In the Pecos Country

Edward S. Ellis (1840 - 1916)

Edward Sylvester Ellis was a major American author during the era of inexpensive fiction of the nineteenth century (dime novels). Because he wrote under dozens of pseudonyms, as well as under his own name, it is virtually impossible to know exactly how many books he wrote, but it is believed to be in the hundreds. He specialized in boys' stories, inspirational biography, and history for both children and adults. (From FictionDB.com)
This is a western, set in the Pecos River valley in the late 19th century, post Civil War era.

Genre(s): Children's Fiction, Action & Adventure Fiction, Westerns

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 CHAPTER I. A WARNING Thomas Rose
00:10:18
Play 02 CHAPTER II. A BRIEF CONFERENCE Thomas Rose
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Play 03 CHAPTER III. FRED GOES ON GUARD Thomas Rose
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Play 04 CHAPTER IV. FACING LONE WOLF Thomas Rose
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Play 05 CHAPTER V. THE APACHES ARE COMING Thomas Rose
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Play 06 CHAPTER VI. THE APACHE ATTACK Thomas Rose
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Play 07 CHAPTER VII. IN A TREE Thomas Rose
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Play 08 CHAPTER VIII. THE SWOOP OF THE APACHE Thomas Rose
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Play 09 CHAPTER IX. IN LONE WOLF'S CLUTCHES Thomas Rose
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Play 10 CHAPTER X. TWO OLD ENEMIES Thomas Rose
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Play 11 CHAPTER XI. HOT QUARTERS Thomas Rose
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Play 12 CHAPTER XII. THE YOUNG CAPTIVE Thomas Rose
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Play 13 CHAPTER XIII. THE ENCAMPMENT Thomas Rose
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Play 14 CHAPTER XIV. THE STRANGE CAMP Thomas Rose
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Play 15 CHAPTER XV. A LEAP FOR LIBERTY Thomas Rose
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Play 16 CHAPTER XVI. THE RECONNOISSANCE Thomas Rose
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Play 17 CHAPTER XVII. FORAGING FOR FOOD Thomas Rose
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Play 18 CHAPTER XVIII. ALONE IN THE RAVINE Thomas Rose
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Play 19 CHAPTER XIX. THE MYSTERIOUS PURSUER Thomas Rose
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Play 20 CHAPTER XX. AN UNCOMFORTABLE LODGING Thomas Rose
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Play 21 CHAPTER XXI. A TERRIBLE NIGHT Thomas Rose
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Play 22 CHAPTER XXII. LOST Thomas Rose
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Play 23 CHAPTER XXIII. A PERILOUS PASSAGE Thomas Rose
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Play 24 CHAPTER XXIV. A TERRIBLE BED Thomas Rose
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Play 25 CHAPTER XXV. WITHIN THE EARTH Thomas Rose
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Play 26 CHAPTER XXVI. A WELCOME VISITOR Thomas Rose
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Play 27 CHAPTER XXVII. A SUBTERRANEAN CAMP-FIRE Thomas Rose
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Play 28 CHAPTER XXVIII. THE EXPLORING TOUR Thomas Rose
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Play 29 CHAPTER XXIX. A MYSTERY Thomas Rose
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Play 30 CHAPTER XXX. DISCUSSIONS AND PLANS Thomas Rose
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Play 31 CHAPTER XXXI. AN EXCHANGE OF SHOTS Thomas Rose
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Play 32 CHAPTER XXXII. FOOTSTEPS IN THE DARKNESS Thomas Rose
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Play 33 CHAPTER XXXIII. WHAT THE FOOTSTEPS MEANT Thomas Rose
00:11:29