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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 edition. Excerpt: ...They asked George why he had come, and he answered, "I mean to stay with you for awhile if you'll let me." "We have only one more week but you can stay with us during that time," said Dick. "You must be hungry, though?" answered Fred. "I surely am," was the reply. They put some food on the table and George soon announced that he was full. After this they sat down and George told them what he had done since they left him. As he told them they heard a thundering of horses' hoofs and Bob ran to the door and peered anxiously out of it. "Boys," he called out excitedly, "here comes the outlaw and he has more than twenty men with him. They mean business this time." CHAPTER XI A NARROW ESCAPE "Well," said Sandy, after this startling exclamation, "if they are going to fight let them." "George," said Bob, turning to their friend, "if they see you here they will kill you for leaving their camp.' "I'll stick with you," was the determined answer. The boys were glad to see that the yellow streak that was in him before had entirely vanished. "Well we may as well face it," said Dick, grimly, going to the door. The horsemen stopped quite a way from the cabin, not caring to take chances with the boys. As Dick and his chums appeared the outlaw captain called to them and said, "You see I said we wanted you and we are going to have you." ' Not without a fight, ' came the cool answer. "No! we'll see," grinned the outlaw, as he whispered something to his men. The boys ran for the cabin, and just as they barred the door a fusilade of bullets flattened themselves against it. Each boy took a gun and as they went to the window...

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The transition from President Donald J. Trump to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stands as one of the most dangerous periods in American history. But as #1 internationally bestselling author Bob Woodward and acclaimed reporter Robert Costa reveal for the first time, it was far more than just a domestic political crisis. Woodward and Costa interviewed more than 200 people at the center of the turmoil, resulting in more than 6,000 pages of transcripts—and a spellbinding and definitive portrait of a nation on the brink. This classic study of Washington takes readers deep inside the Trump White House, the Biden White House, the 2020 campaign, and the Pentagon and Congress, with eyewitness accounts of what really happened. Intimate scenes are supplemented with never-before-seen material from secret orders, transcripts of confidential calls, diaries, emails, meeting notes and other personal and government records, making Peril an unparalleled history. It is also the first inside look at Biden’s presidency as he began his presidency facing the challenges of a lifetime: the continuing deadly pandemic and millions of Americans facing soul-crushing economic pain, all the while navigating a bitter and disabling partisan divide, a world rife with threats, and the hovering, dark shadow of the former president.

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