The matchlock gun

Resource Information

The work The matchlock gun represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Noble County Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

The matchlock gun

Statement of responsibility

by Walter D. Edmonds ; illustrated by Paul Lantz

Creator

• Edmonds, Walter D., (Walter Dumaux), 1903-1998
• trueEdmonds, Walter Dumaux, 1903-1998

Contributor

• Lantz, Paul, 1908-2000

Illustrator

• Lantz, Paul, 1908-2000

Subject

• trueTen-year-old boys -- New York (State)
• United States -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763 -- Fiction
• trueGuns -- Spain
• trueFrontier and pioneer life -- New York (State)
• trueTen-year-old boys
• trueCourage in boys
• trueIndians of North America -- Relations with missionaries, traders, etc. -- To 1789
• Frontier and pioneer life -- New York (State) -- Fiction
• trueNew York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763
• trueDutch in the United States
• trueIndians of North America -- New York (State)
• Courage -- Fiction
• trueIndians of North America
• trueUnited States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763
• trueGuns
• trueBoys and guns
• trueFrontier and pioneer life

Genre

• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

In 1756, during the French and Indian War in upper New York state, ten-year-old Edward is determined to protect his home and family with the ancient, and much too heavy, Spanish gun that his father had given him before leaving home to fight the enemy

Award

Newberry Medal, 1942.

Awards note

Newbery Medal, 1942.

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

860

Intended audience source

Lexile

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 4
• 6

Target audience

juvenile