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Kirk Munroe

The Flamingo FeatherKirk Munroe The Flamingo Feather CHAPTER I RÉNÉ DE VEAUXOn a dreary winter's day, early in the year 1564, young Réné de Veaux, who had just passed his sixteenth birthday, left the dear old chateau where he had spent his happy and careless boyhood, and started for Paris. Less t...

"Forward, March": A Tale of the Spanish-American WarKirk Munroe «Forward, March»: A Tale of the Spanish-American War CHAPTER I A BOWL OF ROSES In the morning-room of a large, old-fashioned country-house, situated a few miles outside the city of New Orleans, sat a young man arranging a bowl of ros...

The Copper Princess: A Story of Lake Superior MinesKirk Munroe The Copper Princess: A Story of Lake Superior Mines CHAPTER I STARTLING INTRODUCTION OF TOM TREFETHEN "Look out, there!""My God, he is under the wheels!"The narrow-gauge train for Red Jacket had just started from the Hancock station, ...

The Blue Dragon: A Tale of Recent Adventure in ChinaKirk Munroe The Blue Dragon: A Tale of Recent Adventure in China TO MY READERSThe Blue Dragon, chosen as a title for this story, is the national emblem of China, adopted as such by a desire to flatter and propitiate that spirit of evil considere...

Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest CoastKirk Munroe Rick Dale, A Story of the Northwest Coast CHAPTER I A POOR RICH BOY Alaric Dale Todd was his name, and it was a great grief to him to be called "Allie." Allie Todd was so insignificant and sounded so weak. Besides, Allie was a regular girl's na...

Under Orders: The story of a young reporterUnder Orders: The story of a young reporter TO JOHN BOGARTFOR MANY YEARS CITY EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK “SUN”who, more than any other, helped me to obtain a literary foothold, whose honesty of purpose, strict sense of justice, and unswerving fidelity to dut...

The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and AztecKirk Munroe The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec CHAPTER I. A CAPTIVE WARRIOR Night had fallen on the island-city of Tenochtitlan, the capital of Anahuac, and the splendid metropolis of the Western world. The evening air was heavy with t...

Campmates: A Story of the PlainsMunroe Kirk Campmates: A Story of the Plains Chapter I A WEARY RIDE Slowly and heavily the train rumbled on through the night. It was called an express; but the year was long ago, in the early days of railroading, and what was then an express would now be considere...

Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad BoyKirk Munroe Cab and Caboose: The Story of a Railroad Boy July 31st, 1913.TO THE PUBLIC:—In the execution of its purpose to give educational value and moral worth to the recreational activities of the boyhood of America, the leaders of the Boy Scout Move...

Derrick Sterling: A Story of the MinesKirk Munroe Derrick Sterling: A Story of the Mines CHAPTER I IN THE BURNING BREAKER "Fire! Fire in the breaker! Oh, the boys! the poor boys!" These cries, and many like them—wild, heartrending, and full of fear—were heard on all sides. They served to empty th...