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THE LAKE SHORE SERIES.
THROUGH BY DAYLIGHT; or, The Young Engineer of the Lake Shore Railroad. LIGHTNING EXPRESS; or, The Rival Academies. ON TIME; or, The Young Captain of the Ucayga Steamer. SWITCH OFF; or, The War of the Students. BRAKE UP; or, The Young Peacemakers. BEAR AND FORBEAR; or, The Young Skipper of Lake Ucayga.
THE LAKE SHORE SERIES.
SWITCH OFF; OR, THE WAR OF THE STUDENTS.
BY
OLIVER OPTIC,
Author of “Army and Navy Stories,” “Great Western Series,” “Onward and Upward Stories,” “Woodville Stories,” Famous “Boat-Club Series,” “The Starry-Flag Series,” “Young America Abroad,” “Lake-Shore Series,” “Riverdale Story-Book,” “Yacht-Club Series,” and “The Boat-Builder Series.”
BOSTON
LEE AND SHEPARD PUBLISHERS
10 MILK STREET
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1869, by WILLIAM T. ADAMS, In the Clerk’s Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.
Copyright, 1897, by Alice Adams Russell.
All Rights Reserved.
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TO
MY YOUNG FRIEND
“DOWNSEY”
This Book
IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED.