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The matchlock gun

Title:

The matchlock gun

Author:

Edmonds, Walter D. (Walter Dumaux), 1903-1998 author.

Lantz, Paul, 1908-2000, illustrator.

Summary:

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.

Physical Description:

x, 50 p. : ill., (some col.) ; 25 cm.

Subject Term:

Frontier and pioneer life -- Juvenile fiction.

Courage -- Juvenile fiction.

Geographic Term:

United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Lantz, Paul, 1908-2000,

Publisher:

Putnam's,

Publication Date:

1989

ISBN:

9780399219115

Publication Information:

New York : Putnam's, 1989.

Award Note:

Newbery Medal winner, 1942.

Call Number:

J EDMONDS

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607001699092	Juvenile Fiction	EDMONDS	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? This classic, first published in 1941, has an updated, kid-friendly format that includes the original black-and-white illustrations.