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Joseph Alexander Altsheler

Born

in Three Springs, Kentucky, The United States

April 29, 1862

Died

June 05, 1919

Genre

Children's, Historical Fiction

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Joseph Alexander Altsheler 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 fifty-three short stories. Thirty-two of his novels were part of his seven series:

The Civil War Series (8 volumes)
The French and Indian War Series (6 volumes)
The Gold Series (2 volumes)
The Great West Series (2 volumes)
The Texan Series (3 volumes)
The World War Series (3 volumes)
The Young Trailers Series (8 volumes)

Although each of the thirty-two novels constitutes an independent story, Altsheler suggested a reading order for each series (i.e., he numbered the volumes). The remaining nineteen novels can be read in any order. [Note, however, that A K ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 2,609 ratings · 171 reviews · 188 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Guns of Shiloh: A Story of the Great Western Campaign 3.89 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1914 — 170 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Free Rangers (The Young Trailers, #5) 3.85 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1909 — 154 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Civil War: 8 Historical Novels (Complete Series) 4.21 avg rating — 155 ratings — published 2008 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis 3.89 avg rating — 151 ratings — published 1915 — 146 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Guns of Bull Run (Civil War Series) 3.95 avg rating — 147 ratings — published 1914 — 164 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Scouts of Stonewall: The Story of the Great Valley Campaign 4.07 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1914 — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Young Trailers (The Young Trailers, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 91 ratings — published 1907 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forest Runners: A Story of the Great War Trail in Early Kentucky 4.01 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1908 — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Star of Gettysburg 4.10 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1915 — 134 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The French and Indian War: Complete Series - 6 Novels 4.33 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2008 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Joseph Alexander Altsheler

The Civil War (8 books)
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Joseph Alexander Altsheler

3.99 avg rating — 1,088 ratings

The Young Trailers (14 books)
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Joseph Alexander Altsheler

4.12 avg rating — 681 ratings

The Texan (3 books)
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Joseph Alexander Altsheler

4.19 avg rating — 123 ratings

World War 2 (3 books)
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Joseph Alexander Altsheler

3.77 avg rating — 65 ratings

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“Then she sang: Dumbarton’s drums beat bonnie O, When they mind me of my dear Johnnie O! How happy am I When my soldier is by, While he kisses and blesses his Annie O! Tis a soldier alone can delight me O, For his graceful looks do invite me O! While guarded in his arms I’ll fear no war’s alarms, Neither danger nor death shall e’er fright me O! My love is a handsome laddie O, Genteel, but ne’er foppish or gaudy O! Though commissions are dear, Yet I’ll buy him one this year, For he’ll serve no longer a cadie O! A soldier has honor and bravery O, Unacquainted with rogues and their knavery O! He minds no other thing But the ladies or the king, For every other care is but slavery O! Then I’ll be the captain’s lady O! Farewell, all my friends and my daddy O! I’ll wait no more at home, But I’ll follow with the drum, And whene’er that beats I’ll be ready O! Dumbarton’s drums sound bonnie O! They are sprightly like my dear Johnnie O! How happy I shall be When on my soldier’s knee, And he kisses and blesses his Annie O!”
― Joseph A. Altsheler, Apache Gold

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“It's no small accomplishment to be a good dictionary.”
― Joseph Alexander Altsheler, The Guns of Bull Run - A Story of the Civil War's Eve

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― Joseph Alexander Altsheler, The Texan Republic Trilogy: Illustrated with Pictures & Maps-The Texan Star, the Texan Scouts, the Texan Triumph

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