Eben Holden (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Tale of the North Country

Published in 1900, this popular novel was the first of Bacheller's books to focus on upper New York State.  Here a young orphan, Willie Brower, is adopted by the old woodcutter Eben Holden and the story follows their struggle to survive.  Willie grows to be a journalist, join the Union Army, and fight in the Battle of Bull Run.