THE BACKWOODSMEN

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

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“Red McWha’s big form shot past.” (See page 136)

THE

BACKWOODSMEN

BY

CHARLES G. D. ROBERTS

AUTHOR OF “THE KINDRED OF THE WILD,” “THE HOUSE
IN THE WATER,” “THE HEART OF THE ANCIENT
WOOD,” ETC.

ILLUSTRATED

New York

THE MACMILLAN COMPANY

1909

All rights reserved

Copyright, 1909,

By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY.

Set up and electrotyped. Published October, 1909.

Copyright, 1906, 1907, 1908, by THE CENTURY COMPANY,
EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE, APPLETON’S MAGAZINE, THE
YOUTH’S COMPANION, THE LADIES’ WORLD, THE
DELINEATOR, HAMPTON’S BROADWAY MAGAZINE, T. Y.
CROWELL & COMPANY.

Norwood Press

J. S. Gushing Co.––Berwick & Smith Co.
Norwood, Mass., U.S.A.

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