The Lost Children of the Alleghenies and How They Were Found Through a Dream

TitleThe Lost Children of the Alleghenies and How They Were Found Through a Dream
Year of Publication1888
Publication TypeNovel
Number of Pages or Episodes60 p.
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsMcCarthy, Charles R. [Rufus]
PublisherBrethern’s Publishing Company
CityHuntingdon, PA
Keywordsdreams; George S. Cox (1849-1856); Harrison Whysong (1812-1909); Jacob Dibert (1822-64); Joseph C. Cox (1850-1856); missing persons; Pennsylvania Railroad; witches
Abstract

A rewrite of C. Jeffries’ The Lost Brothers (1857), a novelized biography of George and Joseph Cox, young brothers who wandered from their cabin and disappeared into the Allegheny Mountains on April 24, 1856.
Author Biography

Charles Rufus McCarthy (1818-1900) spent most of his life in Huntingdon County and was “prominent in literary, religious, and temperance circles.”
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1856

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