This five book series chronicled the simple adventures of
Rainbow, Handie, Lucky, Solomon and others. Of note, Jacob Abbott
introduced in this series a black youngster, Rainbow, and discussed
race to a small degree.
| The books: | Copyright | First edition Title page |
| 1. Handie | 1859 | 1860 |
| 2. Rainbow's Journey | 1859 | 1860 |
| 3. Three Pines | 1859 | 1860 |
| 4. Selling Lucky | 1859 | 1860 |
| 5. Up the River | 1860 | 1861 |
All the first editions and the reprints were published by Harper and Brothers. In addition to the first editions, there are also 1871 and 1887 publications. There is no difference between the formats of 1860/61 and 1871.
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1860 (First Edition) |
1861 (Up the River)-First Edition |