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Edward Sylvester Ellis

Born

in Geneva, Ohio, The United States

April 11, 1840

Died

June 20, 1916

Genre

Children's, Biography, History

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Edward Sylvester Ellis was an American author who was born in Ohio, and died at Cliff Island, Maine. He served as editor of Public Opinion (a daily newspaper), Golden Days and Holiday (both children's magazines). He specialized in boys' stories, inspirational biography, and history for both children and adults. He was a major author during the era of inexpensive fiction of the nineteenth century (dime novels).

Besides books published under his own name, Ellis' work was published under various pseudonyms, including:

Captain James Fenimore Cooper "Bruin" Adams
Boynton M. Belknap
Captain Latham C. Carleton
Capt. R.M. Hawthorne
Lieut. Ned Hunter
Lieut. R.H. Jayne
Captain H.R. Millbank
Billex Muller
Lieut. J.H. Randolph
Seelin Robins
Emerson Rodman
E.A. St. ...more

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Average rating: 3.52 · 1,152 ratings · 116 reviews · 1,276 distinct works • Similar authors

	Thomas Jefferson: A Character Sketch 3.71 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2004 — 98 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 Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. 3.76 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 1889 — 129 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
	Cowmen and Rustlers A Story of the Wyoming Cattle Ranges 3.22 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1898 — 70 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 Huge Hunter, Or, the Steam Man of the Prairies 2.70 avg rating — 126 ratings — 82 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 Ranger or The Fugitives of the Border 3.58 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1911 — 55 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 Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1909 — 73 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
	Through Apache Lands 3.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1893 — 38 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
	Adrift on the Pacific 3.75 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2009 — 43 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
	1000 Mythological Characters Briefly Described; Adapted to Private Schools, High Schools and Academies 3.06 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1895 — 109 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
	Deerfoot in the Forest 3.58 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1905 — 20 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 Edward Sylvester Ellis

Deerfoot (6 books)
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Edward Sylvester Ellis,

John Steeple Davis (Illustrator)

3.58 avg rating — 84 ratings

The Alamo Series (2 books)
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Edward Sylvester Ellis

4.21 avg rating — 24 ratings

Boy Pioneer Series (3 books)
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Edward Sylvester Ellis,

Eivind Hauge (Translator)

3.17 avg rating — 12 ratings

River Wilderness (3 books)
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Edward Sylvester Ellis

4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings

His Brave and Honest Series (3 books)
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Edward Sylvester Ellis

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings

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Quotes by Edward Sylvester Ellis (?)

“The drooping spirits of the people were revived and the doom of the Stamp Act was sealed.”
― Edward S. Ellis, Thomas Jefferson, A Character Sketch: With an Account of the Louisiana Purchase, together with Anecdotes, Characteristics, and Chronology

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“somewhere among these rocks, popping in and out whenever he has a chance; and if I could only get another sight of him, I would”
― Edward S. Ellis, The Cave in the Mountain A Sequel to In the Pecos Country / by Lieut. R. H. Jayne

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