這個故事發生背景在1757年，當時紐約還是英國的殖民地，而當時法國人正帶領著被迫驅離加拿大的印第安人四處攻擊來自英國的新移民。故事中的小男孩Edward的爸爸也因此而跟著其他的人一起輪流守備，就在他出勤務的那二天，他教了小男孩如何使用家傳的古老火繩槍，這把搶是小男孩的媽媽從家鄉帶出來的西班牙長槍，一直收藏在家裏，甚至連他爸爸都沒用過。沒想到就在爸爸執勤的二天裏，竟然有五個印第安人出現了，甚至還攻擊媽媽，更打算燒毀他們家，Edward能順利地使用來保護媽媽跟妹妹嗎？適合9歲以上兒童閱讀。In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? This classic, first published in 1941, has an updated, kid-friendly format that includes the original black-and-white illustrations.
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