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Biographical
History of La Crosse, Trempealeau and Buffalo Counties, Wisconsin: Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States, with Accompanying Biographies of Each; Engravings of Prominent Citizens of the Counties, with Personal Histories of Many of the Early Settlers and Leading
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Grizzly Adams, the Bear Tamer; or, "The Monarch of the Mountains." Thrilling Adventures in the Life of the Famous "Wild Hermit of the Rockies," and "Grizzly Bear Tamer," as he was known from Montana to Mexico, and Whose Deeds of Daring, as Indian Trailer, Savage Beast Conqueror, and Mountain
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Gentleman Jack, the Man of Many Masks; or, Buffalo Bill's
Peerless Pard. A Romance of Tangled Trails followed by Buffalo Bill and his Buckskin Heroes, Surgeon Frank Powell, Wild Bill, Texas Jack, Captain Jack Crawford, Buckskin Sam, Colorado Carl and a Mysterious
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White Beaver, the Exile of the Platte; or, A Wronged Man's Red Trail. A Romance founded upon
Incidents in the Border Life of Frank Powell, the "Doctor Scout," Late Surgeon in the United States Army, and now the "Mighty Medicine Chief of the
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At least ten dime novels featuring Powell are known to have been published with Powell's name or nickname(s) in the title (he may have appeared in others as a secondary character), both full-length works and short stories. These include:
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Buffalo Bill's Swoop; or, The King of the Mines. A Companion Story to "Buffalo Bill's Bonanza," and a Romance in the Career of the Life Long Pards--Hon. W. F. Cody--"Buffalo Bill," and Dr. Frank Powell--"White
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The King of the Mines; or, The
Invincible Two. A Companion Story to "Buffalo Bill's Bonanza," and a Romance in the Career of the Life Long Pards--Hon. W. F. Cody--"Buffalo Bill," and Dr. Frank Powell--"White
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Fancy Frank's Drop; or, White Beaver, the Indian
Medicine Chief. The Romantic and Adventurous Life of Dr. Frank Powell, known on the Border as "Fancy Frank," "Iron Face," etc., etc., etc.
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Powell's Pard; or, The One-Armed Giant. A Story
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of his own, often featuring his old friends like
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White Beaver's One-Arm Pard; or, Red
Retribution in Borderland. The Concluding Story of the White Beaver Series
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The Doomed Dozen; or, Dolores, the Danite's Daughter. A Romance of Border Trails and Mormon Mysteries
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Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief: The Life of White Beaver Powell, Buffalo Bill's Blood Brother
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The Dragoon Detective; or, A Man of Destiny. A Romance of the Road Raiders of the Rockies
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Prairie Pards; or, Tales of Border Trails: White Beaver's Death-Trail
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The Edward T. LeBlanc Memorial Dime Novel Bibliography
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