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"'THE PRECIOUS WAMPUM BELT, SANDY!' HE CRIED."

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The Young Pioneer Series

THE PIONEER BOYS

OF THE MISSISSIPPI

OR: THE HOMESTEAD IN THE WILDERNESS

By HARRISON ADAMS

Author of "The Pioneer Boys of the Ohio," "The Pioneer Boys on the Great Lakes," etc.

Illustrated by

H. RICHARD BOEHM