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Beadle's New York Dime Library, No. 48

1878 · Free to read

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About this issue

This dime novel by Oll Coomes features Idaho Tom, a nineteen-year-old outlaw living around Nevada's Lake Tahoe region. Despite his criminal reputation, Tom is admired for his courage and kindness. Accompanied by his grayhound Lance, Tom discovers a beautifully crafted skiff on Silver Bay's shore and observes an Indian warrior attempting to steal it, only to be seized by some invisible force that drives him away in agony. Tom then spots a mysterious floating island in the bay's center, covered with vegetation and inhabited by civilized people in tents. When he attempts to enter the skiff to investigate, he experiences a violent shock that repels him. Shortly after, a terrified young woman flees past Tom's hiding place, pursued by a powerful Indian warrior. Tom intervenes, tripping the savage with his rifle and confronting him with a cocked revolver, establishing the adventure's central conflict.

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