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Badger, Jos. E. (Joseph Edward)
1848
1909
Badger, Joseph Edward
Badger, Joseph E.
Hazard, Harry
Dusky Dick: or, Old Toby Castor's great campaign
A story of the last Sioux outbreak
$aUnited States :$bBeadle and Adams,$c1872,copyright 1884.
Beadle's Pocket Novels No. 98
David Edwards, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library)
"Dusky Dick: or, Old Toby Castor's Great Campaign" by Jos. E. Badger is a novel written in the early 1870s. The narrative focuses on the struggles of settlers during the Sioux uprisings and introduces the character Dusky Dick, a man with a notorious reputation whose motivations are shrouded in suspicion. As the story unfolds, the pivotal characters include Edward Wilson and his daughter Annie, who find themselves embroiled in a conflict that involves threats from both native tribes and their own neighbor. At the start of the novel, we meet Edward Wilson and his daughter Annie at their log cabin when Dusky Dick arrives with alarming news of impending Sioux unrest. While Wilson is initially wary of Dick, he recognizes the urgency of the situation. They soon learn that the Sioux plan to attack nearby settlements, and Dick proposes a controversial deal to Wilson, demanding Annie's hand in marriage in exchange for protecting their homestead. The tension escalates leading to conflict, as characters grapple with treachery, hospitality, and the looming threat of violence, setting the stage for a gripping tale of survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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1872
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Reading ease score: 81.3 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction
Dakota Indians -- Fiction
Minnesota -- Fiction
Abduction -- Fiction
Dime novels
Indian captivities -- Fiction
Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- Fiction
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Category: Historical Novels
Category: Adventure
Category: Novels
Category: American Literature
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