American Adventure Series
Published by Harper & Row Publishers, Inc
22 Total Books
Edited by Emmett A Betts
The books in this series are highly engaging, quick paced and exciting. They were designed to capture the interest of the reader and hold it. Each books in the series becomes more difficult in vocabulary and comprehension. Many, but not all, of the chapters have a few questions at the end to gauge comprehension. They range from an advanced beginner to intermediate reading level.
The reading order, based on difficulty, is as follows:
- Portugee Phillips and The Fighting Sioux
- Friday - The Arapaho Indian
- Squanto and The Pilgrims
- Alec Majors
- Pilot Jack Knight
- Chief Black Hawk
- Dan Morgan - Rifleman
- Cowboys and Cattle Trails
- Kit Carson
- Buffalo Bill
- Wild Bill Hickok
- Davy Crockett
- Daniel Boone
- Fur Trappers of the Old West
- The Rush for Gold
- John Paul Jones
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Example page
Cover |
Title |
Author |
Publication date |
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Alaska Bush Pilot |
Coombs, Charles Ira |
1963 |
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Alec Majors: Trail Boss |
Anderson, A. M. |
1953 |
 |
Buffalo Bill |
Beals, Frank Lee |
1943 |
 |
Chief Black Hawk |
Beals, Frank Lee |
1943 |
 |
Comanche and his Captain |
Anderson, A. M. |
1965 |
 |
Cowboys and Cattle Trails |
Garst, Warren, Garst, Shannon |
1948 |
 |
Dan Morgan: Rifleman |
Tucker, Ernest E |
1955 |
 |
Daniel Boone |
McGuire, Edna |
1945 |
 |
Davy Crockett |
Beals, Frank Lee |
1941 |
 |
Frank Luke: Balloon Buster |
Coombs, Charles Ira |
1967 |
 |
Friday the Arapaho Indian |
Anderson, A. M. |
1951 |
 |
Fur Trappers of the Old West |
Anderson, A. M. |
1946 |
 |
Grant Marsh: Steamboat Captain |
Anderson, A. M. |
1959 |
 |
John Paul Jones |
Brown, Duart Vinson |
1949 |
 |
Kit Carson |
Beals, Frank Lee |
1941 |
 |
Pilot Jack Knight |
Johnson, R.E., Anderson, A. M. |
1950 |
 |
Portugee Phillips and the Fighting Sioux |
Anderson, A. M. |
1956 |
 |
Rocket Pioneer |
Coombs, Charles Ira |
1965 |
 |
The Rush for Gold |
Beals, Frank Lee |
1946 |
 |
Sabre Jet Ace |
Coombs, Charles Ira |
1959 |
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Squanto and the Pilgrims |
Anderson, A. M. |
1949 |
 |
Wild Bill Hickok |
Anderson, A. M. |
1947 |