Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

At the Foot of the Sand Hills

After spending four years boarding with the Blakestone family during his medical studies, Dr. Murt is thrilled to finally return the favor by inviting young Walter to come and stay with him in...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

Held in the Everglades

When the Reed family follows their dream of leaving Brooklyn to raise their family on a farm in southern Florida, they struggle to find hired help during the harvest season. So they decide to adopt...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

Signals from the Bay Tree

During his months in the Everglades, Phil Reed's imagination was captured by tales of a Spaniard's lost chest of gold. Back home, he and his friends can think of nothing else but returning to...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Camp by Copper River

 Five boys. Five weeks camping in the pine forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.  What could go wrong? Walter Stanley’s eccentric bachelor uncle has offered to take him and...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Cave by the Beech Fork

From the discovery of a secret cave to the winning of a David-and-Goliath shooting match, there is no lack of action in The Cave by the Beech Fork, as we follow Owen Howard and Martin Cooper...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Marks of the Bear Claws

  Paul Guibeau has spent the winter at the Mission of Saint Ignace and now is anxious to set out with Father Marquette and Sieur Joliet on their voyage of discovery.  More than anything,...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Old Mill on the Withrose

  When the doctor declares that Florian Bell’s health is in serious danger, he is sent from his home in Milwaukee to stay with his cousins Hunter and Leo on the banks of Withrose Creek...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Race for Copper Island

The year is 1669.  In French colonial Quebec, Paul Guibeau has won fame for his bravery in fighting the Iroquois, and now he hopes to turn this success into a military career.  When he...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Sheriff of the Beech Fork

The Sheriff of the Beech Fork continues the adventures of 15-year-old Owen Howard and Martin Cooper in the early 19th century Kentucky wilderness, as begun in The Cave by the Beech Fork. ...

Rev. Henry S. Spalding, S.J.

The Sugar Camp and After

      This story takes the reader back to the same setting as The Old Mill on the Withrose. Young Raymond Bolt accidentally ends up in Kentucky after hiding in a freight car, and...