At the Twelfth Hour: Selected Short Stories of Joseph A. Altsheler

Joseph A. Altsheler was probably the most popular American author of boys' fiction in the first half of the twentieth century. Although his peak of popularity is past, his novels are frequently listed on ebay and find a ready audience. New printings of his most popular novels are still being issued. Despite his popularity, there has never been a collection of his short stories until now. Many of these short stories are of historical and literary interest to a general and academic audience, particularly in Kentucky where many of his stories are set. The contents of At the Twelfth Hour reflect original research about Altsheler's fiction, as well as nine of his best stories.

Literature & Fiction

Altsheler, Joseph

United States

University Press of America

Joseph Altsheler began writing juvenile science fiction, when there were few books in the genre. Because Altsheler felt a responsibility to his young readers, he was careful to make his books historically accurate. His simple language and interesting plots are welcome at any age. Altsheler writes about the French and Indian War in The Hunters of the Hills. Robert Lennox, Tayoga and their older partner Dave Willet, a guide and hunter are the characters in this first book of the series. The story is set in the forests of Upstate New York. From the foreword "The Hunters of the Hills" is the first volume of a series dealing with the great struggle of France and England and their colonies for dominion in North America, culminating with the fall of Quebec. It is also concerned to a large extent with the Iroquois, the mighty league known in their own language as the Hodenosaunee, for the favor of which both French and English were high bidders. In his treatment of the theme the author has consulted many au thorities, and he is not conscious of any historical error."

The Hunters of the Hills

Genre Fiction

Book Jungle

Among Native American tribes, the Sioux are one of the best known and most important. Participants in some of the most famous and notorious events in American history, the history of the Sioux is replete with constant reminders of the consequences of both their accommodation of and resistance to American incursions into their territory by pioneering white settlers pushing further westward during the 19th century. Some Sioux leaders and their bands resisted incoming whites, while others tried to accommodate them, but the choice often had little impact on the ultimate outcome. Crazy Horse, who was never defeated in battle by U.S. troops, surrendered to them in 1877, only to be bayoneted to death by soldiers attempting to imprison him. Black Kettle, who flew a large American flag from his lodge to indicate his friendship with the white man, was shot to death by soldiers under George Custer's command in 1868. Throughout the 19th century, the U.S. government and its officials in the West adopted a policy of dividing the Sioux into two groups: "Treaty Indians" and "Non-treaty Indians." Often they used these groups against each other or used one group to influence another, but the end was always the same. They were forced off the land where they resided, their populations were decimated by disease, and they were forced onto reservations to adopt lifestyles considered "appropriate" by American standards. Despite being some of the most erstwhile foes the U.S. government faced during the Indian Wars, the Sioux and their most famous leaders were grudgingly admired and eventually immortalized by the very people they fought. Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse remain household names due to their leadership of the Sioux at the fateful Battle of the Little Bighorn, where the native warriors wiped out much of George Custer's 7th Cavalry and inflicted the worst defeat of the Indian Wars upon the U.S. Army. Red Cloud remains a symbol of both defiance and conciliation, resisting the Americans during Red Cloud's War but also transitioning into a more peaceful life for decades on reservation.

The Last of the Chiefs, a Story of the Great Sioux War

History

Americas

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

The Eyes of the Woods

Children's Books

Action & Adventure

Benediction Books

"The Eyes of the Woods" is an independent story, telling of certain remarkable events in the life of Henry Ware, Paul Cotter, Shif'less Sol Hyde, Silent Tom Ross and Long Jim Hart. But it is also a part of the series dealing with these characters, and is the fourth in point of time, coming after "The Keepers of the Trail."

The Eyes of the Woods: A Story of the Ancient Wilderness

About The Author:Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. He was a prolific writer, and produced fifty-one novels and at least forty-nine short stories. This is volume 1 of the Joseph Altesher collection. It collects 4 novels about the American Revolutionary War by american author Joseph Alexander Altsheler. The first three novels portrait important campaigns and battles, while the last one is about the Northwest Indian War, occurring immediately after the Revolutionary War, in which the British were heavily involved. The novels are:The Sun of Saratoga, a romance of Burgoyne's surrender (1897)In Hostile Red, a romance of the Monmouth campaign (1900)My Captive, a tale of Tarleton's raiders (1902)The Wilderness Road; a romance of St. Clair's defeat and Wayne's victory (1901)

Joseph Altsheler Collection Vol.1 -Four Revolutionary War Novels: The Sun of Saratoga: a romance of Burgoyne's surrender, In Hostile Red: a romance of ... of St.Clair's defeat and Wayne's victory

About The Author:Joseph Alexander Altsheler (April 29, 1862 - June 5, 1919) was an American newspaper reporter, editor and author of popular juvenile historical fiction. This is volume 2 of the Joseph Altsheler collection. Thirty-two of his novels were part of his seven series, that we are publishing in 9 volumes.The novels included are:The Great West Series:-The Great Sioux Trail-The Lost HuntersThe Gold Series:-The Rainbow of Gold-The Hidden Mine

Joseph Altsheler Collection Vol. 2 -The Great West Series & The Gold Series: The Great Sioux Trail, The Lost Hunters, The Rainbow of Gold, The Hidden Mine

Joseph Altsheler Collection Vol. 3 -The Texan Series: The Texan Star, The Texan Scouts, The Texan Triumph

Joseph Altsheler Collection Vol. 4 -The World War I Series: The Guns of Europe, The Forest of Swords, The Hosts of The Air

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