The House-Boat Boys

TitleThe House-Boat Boys
Year of Publication1895
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes409 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsCastlemon, Harry
PublisherHenry T. Coates
CityPhiladelphia
Keywordshouseboats; teenagers; trappers
Abstract

George McCord and Josh Shaw are teens from a poor Allegheny Valley town who build a houseboat, travel to the South, and become trappers to earn money for college.
Notes

Harry Castlemon is a pseudonym of Charles Austin Fosdick (1842-1915).
Author Biography

Charles Austin Fosdick (1842-1915), born in Randolph, New York, was an American Civil War veteran and prolific writer of juvenile stories and novels.
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1890s

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