Through Forest and Fire; or, “God Helps Them that Help Themselves”

Year of Publication
1891
Publication Type
Dime Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
302 p.
Language
English
Contributors Author: Edward S. [Sylvester] Ellis
Publisher
Porter & Coates
City
Philadelphia
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Abstract
Follows 12-year-old Nicholas Ribsam, born to a Dutch family in the Allegheny Mountains, who learns to hunt, and rescues his eight-year-old sister, Nellie, during a forest fire.
Author Biography
Edward Sylvester Ellis (1840-1916), born in Ohio, was a prolific dime novelist and writer of series books for kids. He published 150 titles under his own name and 100 others under a dozen pseudonyms.
Time
1881
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