Fire brands by W. C. Tuttle
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| Author | Tuttle, W. C. (Wilbur C.), 1883-1969 |
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| Title | Fire brands |
| Original Publication | Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Co., 1925. |
| Series Title | Produced from the January 10, 1925 issue of Short Stories magazine. |
| Credits | Roger Frank and Sue Clark |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Orphans -- Fiction |
| Subject | Western stories |
| Subject | Boys -- Fiction |
| Subject | Cowboys -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 77373 |
| Release Date | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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