American family Robinson, volume 2

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Creator	Nelson, Arthur W., 1880-1958
Title	American family Robinson, volume 2
Dates	1890-1899
Abstract	The second volume of The American Family Robinson, written by Arthur Nelson, is full of many adventures, including dangerous encounters with hyenas and lions. Fearing the dangers of their first shelter, the family moves to Alligator Island where Alice, Jimmy and Fred are attacked by two bears and then later by a lion. The story is composed of six chapters entitled "The Hyena and the Sawmill," "Alligator Island," "The Water Melons," "The Death of the Ostrich," "Shark Island" and "The Lemons the Grapes." This booklet has an unattached cover indicating title, volume number and author.
Notes	The item is undated but the finding aid indicates the entire collection was likely created during the 1890s.
Physical Description	1 item (24 pages : illustrations) ; 11 cm
Languages	English
Place of Creation	Goshen (N.H.)
Genre	Booklets
Genre	Children's literature
Genre	Robinsonades
Subject	Adventure and adventurers – Juvenile fiction
Subject	Imaginary places – Juvenile fiction
Part of	Nelson Family Juvenilia Collection of Pamela Russell and Murray McClellan
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 4
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