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Title
The rough it club, or, The famous gulf city club
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Creation Information
Date Created
1890 - 1899
Location
Date Note
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 ; 8 cm
Abstract
Attributed to William Little, the alter ego of Arthur Nelson, "The Rough Club" tells the story of a rivalry between the Red Bud Boys and the Gulf City Club and takes place in the imaginary world of the Nelson brothers. Hutch Harvard is the leader of the Red Bud Boys and Jimmy Allen (son of the Nelson brothers' character Ethan Allen) leads the Gulf City Club, also known as the Rough It Club. The story follows two main narratives. First is the tale of Jimmy Allen and the Rough It Club pursuing a bank robber. The Rough It Club pursues the outlaw over one thousand miles and is aided along the way by a whaling ship and a schooner from Big Continent. The Rough It Club is able to sneak up on and board the criminal's vessel and bring it back to Gulf City. The second narrative follows the rivalry between the two clubs. The rivalry begins with a boat competition and escalates to a battle by the end of the book. The cover indicates it was "published by Green and Little," the Nelson brothers' fictitious publishing house representing the alter egos of Elmer and Arthur Nelson respectively, and the book features both color and pencil drawings.
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Language
English
Repository
List of All Images
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