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The matchlock gun by Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz · Booklabria

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The matchlock gun

HistoryChildren's fiction

The matchlock gun

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First published: 1941
Language: English
Editions: 13

Synopsis

In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.

Subjects: History
Children's fiction
Adventure and adventurers
Frontier and pioneer life
Courage
Newbery Medal
Set in: United States
New York
Time: French and Indian War, 1755-1763; 1756; French and Indian War

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