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The Valley of the Giants
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Title: The Valley of the Giants
Author: Peter B. Kyne
Release Date: May, 2004 [EBook #5735] [Yes, we are more than one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on August 18, 2002]
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THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS
BY
PETER B. KYNE
AUTHOR OF CAPPY RICKS, THE LONG CHANCE, Etc.
ILLUSTRATED BY DEAN CORNWELL
TO MY WIFE
THE VALLEY OF THE GIANTS
CHAPTER I
In the summer of 1850 a topsail schooner slipped into