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Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels

Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels Paperback - 2007

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A one-of-a-kind compendium of popular fiction from a bygone era

Dime novels -as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz-were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler "Dashing Diamond Dick" and the daring inventor in "Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship" to the mythic baseball player in "Frank Merriwell's Finish," here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters.

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Penguin Publishing Group, 2007. Paperback. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Dashing Diamond Dick and Other Classic Dime Novels
  • Author Various
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York, NY
  • Date 2007
  • Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0143104977I3N10
  • ISBN 9780143104971 / 0143104977
  • Weight 0.59 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.78 x 5.14 x 0.73 in (19.76 x 13.06 x 1.85 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects American fiction - 20th century, Popular literature - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006052788
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

A one-of-a-kind compendium of popular fiction from a bygone era

Dime novels ?as fundamentally American as baseball and jazz?were an inexpensive and inexhaustible source of popular entertainment for millions of Americans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The five novels in this unique anthology are classic examples of the form, which encompassed Westerns, early science fiction, detective and mystery yarns, and Revolutionary War historicals. From the handsome gambler ?Dashing Diamond Dick? and the daring inventor in ?Over the Andes with Frank Reade, Jr., in His New Air-Ship? to the mythic baseball player in ?Frank Merriwell?s Finish,? here are some of the most valiant heroes and notorious rogues in the pantheon. Read together, these novels are fascinating time capsules from a young nation in love with its larger-than-life characters.

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Citations

  • Library Journal, 06/01/2007, Page 171

About the author

J. Randolph Cox is the editor of Dime Novel Round-Up and a professor emeritus at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.