Project Gutenberg 2022-07-16 Public domain in the USA. 136 Aiken, Albert W. 1846 1894 Sara, Delle Carson, Lewis W. The skeleton scout; or, The border block $aUnited States :$bBeadle and Adams,$c1872,copyright 1884. Beadle's Pocket Novels No. 73 David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library) "The Skeleton Scout; or, The Border Block" by Major Lewis W. Carson is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story unfolds in a hazardous setting during a time of conflict between settlers and Native Americans in the West. The central character is a tall, quirky Yankee named Seth Spink, whose humorous antics and bravery contrast with the tension surrounding his new allies, Captain William Floyd and the mysterious Dead Chief of the Pottawatomie tribe. This mixture of adventure, survival, and cultural encounters provides an intriguing backdrop as the characters navigate their precarious situation. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to the serene landscape alongside a great river that quickly gives way to suspense as a group of painted Native Americans, led by the chief Willimack, silently stalk a log cabin. However, the arrival of Seth Spink, who casually navigates the river on a log, disrupts the scene. His unexpected entrance leads to comedic exchanges, revealing his unique character traits. Despite the initial light-hearted tone, tension escalates when Willimack's deceptive intentions are uncovered, prompting a series of survival challenges that affect Floyd and Madge, a beautiful girl staying with the Floyd family. As the unfolding events spiral toward hostile confrontations, readers are left eager to see how Spink's exaggerated bravado and the supernatural specter known as the Skeleton Scout will intertwine to shape their fates against the looming threat from the savages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20200424120133various 1872 US Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Ghost stories Dime novels Wyandot Indians -- Fiction Apparitions -- Fiction Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- Fiction Tecumseh, Shawnee chief, 1768-1813 -- Fiction Tenskwatawa, Shawnee Prophet -- Fiction Potawatomi Indians -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 260401 2025-06-27T07:22:02.033980 text/html 240539 2024-10-18T23:25:13 text/html 178879 2025-06-27T07:22:06.509924 application/epub+zip 180206 2025-06-27T07:22:02.836972 application/epub+zip 161290 2025-06-27T07:22:02.425935 application/epub+zip 271449 2025-06-27T07:22:09.078928 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 248402 2025-06-27T07:22:05.902883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 226057 2022-09-30T20:38:17.263408 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 224865 2025-06-27T07:22:01.561989 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 204874 2024-10-18T23:25:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19545 2025-06-27T07:22:09.209880 application/rdf+xml 21323 2025-06-27T07:22:02.515901 image/jpeg 3474 2025-06-27T07:22:02.470896 image/jpeg 169997 2025-06-27T07:22:02.055917 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia