The matchlock gun
by Walter D. Edmonds, Paul Lantz · 1941
Popularity 41
In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy.
CourageFictionFrontier and pioneer lifeHistoryJuvenile fictionJuvenile literatureUnited States French and Indian War, 1755-1763RiflesNewbery MedalFrench and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763) fast (OCoLC)fst01800886Children's fictionAdventure and adventurers, fiction