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Synopsis
Set in the early 1800s, deep in the Catskills Mountains of New York, Malaeska, the daughter of Chief Black Eagle, finds herself the victim of unspeakable tragedy. Unable to stay with her tribe, she ventures on a quest down the Hudson River to Manhattan to find a new home for herself and her young son. Upon reaching the city, however, racism, intolerance, and prejudice threaten to destroy her family. A tale of survival and the fortitude of the human spirit, the story follows the young heroine as she tries to adapt to a life outside her tribe against extreme adversity. Originally published in 1860, Malaeska is the first American dime novel ever published, coining the phrase “dime novel.”
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Before comics, pulp magazines, and television shows, 19th-century working-class America relied on dime novels to break the monotony of daily life. Spurred by accelerated printing processes, efficient rail shipping, and growing literacy rates, dime novels catering to fans of urban outlaws, detectives, working-girl heroines and romantic heroes were sold at newsstands and dry goods stores across the country. Relive the late 1800’s with our classic dime novels. Each book, designed to fit in your back pocket as you ride from town to town, is a reprint of a historic dime novel from the archives. Each edition will include essays from authors and historians with contemporary cover illustrations inspired by the wood engraved wrappers of the 19th-century. Proceeds from our classic dime novels support 1888 education and literacy programs designed to engage readers, support writers, and inspire a cultural legacy for future generations.
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- PublisherAyer Co Pub
- Publication date1929
- ISBN 10 0405090005
- ISBN 13 9780405090004
- BindingHardcover
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