| "All lads who like life in
the open air and a good steed, will want to peruse these books. Captain
Carson knows his subject thoroughly, and his stories are as pleasing as they
are healthful and instructive." -- Cupples &
Leon advertisement
The
"Saddle Boys" in this Western-themed series are Frank Haywood, only son of rich miner/ranch
owner Leonidas Haywood and Frank's friend Bob Archer, who hails from
Kentucky.
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- THE SADDLE BOYS OF THE ROCKIES; or, Lost on Thunder Mountain -- "Telling
how the lads started out to solve the mystery of a great noise in the
mountains -- how they got lost -- and of the things they discovered."
-- 1913. Cupples & Leon.
- THE SADDLE BOYS IN THE GRAND CANYON; or, The Hermit of the Cave
-- "A weird and wonderful story of the Grand Canyon and the
Colorado, told in a most absorbing manner. The Saddle Boys are to the
front in a manner to please all young readers." -- 1913. Cupples & Leon.
- THE SADDLE BOYS ON THE PLAINS; or, After a Treasure of Gold -- "In
this story the scene is shifted to the great plains of the southwest and
then to the Mexican border. There is a stirring struggle for gold, told as
only Captain Carson can tell it." -- 1913. Cupples & Leon.
- THE SADDLE BOYS AT CIRCLE RANCH; or, In at the Grand Round-up -- "Here
we have lively times at the ranch, and likewise the particulars of a grand
round-up of cattle and encounters with wild animals and also cattle
thieves. A story that breathes the very air of the plains." -- 1913. Cupples & Leon.
- THE SADDLE BOYS ON MEXICAN TRAILS; or, In the Hands of the Enemy
-- "The scene is shifted in this volume to Mexico. The boys go on
an important errand, and are caught between the lines of the Mexican
soldiers. They are captured and for a while all looks black for them; but
all ends happily." -- 1915. Cupples & Leon
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