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    Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer
    Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer
    Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer
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    Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer

    By Avis A. Burnham Stanwood

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    Avis A.Burnham Stanwood wrote this popular book that continues to be widely readtoday despite its age.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKrill Press
    Release dateMay 14, 2016
    ISBN9781531274313
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      Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer - Avis A. Burnham Stanwood

      FOSTINA WOODMAN, THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURER

      ..................

      Avis A. Burnham Stanwood

      YURITA PRESS

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      All rights reserved. Aside from brief quotations for media coverage and reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced or distributed in any form without the author’s permission. Thank you for supporting authors and a diverse, creative culture by purchasing this book and complying with copyright laws.

      Copyright © 2016 by Avis A. Burnham Stanwood

      Interior design by Pronoun

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)

      FOSTINA WOODMAN,: THE: WONDERFUL: ADVENTURER.

      FOSTINA WOODMAN,: THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURER.

      Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer

      By

      Avis A. Burnham Stanwood

      Fostina Woodman, the Wonderful Adventurer

      Published by Yurita Press

      New York City, NY

      First published circa 2016

      Copyright © Yurita Press, 2015

      All rights reserved

      Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser.

      About YURITA Press

      Yurita Press is a boutique publishing company run by people who are passionate about history’s greatest works. We strive to republish the best books ever written across every conceivable genre and making them easily and cheaply available to readers across the world.

      E-TEXT PREPARED BY THE PROJECT GUTENBERG ONLINE DISTRIBUTED PROOFREADING TEAM (HTTP://WWW.PGDP.NET) FROM DIGITAL MATERIAL GENEROUSLY MADE AVAILABLE BY INTERNET ARCHIVE/AMERICAN LIBRARIES (HTTP://WWW.ARCHIVE.ORG/DETAILS/AMERICANA)

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      Transcriber’s Note:

      Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note.

      Dialect spellings, contractions and discrepancies have been retained.

      The Table of Contents was not contained in the book and has been created for the convenience of the reader.

      FOSTINA WOODMAN,: THE: WONDERFUL: ADVENTURER.

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      THE SHIP ESSEX SAILS FOR CALIFORNIA

      FOSTINA WOODMAN,: THE WONDERFUL ADVENTURER.

      ..................

      CHAPTER I.

      Reader, are you a lover of Nature? And do you behold with pleasure the wonderful works of creation, where the hand of Art has made no claims? Then follow me to the quiet and pleasant village of S——, and visit there the Mountain Glen, and you will see one of the loveliest places which Nature ever formed, and which stands unrivalled for its beauty, in this great land of wonders.

      Before introducing you to the leading characters whose history will form the principal part of this work, I shall endeavor to give a faint description of the beautiful scenery which this place commands.

      It is situated in the northern part of Massachusetts, not far from the Connecticut River, which flows on in its winding course through the valleys, among the hills, until it falls, like a rush of mighty waters, into its deep basin below.

      Along these banks may be seen the rural cottages, scattered here and there among the valleys, almost concealed from view by the deep embowering shade of the forest which surrounds them. The traveller, as he ascends a more elevated spot, will behold an extensive range of mountains, as far as the eye can penetrate the distance. And while contemplating the scenery before him, outstretched on Nature’s broad, canvas, his eye may involuntarily rest on the beautiful spot referred to at the opening of my story.

      It was a lovely morning in June, and the sun slowly and beautifully rose in the blue heavens, spreading out

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