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An edition of The matchlock gun (1941)

The Matchlock Gun

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An edition of The matchlock gun (1941)

The Matchlock Gun

by and

  • 2.3 (3 ratings)
  • 23 Want to read
  • 2 Currently reading
  • 14 Have read

In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.

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Publisher
Putnam Juvenile
Language
English
Pages
80

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Subjects

Courage Fiction Frontier and pioneer life History Juvenile fiction Juvenile literature United States French and Indian War, 1755-1763 Rifles Newbery Medal French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763) fast (OCoLC)fst01800886 Children's fiction Adventure and adventurers, fiction United states, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, fiction award:Newbery_award lexile:860 lexile_range:801-900 age:min:6 age:max:10 grade:min:2 grade:max:5

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New York (State) United States Guilderland

Times

French and Indian War, 1755-1763 French and Indian War 1756

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Cover of: The Matchlock Gun
The Matchlock Gun
November 23, 1998, Putnam Juvenile
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The matchlock gun
1989, Putnam's
in English
Cover of: The matchlock gun
The matchlock gun
1941, Dodd, Mead & Company
in English
Cover of: The matchlock gun
The matchlock gun
1941, Dodd, Mead
in English

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First Sentence

"EDWARD watched intently as his father struggled into the blue uniform coat that he had had made when he was elected captain of the Guilderland militia."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
80
Dimensions
7.7 x 5 x 0.2 inches
Weight
2.9 ounces

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL7762370M
ISBN 10
0698116801
ISBN 13
9780698116801
LibraryThing
260743
Goodreads
1351988

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2943573W

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EDWARD watched intently as his father struggled into the blue uniform coat that he had had made when he was elected captain of the Guilderland militia.
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