"The Blue Dragon" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

"The Copper Princess" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

"The Flamingo Feather" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

"Under the Great Bear" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

"Wakulla" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

"A Fighting Mermaid" from Kirk Munroe. American writer and conservationist (1850-1930).

'Cab & Caboose' is a journey through the young life of one Rodman Ray Blake, railroad dreamer. Written in a style akin to 'Huckleberry Finn', it follows Rodman's meteoric rise through the ranks of railroad men. It is a tale full of adventures, derring-do, heroism, and passion for the railroad's mystique that must have evoked a genuine thrill in the hearts and minds of the young men and women who first read its pages more than a century ago. The numerous re-printings it experienced, over a great many years, seems only to prove this out. While a bit dated in some respects, it still offers young...

Kirk Munroe (September 15, 1850 - June 16, 1930) was an American writer and conservationistBorn Charles Kirk Munroe in a log cab near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Munroe was the son of Charles and Susan (Hall) Munroe. His youth was spent on the frontier, after which his family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he attended school until he was sixteen. He publicly dropped "Charles" from his name in 1883. In 1876, Kirk Munroe was hired as a reporter for the New York Sun. Three years later he became the first editor of Harper's Young People magazine; he resigned in 1881. From 1879 to 1884,...

Kirk Munroe (September 15, 1850 - June 16, 1930) was an American writer and conservationistBorn Charles Kirk Munroe in a log cab near Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, Munroe was the son of Charles and Susan (Hall) Munroe. His youth was spent on the frontier, after which his family moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts where he attended school until he was sixteen. He publicly dropped "Charles" from his name in 1883. In 1876, Kirk Munroe was hired as a reporter for the New York Sun. Three years later he became the first editor of Harper's Young People magazine; he resigned in 1881. From 1879 to 1884,...