CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

FOREWORD

I LONG, LONG AGO

II TAMING THE WILD

III GOBBLE! GOBBLE!

IV MAKING A SCOUT

V BLUE-JAY FEATHERS

VI LEFT HIND FOOT

VII THE DROWSY VILLAGE

VIII GOIN' TO MEETIN'

IX UNDER THE ELM

X THE SPELLING-MATCH

XI A PIONEER PUPPY

XII ONE PERCUSSION CAP

XIII THE VOYAGEUR

XIV THE BEAVERS' DAM

AFTERWORD

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Title: Strange Stories of the Great Valley

The Adventures of a Boy Pioneer

Author: Abbie Johnston Grosvenor

Language: English

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STRANGE STORIES
OF THE
GREAT VALLEY

THE ADVENTURES OF A BOY PIONEER

BY
JOHNSTON GROSVENOR

ILLUSTRATED