Title; Contents; I -- Shad Trowbridge of Boston; II -- The Lure of the Wilderness; III -- Ungava Bob Makes a Rescue; IV -- Away to the Trails; V -- In the Far Wilderness; VI -- Old Friends; VII -- Where the Evil Spirits Dwell; VIII -- After the Indian Attack; IX -- The Indian Maiden at the River Tilt; X -- The Voices of the Spirits; XI -- Manikawan's Vengeance; XII -- The Tragedy of the Rapids; XIII -- On the Trail of the Indians; XIV -- The Matchi Manitu is Cheated; XV -- The Passing of the Wild Things; XVI -- Alone with the Indians; XVII -- Christmas at the River Tilt; XVIII -- The Spirit of Death Grows Bold.
XIX -- The Cache on the LakeXX -- The Folk at Wolf Bight; XXI -- The Rifled Cache; XXII -- Manikawan's Sacrifice; XXIII -- Tumbled Air Castles; XXIV -- The Messenger; XXV -- A Mission of Life and Death; XXVI -- ""Greater Love Hath No Man than This""; XXVII -- Shad's Tribute to the Indian Maiden; XXVIII -- Trowbridge and Gray, Traders; XXIX -- The Fruit of Manikawan's Sacrifice; Endnotes.
Summary
In the early twentieth century, juvenile literature experienced a surge of popularity, and millions of young readers got into the habit of curling up with a good book for a bit of escapist fun. However, some leaders bemoaned the questionable quality of many of these books. To address the problem, the Boy Scouts of America commissioned a series of action-adventure novels for young readers filled with the kind of virtues and values that the organization sought to promote ...