# American Tales No. 10 \[1864-09-16\] ("The Secret Shot; Or, The Rivals Of Misty Mount")

American Tales No. 10 \[August 16, 1864\]. Contains: "The Secret Shot; Or, The Rivals Of Misty Mount" by Herrick Johnstone. Note: It is unknown whether Herrick Johnstone was a real person, or this was a pseudonym. Romance in the wild region of western North Carolina. The Battle of King's Mountain is described. Time, during the Revolution.

- Kind: Magazine
- Series: American Tales
- Year: 1864
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/americantales1018640816)
- Licence or status: Public Domain Mark 1.0 (as the archive states it)
- Who can read it: Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says)

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