situation where a group of settlers, including women and children, are under siege by Comanche warriors at Dead Man’s Gulch. The messenger, Jim Gibbons, relays the urgent need for help after a fierce two-day battle that has left many casualties. Colonel Greaves of the fort decides to send a hundred men, led by the renowned scout, Lightning Jo, to assist the beleaguered group. As the story unfolds, readers are introduced to the mounting tension of the rescue mission amidst the perilous conditions of the frontier, setting the stage for a gripping narrative of heroism and relentless conflict against overwhelming odds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 68.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
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Western stories
Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
Dime novels
Comanche Indians -- Fiction
Santa Fe National Historic Trail -- Fiction
Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- West (U.S.) -- Fiction
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Category: Historical Novels
Category: Adventure
Category: American Literature
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