"Frequently identified as sensational literature filled with violent characters, intricately woven plots, changing identities and confusion between issues of right and wrong, many considered the Dime Novel guilty of sending serious and improper messages to the day's impressionable youth. Though read by many from the middle of the nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, these short, pocket-sized publications were severely criti ..."
"Although Seth is a captive, he helps the trio overcome his Indian captors, freeing
himself and Ina. In his confrontation with the bloodthirsty Mohawks, Seth clearly
demonstrates his superior cunning and bravery. Because he cannot fairly defeat
the hero or honorable man, the villain must turn to dirty tricks. The villain sets
traps for the honorable man, and the traps always reveal the villain's treachery
and deceit. sets traps Vāāā ..."