Beadle's Half Dime Library, No. 8

1877 · 16 pages

Catalog Note: *Seth Jones; The Captives of the Frontier* Edward S. Ellis's frontier adventure serial, serialized in Beadle's Half-Dime Library (No. 8, copyright 1877). The narrative opens in post-Revolutionary western New York, where settler Alfred Haverland, an emigrant from the East, maintains an isolated homestead with his wife, sister, and beautiful teenaged daughter Ina. When Seth Jones, an eccentric New Hampshire scout and former Green Mountain Boy, arrives unexpectedly at Haverland's forest clearing, he brings troubling reports: British-incited Native Americans have escalated frontier violence, burning settlements throughout the region. Though Haverland has relied on peaceful relations with local tribes, he grows alarmed. After introducing Jones to his family, Haverland withdraws with the scout to discuss the deteriorating frontier situation, leaving his wife increasingly anxious about the danger. The narrative establishes themes of frontier vulnerability, cultural contact, and the American pioneer experience.

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