The War Library description
Beadle’s Dime Novels
Beadle’s Frontier Series
The Seaside Library
Secret Service Series
The War Library
The Weekly Novelette
Original publisher’s blurb: “THE WAR LIBRARY contains historic tales of the War for the Union—original, full of life, daring adventure, love, intrigue and patriotism—the unwritten history of the war. Historically true, as to dates and occurrences; graphically true as regards possibilities, these tales will interest as well as entertain the reader. To the Veteran, who will fight his battles over between the lines, as well as the rising generation, ever eager to read of deeds of patriotism and heroism this Library will be a welcome visitor. THE WAR LIBRARY will be issued weekly, complete in each number. Fresh and original, it will occupy a new field, and be free from ultra partisanship. Price ten cents a copy.”
From Travelyn Publihsing: “It should be no surprise these stories give the impression of being written by authors with firsthand knowledge. Look at when they were published: barely fifteen years after the war ended. For these authors, the Civil War was not some arbitrary historical event studied in dry classrooms at school—the Civil War was something through which they actually lived, and fairly recently at that.
From Travelyn Publihsing: “It should be no surprise these stories give the impression of being written by authors with firsthand knowledge. Look at when they were published: barely fifteen years after the war ended. For these authors, the Civil War was not some arbitrary historical event studied in dry classrooms at school—the Civil War was something through which they actually lived, and fairly recently at that.