Excerpt: ...they found here and there some leaves fairly dry, which they put in a heap. They also cut off all the wet outside from some dead boughs with their strong hunting knives, and then shaved off dry splinters which they put with the leaves. The four gathered in a group about the little heap, looking very odd in their blankets, with their bare ankles and shoulders projecting, and Henry began work with the flint and steel. After many efforts he set fire to the finer of the splinters, and then the flames spread to the ...
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Excerpt: ...they found here and there some leaves fairly dry, which they put in a heap. They also cut off all the wet outside from some dead boughs with their strong hunting knives, and then shaved off dry splinters which they put with the leaves. The four gathered in a group about the little heap, looking very odd in their blankets, with their bare ankles and shoulders projecting, and Henry began work with the flint and steel. After many efforts he set fire to the finer of the splinters, and then the flames spread to the leaves and larger pieces of wood. They had succeeded, and as Shif'less Sol fed the fire, he said triumphantly to Long Jim: "Now, Jim, everything's ready fur you. Bring on your coffee an' b'il it. I want fourteen cups myself." Jim set to work at once, showing with pride his skill in such a task. The flames were not permitted to rise high, but they burned rapidly, making a fine bed of coals, and within ten minutes the coffee was ready. Then they drank, warming themselves through and through, and receiving new life. They also warmed some of the deer and buffalo steaks over the coals, and ate real bread from the lockers. "All things must come to an end," said Shif'less Sol, with a sigh, when he could eat no more. "It's on sech 'casions ez this that I realize it. I wish I wuz ez hungry ez I wuz a little while ago, an' could eat all over ag'in." "We've been in big luck," said Henry. "If it hadn't been for this little island I believe we would have been wrecked. It's true, too, that we'll have to go around in our blankets for a while yet, because I don't believe those clothes of ours will dry before morning." "Suits me," said Jim Hart, as with proverbial caution he put out the fire after finishing cooking. "I wouldn't mind goin' 'roun' in a blanket in summer. Injuns do it an' they Pg 187 find it pow'ful healthy. Now the wind is dyin' an' the clouds are passin' away, but it's goin' to be dark anyhow. Jedgin' from the looks uv things the night is...
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VERY GOOD in NONE jacket. Size: 12x9x1; 1985 printing; 371 clean, unmarked, tight pages; small penciled number inside front cover; a few light smudges on upper edge of text block; cover is clean and sturdy; this is Book 8 of the Young Trailers series.
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Very Good. No Jacket. Burnt orange covers that have light shelf wear on on top and bottom of the binding. Binding is tight and intact. Pages are clean and tight with no markings or tears. 371 pages, 5.5' x 8.75". A Lightyear Press limited edition printing.
I am a life long fan of the author. I began reading his books early in my life and only now have been able to find some of his books to read. This book lives up to all of the rest of this series and I highly recommend the book. Altsheler keeps to historical accuracy and still give you an excellent story. I am now 71 years old and still I am liking what he wrote about the frontier during the Revolutionary War.