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James Otis

The Princess and Joe PotterOtis James The Princess and Joe Potter CHAPTER I. A RUINED MERCHANT "Hello, Joe Potter! What you doin' up in this part of the town?"The boy thus addressed halted suddenly, looked around with what was very like an expression of fear on his face, and then, recognising the...

Dick in the DesertOtis James Dick in the Desert For the lad to whom I have given the name of Dick Stevens this little story has been written, with the hope that he may enjoy the reading of it even as I did his modest manner of telling it. James Otis.CHAPTER I. DICK'S DADDY Between Fox Peak and Sm...

The Boy Spies of PhiladelphiaThe Boy Spies of Philadelphia The Story of How the Young Spies Helped the Continental Army at Valley Forge CHAPTER I. A "MARKET-STOPPER." On the morning of April 2, 1778, three boys, the eldest of whom was not more than sixteen years of age and the youngest hardly a y...

Peter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New YorkPeter of New Amsterdam: A Story of Old New York FOREWORD The purpose of this series of stories is to show the children, and even those who have already taken up the study of history, the home life of the colonists with whom they meet in their books. ...

An Amateur FiremanOtis James An Amateur Fireman CHAPTER I. THE AMATEUR "I ain't sayin' as how I could run a whole fire, same as some of the chiefs do; but when it comes to drivin' an engine, Dan Roberts, an' doin' it in time to get the first water, or layin' hose, I wouldn't knuckle down to the b...

The Club at Crow's CornerOtis James The Club at Crow's Corner CHAPTER I MR. CROW AND MR. TURTLE Over in that portion of the big woods where the brook swings around a clump of alders in order to wind in and out among the trees is a very large and very old oak tree whose branches afford a roosting ...

Toby Tyler: or, Ten Weeks with a CircusJames Otis Toby Tyler Or Ten Weeks with a Circus Chapter I. TOBY'S INTRODUCTION TO THE CIRCUS "Couldn't you give more'n six pea-nuts for a cent?" was a question asked by a very small boy, with big, staring eyes, of a candy vender at a circus booth. And as he...

Benjamin of Ohio: A Story of the Settlement of MariettaJames Otis Benjamin of Ohio A Story of the Settlement of Marietta FOREWORD The author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simply to show why and how the descendants of the early colonists fought their way through the wildern...

Philip of TexasPhilip of Texas A Story of Sheep Raising in Texas FOREWORD The author of this series of stories for children has endeavored simply to show why and how the descendants of the early colonists fought their way through the wilderness in search of new homes. The several narratives deal ...

With the Swamp Fox: A Story of General Marion's Young SpiesJames Otis With the Swamp Fox / A Story of General Marion's Young Spies "Thank God I can lay my hand on my heart and say that, since I came to man's estate, I have never intentionally done wrong to any."(General Francis Marion's last word...