GUNSMITH'S BOY
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was called eighteen-hundred- and-starve-to-death, a ghastly twelve-month winter in the country between Lakes George and Champlain. Seth Ellis from Alany becomes an apprentice in this section to the famous gunsmith, Gamaliel Reed. He learns his trade well that terrible year and finally is sent to buy food in the state capital. A well-told story based on local traditions.