The Dog Crusoe and his Master
by R. M. Ballantyne
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About this eBook
- Author
- Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael), 1825-1894
- Credits
- Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
- Language
- English
- LoC Class
- PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
- Subject
- West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction
- Category
- Text
- eBook-No.
- 21728
- Project Gutenberg
- https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/21728
- Release Date
- June 7, 2007
- Copyright
- Public domain in the USA.
Contents
- 1.Untitled
- 2."The Dog Crusoe and his Master" — Chapter One. — The Backwoods Settlement—Crusoe’s Parentage and Early History—The agonising pains and sorrows of his puppyhood, and other interesting matters. — Chapter Two. — A shooting match and its consequences—New friends introduced to the reader—Crusoe and his mother change masters. — Chapter Three. — Speculative remarks with which the reader may or may not agree—An old woman—Hopes and wishes commingled with hard facts—The dog Crusoe’s education begun. — Chapter Four. — Our hero enlarged upon—Grumps. — Chapter Five. — A mission of peace—Unexpected joys—Dick and Crusoe set off for the land of the Red-skins, and meet with adventures by the way as a matter of course—Night in the wild woods. — Chapter Six. — The great prairies of the “far west”—A remarkable colony discovered, and a miserable night endured. — Chapter Seven. — The “wallering” peculiarities of buffalo bulls—The first buffalo hunt and its consequences—Crusoe comes to the rescue—Pawnees discovered—A monster buffalo hunt—Joe acts the part of ambassador. — Chapter Eight. — Dick and his friends visit the Indians and see many wonders—Crusoe, too, experiences a few surprises and teaches Indian dogs a lesson—An Indian dandy—A foot-race. — Chapter Nine. — Crusoe acts a conspicuous and humane part—A friend gained—A great feast. — Chapter Ten. — Perplexities—Our hunters plan their escape—Unexpected interruption—The tables turned—Crusoe mounts guard—The escape. — Chapter Eleven. — Evening meditations and morning reflections—Buffaloes, badgers, antelopes, and accidents—An old bull and the wolves—“Mad-tails”—Henri floored, etcetera. — Chapter Twelve. — Wanderings on the prairie—A war-party—Chased by Indians—A bold leap for life. — Chapter Thirteen. — Escape from Indians—A discovery—Alone in the desert. — Chapter Fourteen. — Crusoe’s return and his private adventures among the Indians—Dick at a very low ebb—Crusoe saves him. — Chapter Fifteen. — Health and happiness return—Incidents of the journey—A buffalo shot—A wild horse “creased”—Dick’s battle with a mustang. — Chapter Sixteen. — Dick becomes a horse tamer—Resumes his journey—Charlie’s doings—Misfortunes which lead to, but do not terminate in, the Rocky Mountains—A grizzly bear. — Chapter Seventeen. — Dick’s first fight with a grizzly—Adventure with a deer—A surprise. — Chapter Eighteen. — A surprise and a piece of good news—The fur-traders—Crusoe proved, and the Peigans pursued. — Chapter Nineteen. — Adventures with the Peigans—Crusoe does good service as a discoverer—The savages outwitted—The rescue. — Chapter Twenty. — New plans—Our travellers join the fur-traders, and see many strange things—A curious fight—A narrow escape, and a prisoner taken. — Chapter Twenty One. — Wolves attack the horses, and Cameron circumvents the wolves—A bear-hunt, in which Henri shines conspicuous—Joe and the “Natter-list”—An alarm—A surprise and a capture. — Chapter Twenty Two. — Charlie’s adventures with savages and bears—Trapping life. — Chapter Twenty Three. — Savage sports—Living cataracts—An alarm—Indians and their doings—The stampedo—Charlie again. — Chapter Twenty Four. — Plans and prospects—Dick becomes home-sick, and Henri metaphysical—The Indians attack the camp—A blow-up. — Chapter Twenty Five. — Dangers of the prairie—Our travellers attacked by Indians, and delivered in a remarkable manner. — Chapter Twenty Six. — Anxious fears followed by a joyful surprise—Safe home at last, and happy hearts. — Chapter Twenty Seven. — Rejoicings—The feast at the block-house—Grumps and Crusoe come out strong—The closing scene. — The End.
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