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WORKS BY R.M. BALLANTYNE.

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THE BUFFALO RUNNERS.

A TALE OF THE RED RIVER PLAINS.

CHARLIE TO THE RESCUE.

A TALE or THE SEA AND THE ROCKIES.

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BLOWN TO BITS;

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BLUE LIGHTS;

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THE FUGITIVES;

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RED ROONEY;

Or, THE LAST OF THE CREW.

THE ROVER OF THE ANDES.

A TALE OF ADVENTURE IN SOUTH