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Ahead of the Army, by W. O. Stoddard
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Title: Ahead of the Army
Author: W. O. Stoddard
Illustrator: C. Chase Emerson
Release Date: December 5, 2007 [EBook #23744]
Language: English
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AHEAD OF THE ARMY
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[Illustration: IT WAS SEVERE WORK, BUT IT WAS DONE WITH EAGER ENTHUSIASM (See page 277)]
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AHEAD OF THE ARMY
by W. O. STODDARD
AUTHOR OF "THE ERRAND BOY OF ANDREW JACKSON," "JACK MORGAN," "THE NOANK'S LOG," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY C. CHASE EMERSON
BOSTON LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY
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COPYRIGHT, 1903, by LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Published June, 1903
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PREFACE
Lest any one should suspect exaggeration in the pictures of Mexican affairs in the old time, which are presented by Señor Carfora, it may be well to offer a few facts