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Dime novels, of course, were not novels at all and during most of their long vogue cost only a nickel, forced down by competition among the publishers and from the candy interests. While many of the central figures in later days were fictional, the early ones were supposedly taken from life-Daniel Boone, Pontiac, Mad Anthony Wayne, Custer, Billy die Kid—and the tales were put forward unblushingly as gospel truth, down to the last bloodstained pool of gore.
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The legend of Jake Cordell, bounty hunter and hero, has filled the pages of dime novels, telling of his search for his father's killer. Now that the murderer has been caught, Jake has come home to Chaney, Wyoming, to set up a law practice and buy back his family ranch, determined to put his wild past behind him.
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Due to the limited amount of time available to design the new coin, the Roosevelt dime was the first regular-issue U.S. coin designed by a Mint employee in more than 40 years. Chief Engraver John R. Sinnock was chosen, as he had already designed a Mint presidential medal of Roosevelt.[20] Sinnock's first design, submitted on October 12 1945, was rejected, but a subsequent one was accepted on January 6 1946.[22][23]
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"Dime novels and penny dreadfuls often involved melodramatic tales of vice and virtue in conflict, often with strong elements of horror and cruelty. Their main audience consisted of young and/or unsophisticated readers, primarily male.
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Submissiveness is the third component of true womanhood, a trait which the reader ... finds in the frontier dime-novel woman. Her submissiveness to her religious faith has already been established; however, a willingness to subjugate her needs and desires to a dominant male was essential. This male could be a husband, father, brother, guardian, or suitor.
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The composition and diameter of the dime have changed throughout its mintage. Initially the dime was 0.75 inch (19 millimeters) wide, but it was changed to its present size of 0.705 inch (17.91 millimeters) in 1828. The composition (initially 89.24 percent silver and 10.76 percent copper) remained constant until 1837, when it was altered to 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper. Dimes with this composition were minted until 1966, although those minted in 1965 and 1966 bear the date 1964. Beginning in 1965, dimes ... began to be minted with a clad composition of cupronickel; this composition is still in use today.
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