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The matchlock gun

by Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz

CourageFictionFrontier and pioneer lifeHistoryJuvenile fictionJuvenile literatureUnited States French and Indian War, 1755-1763Rifles

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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Book data: Open Library