Fred Fearnot and "Pittsburg Pete"; or, Lively Times in the Oil Country

TitleFred Fearnot and "Pittsburg Pete"; or, Lively Times in the Oil Country
Year of Publication1907
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes32 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsStandish, Hal
PublisherWork and Win (Frank Tousey)
CityNew York
Keywordsfarms; ministers; oil industry; Pennsylvania oil rush; physicians; Protestants; railroad industry; Scottish Americans
Abstract

Fred Fearnot and “Pittsburg Pete” encounter trouble during the Western Pennsylvania Oil Rush.

Notes

Hal Standish is the pseudonym of H. [Harvey] K. [King] Shackleford (1841-1906).

As H.K. Shackleford passed away in 1906, this title was likely written by another author under the Hal Standish pen name.

Author Biography

Harvey King Shackleford (1841-1906), born in Georgia, wrote more than 300 dime novels in the "Fred Fearnot" series, which continued after his death by authors who used his pen name.

Time

1860s-70s