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    An Amateur Fireman
    An Amateur Fireman
    An Amateur Fireman
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    An Amateur Fireman

    By James Otis

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    An Amateur Fireman
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    James Otis

    James Otis Kaler (March 19, 1848 — December 11, 1912) was an American journalist and author of children’s literature. He used the pen name James Otis.

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