02592cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000140007804000110009204100170010305000070012010000300012724500250015726400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033249000300036850000310039850801890042952012990061853400570191765300440197470000470201883000300206585600730209585600430216899900190221175149UtSlPG20260610134735.0mcr n260607r20251893utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aa11002231  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aOptic, Oliver,d1822-189710aAmerican boys afloat 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2025  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aAll-over-the-world series  aRelease date is 2025-01-19  aAaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"American Boys Afloat: or, Cruising in the Orient" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story continues the travels and adventures of young millionaire Louis Belgrave and his steadfast friend Felix McGavonty, as they engage in a sea expedition alongside a group of fellow American boys, dubbed "The Big Four." Their journey takes them on an educational and adventurous cruise through various exotic locations, bringing them into contact with both thrilling experiences and perilous encounters.  At the start of the novel, the boys, including Louis and Felix, are on the steam-yacht Guardian-Mother, which they own. They soon discover a familiar little steam-yacht named Salihé and are keen to learn about its current owner and history. After a humorous exchange with the yacht's captain, Giles Chickworth, they decide to charter the Salihé for a moonlight excursion. However, their plans take a turn when they encounter smugglers during their outing, leading to a confrontation that finds the boys captured and locked in the cabin of the Salihé. The opening portion sets the stage for a blend of adventure, camaraderie, and moral dilemmas as the boys resolve to reclaim their freedom and thwart illegal activities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Lee and Shepard, 1893  aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction1 aBridgman, L. J.q(Lewis Jesse),d1857-1931 0aAll-over-the-world series4 uhttps://archive.org/details/americanboysaflo00opti/page/n11/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75149  c115874d115874