A Lieutenant at Eighteen
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William Taylor Adams (1822-1897) was a noted academic, author, and Massachusetts state legislator. He was born in Medway, Massachusetts. He became a teacher in the Boston, Massachusetts public schools in 1845, and remained in that capacity through 1865. He served as a member of the School Board of Dorchester, Massachusetts, for 14 years. In 1869, he became a member of the Massachusetts General Court. He wrote many books of fiction for boys under the pseudonym "Oliver Optic", including All Aboard; or, Life on the Lake (1855), Poor and Proud; or, The Fortunes of Katy Redburn (1858), The Soldier Boy; or, Tom Somers in the Army (1863), The Birthday Party: A Story for Little Folks (1864), Outward Bound; or, Young America Afloat (1867), Now or Never; or, The Adventures of Bobby Bright (1872), Taken by the Enemy (1888), Little by Little; or, The Cruise of the Flyaway (1888), On the Blockade (1890), Within the Enemy's Lines (1890), Stand by the Union (1891), Fighting for the Right (1893), A Victorious Union (1893), Haste and Waste; or, The Young Pilot of Lake Champlain (1894), and Across India; or, Live Boys in the Far East (1895).
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    • Aug-2008
    • Baltzell Press
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 1443712035
    • ISBN13: 9781443712033
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    • Aug-2008
    • IndyPublish.com
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 1437837387
    • ISBN13: 9781437837384
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    • Apr-2009
    • Dodo Press
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1409963950
    • ISBN13: 9781409963950
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    • Jul-2013
    • Createspace
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 1491004525
    • ISBN13: 9781491004524
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    • Mar-2014
    • Createspace
    • Paperback
    • ISBN: 1497328586
    • ISBN13: 9781497328587
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    • Mar-2015
    • Createspace
    • Trade Paperback
    • ISBN: 1508739935
    • ISBN13: 9781508739937
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    • Aug-2008
    • IndyPublish.com
    • Hardcover
    • ISBN: 1437837379
    • ISBN13: 9781437837377



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