The Scouts of the Valley, a Story of Wyoming and the Chemung

"The Scouts of the Valley, a Story of Wyoming and the Chemung" is a 1914 historical novel by Joseph A. Altsheler. The story revolves around the exciting adventures of a young boy called Henry and his intrepid friends in the American Old West. Joseph Alexander Altsheler (1862 - 1919) was an American journalist, editor and author famous for his of popular historical fiction aimed at children. Altsheler wrote a total of fifty-one novels during his lifetime, as well as over fifty short stories. Other notable works by this author include: "The Sun of Saratoga, a romance of Burgoyne's surrender" (1897) and "In Circling Camps, a romance of the Civil War" (1900). Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction and biography of the author.