Joseph A Altsheler: 87 books

A story of the fall of Richmond during the Civil War.

“The Forest of Swords, a story of Paris and the Marne” is the one of three stories, entered in The World War I Series and published in 1915. The story for young readers considers the themes about the World War in Europe. It was the singular fortune of the author to be present at the beginning...

THE TEXAN STAR tells the exciting history of the early days of the revolution, beginning in Mexico with the treacherous imprisonment of Stephen F. Austin, the rise of Santa Anna and his attempt to disarm the Texans and leave them powerless. It culminates in the rebellion of the Texans, and their capture,...

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: The Eyes of the Woods is an independent story, telling of certain remarkable events in the life of Henry Ware, Paul Cotter, Shif'less Sol Hyde, Silent Tom Ross and Long Jim Hart.

“The Sword of Antietam” tells a complete story, but it is one in the chain of Civil War romances, begun in “The Guns of Bull Run” and continued through “The Guns of Shiloh” and “The Scouts of Stonewall.” The young Northern hero, Dick Mason, and his friends are in the forefront of the tale.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: Harry Kenton and Dick Mason are young cousins during the Civil War period with a complicated relationship. Harry fights for the South, while Dick fights for the North. This story, the fifth in the series, finds the cousins at Gettysburg, the location of the Southern High Tide.

*** Original and Unabridged Content. Made available by GOLDEN CLASSIC PRESS*** Synopsis: "The Tree of Appomattox" concludes the series of connected romances dealing with the Civil War, begun in "The Guns of Bull Run," and continued successively through "The Guns of...

Excerpt: "The wilderness rolled away to north and to south, and also it rolled away to east and to west, an unbroken sweep of dark, glossy green. Straight up stood the mighty trunks, but the leaves rippled and sang low when a gentle south wind breathed upon them. It was the forest as God made...

“The Guns of Shiloh,” a complete story in itself, is the complement of “The Guns of Bull Run.” In “The Guns of Bull Run” the Civil War and its beginnings are seen through the eyes of Harry Kenton, who is on the Southern side. In “The Guns of Shiloh” the mighty struggle takes its color...

"The Rock of Chickamauga,” presenting a critical phase of the great struggle in the west, is the sixth volume in the series, dealing with the Civil War, of which its predecessors have been “The Guns of Bull Run,” “The Guns of Shiloh,” “The Scouts of Stonewall,” “The Sword of Antietam”...