tailieunhanh - Boys' Book of Frontier Fighters

Captain Benjamin Church, born in Plymouth Colony of old Massachusetts, was a rousing Indian fighter. He earned his title when in 1675 the Pokanoket League of nine Indian tribes, under King Phillip the Wampanoag, took up the hatchet against the whites. Then he was called from his farm in Rhode Island Colony, to lead a company into the field. So he bade his family good-by, and set forth. He was at this time aged thirty-six, and built like a bear--short in the legs, broad in the body, and very active. He knew all the Indian ways, and had ridden back and forth through the Pokanoket. | Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. Sabin 1 Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. Sabin Project Gutenberg s Boys Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. Sabin This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Boys Book of Frontier Fighters Author Edwin L. Sabin Release Date January 30 2010 EBook 31130 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BOYS BOOK OF FRONTIER FIGHTERS Book of Frontier Fighters by Edwin L. Sabin Produced by Al Haines 2 Illustration Cover art Frontispiece Custer s Last Stand BOYS BOOK OF FRONTIER FIGHTERS BY EDWIN L. SABIN Author of Boys Book of Indian Warriors etc. PHILADELPHIA GEORGE W. JACOBS COMPANY PUBLISHERS Copyright 1919 by George w. Jacobs Company All rights reserved Printed in U. S. A. Ah where are the soldiers that fought here of yore The sod is upon them they ll struggle no more The hatchet is fallen the red man is low And near him reposes the arm of his soldiers of merit sleep gallants of yore. The hatchet is fallen the struggle is o er. While the fir tree is green and the wind rolls a wave The tear drop shall brighten the turf of the brave. --From an Old Poem. FOREWORD The BOYS BOOK OF INDIAN WARRIORS told of the deeds by the red Americans in defense of their lives and to keep their homes. This second book tells of the deeds by the white Americans in defense of their lives and also to clear the way for their homes. It commences with the pioneers and hunters in the East and continues on to the frontiersmen and soldiers in the West. These are stories of bravery and of pluck amidst great odds. In many of the stories victory was won by the aid of powder ball and steel used manfully. In others it was won by sheer nerve and wit alone--for a good fighter fights with his heart and .