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Edward Sylvester Ellis (April 11, 1840 – June 20, 1916) was an American author.
Ellis was a teacher, school administrator, journalist, and the author of hundreds of books and magazine articles that he produced by his name and by a number of
*"James Fenimore Cooper Adams" or "Captain Bruin Adams" (68 titles)
*"Boynton M. Belknap" (9 titles)
*"J. G. Bethune" (1 title)
*"Captain Latham C. Carleton" (2 titles)
*"Frank Faulkner" (1 title)
*"Capt. R. M. Hawthorne" (4 titles)
*"Lieut. Ned Hunter" (5 titles)
*"Lieut. R. H. Jayne" (at least 2 titles in the ''War Whoop'' series)
*"Charles E. Lasalle" (16 titles)
*"H. R. Millbank" (3 titles)
*"Billex Muller" (3 titles)
*"Lieut. J. H. Randolph" (8 titles)
*"Emerson Rodman" (10 titles)
*"Colonel H. R. Gordon" (6 titles)
*"E. A. St. Mox" (2 titles)
*"Seelin Robins" (19 titles)
Works by Edward S. Ellis
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Nickels and Dimes from Northern Illinois University
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pen name
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s. Notable fiction stories by Ellis include '' The Steam Man of the Prairies'' and ''Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier''. Internationally, Edward S. Ellis is probably known best for his ''Deerfoot'' novels read widely by young boys until the 1950s.
Dime novels
''Seth Jones'' was a prototypical earlydime novel
The dime novel is a form of late 19th-century and early 20th-century American popular fiction issued in series of inexpensive paperbound editions. The term ''dime novel'' has been used as a catchall term for several different but related form ...
published by Beadle and Adams. It is said that Seth Jones was one of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War ...
's favorite stories. During the mid-1880s, after a fiction-writing career of some thirty years, Ellis eventually began composing more serious works of biography, history, and persuasive writing
Persuasive writing is a form of written argument designed to convince, motivate, or sway readers toward a specific point of view or opinion on a given topic. This writing style relies on presenting reasoned opinions supported by evidence that subs ...
. Of note was "The Life of Colonel David Crockett", which had the story of Davy Crockett
Colonel (United States), Colonel David Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American politician, militia officer and frontiersman. Often referred to in popular culture as the "King of the Wild Frontier", he represented Tennesse ...
giving a speech usually called "Not Yours To Give". It was a speech in opposition to awarding money to a Navy widow on the grounds that Congress had no Constitutional mandate to give charity. It was said to have been inspired by Crockett's meeting with a Horatio Bunce, a much quoted man in Libertarian
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circles, but one for whom historical evidence is non-existent.
Pseudonyms
Besides the one hundred fifty-nine books published by his own name, Ellis' work was published under various pseudonyms, including:
*"James Fenimore Cooper Adams" or "Captain Bruin Adams" (68 titles)
*"Boynton M. Belknap" (9 titles)
*"J. G. Bethune" (1 title)
*"Captain Latham C. Carleton" (2 titles)
*"Frank Faulkner" (1 title)
*"Capt. R. M. Hawthorne" (4 titles)
*"Lieut. Ned Hunter" (5 titles)
*"Lieut. R. H. Jayne" (at least 2 titles in the ''War Whoop'' series)
*"Charles E. Lasalle" (16 titles)
*"H. R. Millbank" (3 titles)
*"Billex Muller" (3 titles)
*"Lieut. J. H. Randolph" (8 titles)
*"Emerson Rodman" (10 titles)
*"Colonel H. R. Gordon" (6 titles)
*"E. A. St. Mox" (2 titles)
*"Seelin Robins" (19 titles)
Partial bibliography
famous american naval commanders 1899 by edwards . ellis *''Seth Jones, or the Captives of the Frontier'' (1860) *''The Steam Man of the Prairies'' (1868) *''The Forest Monster'' (1870) *''Life and Times of Daniel Boone...with Sketches of Simon Kenton, Lewis Wetzel, and Other Leaders in the Settlement of the West'' (1884) *''A Young Hero'' (1888) *''The Boy Hunters of Kentucky'' (1889) * ''On The Trail Of The Moose'' (1894) *''Across Texas'' (1894) *''The Young Scout'' (1895) *''Cowmen and Rustlers: A Story of Wyoming Cattle Ranges in 1892. (1898)'' *''Lost in the Rockies'' (1898) *''The Life of Kit Carson; Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent, and Colonel U.S.A.'' (189 *''A Strange Craft And Its Wonderful Voyage'' (1900) *''Deerfoot on the Prairies'' (1905) *''The Flying Boys in the Sky'' (1911) *''The Boy Patrol on Guard'' (1913) *''The Dragon of the Skies'' (1915) * The Stories of the Greatest Nations (with Charles Francis Horne) * Spain: The Story of a Great Nation (with Charles Francis Horne) * Russia: The Story of a Great Nation (with Charles Francis Horne)''Deerfoot'' series
Ellis' best known books follow the adventures of ''Deerfoot'' of theShawnee
The Shawnee ( ) are a Native American people of the Northeastern Woodlands. Their language, Shawnee, is an Algonquian language.
Their precontact homeland was likely centered in southern Ohio. In the 17th century, they dispersed through Ohi ...
, a young Native American brave based on the historical character of the same name who was renowned for his skill with the bow, and his abilities as a runner.
*''Deerfoot in the Forest''
*''The Hunters of the Ozark''
*''Deerfoot in the Mountains''
*''Deerfoot on the Pairies''
*''The Camp in the Mountains''
*''The Last War Trail''
Log Cabin series
This series introduces the characters Oskar Relstaub and Jack Carleton. Deerfoot appears in the second and third books. *''The Lost Trail'' (1884) *''Campfire and Wigwam'' (1885) *''Footprints in the Forest'' (1886)References
External links
*Works by Edward S. Ellis
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Nickels and Dimes from Northern Illinois University
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