Pitzmaroon

It can be hair-raising reading children's books from the 19th century here in the 21st century. Sensibilities have changed. Charles A. Beach's children's book, originally published in 1874, is full of adventure, making it undeniably fun to read—your kids and grandkids will surely get a kick out of it—but the story is also full of blood, cannibalism, cheating, overcharging, beheading, and general violence. And if all that isn't enough to give you doubts, he throws in some racism, some anti-S...