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The knights of the horse-shoe

a traditionary tale of the cocked hat gentry in the Old Dominion
Caruthers, William Alexander (1802-1846)
  
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INTRODUCTION.

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THE KNIGHTS OF THE HORSE-SHOE.
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CHAPTER I. A VIRGINIA FARM HOUSE.
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CHAPTER II. AN OLD FASHIONED FIRESIDE PARTY.
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CHAPTER III. A NIGHT FUNERAL.
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CHAPTER IV. COUNTRY LIFE—ITS DUTIES AND ENJOYMENTS.
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CHAPTER V. AN EXCURSION ON HORSEBACK.
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CHAPTER VI. A KITCHEN FIRE-SIDE IN THE OLD DOMINION.
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CHAPTER VII. A FAMILY SCENE.
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CHAPTER VIII. AMALGAMATION IN THE OLDEN TIME.
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CHAPTER XI. YORKTOWN BEFORE THE REVOLUTION.
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CHAPTER X. LOVE'S YOUNG DREAM.
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CHAPTER XI. MATCH MAKING.
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CHAPTER XII GOING TO CHURCH IN THE COUNTRY.
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CHAPTER XIII. MEMORY OF THE PAST.
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CHAPTER XIV. AN OLD FASHIONED DINNER.
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CHAPTER XV. THE PAPERS.
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CHAPTER XVI. A NEW ARRIVAL—A STRANGE VISITOR.
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CHAPTER XVII. A GRIM MONSTER.
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CHAPTER XVIII. THE LOVE OF FLOWERS—CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SEXES.
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CHAPTER XIX. THE TUTOR'S NARRATIVE.
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CHAPTER XX. VIRGINIA COURTSHIPS.
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CHAPTER XXI. HARD WORDS.
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CHAPTER XXII. WORDS COMING TO BLOWS.
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CHAPTER XXIII. THE FALL OF THE LEAVES.
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CHAPTER XXIV. A JOURNEY—THE END UNFORESEEN.
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CHAPTER XXV. REFLECTIONS IN PRISON.
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CHAPTER XXVI. THE LETTERS CONTRASTED.
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CHAPTER XXVII. THE WANDERER.
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THE KNIGHTS OF THE HORSE-SHOE; A TRADITIONARY TALE OF THE COCKED HAT GENTRY IN THE OLD DOMINION. VOLUME II.

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THE
KNIGHTS
OF THE
HORSE-SHOE;

A TRADITIONARY TALE
OF THE
COCKED HAT GENTRY
IN THE
OLD DOMINION.

BY THE AUTHOR OF THE “CAVALIERS OF VIRGINIA,” &c., &c.
WETUMPKA, ALABAMA:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY CHARLES YANCEY.
© 1845.
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