02351cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000520011324500760016526400510024130000470029233600260033933700260036533800360039150000310042750800960045852013090055453400450186365300350190865300340194385600430197799900170202028449UtSlPG20260610133641.0mcr n260607r2009||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPZ1 aHancock, H. Irvingq(Harrie Irving),d1868-192214aThe Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2009 a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats atextbtxt2rdacontent acomputerbc2rdamedia aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier aRelease date is 2009-03-30 aProduced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net a"The Motor Boat Club and The Wireless; Or, the Dot, Dash and Dare Cruise" by H. Irving Hancock is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story focuses on three boys, Tom Halstead, Joe Dawson, and Hank Butts, who are members of the Motor Boat Club and embark on a thrilling maritime journey filled with mystery and intrigue. As they navigate the waters off the coast of North Carolina, they encounter a sense of urgency and danger in their task to rescue a passenger from a sinking vessel, which sets the stage for their adventures. The opening of the story depicts the boys languishing on a remote island, feeling bored and restless until a wireless message propels them into action. When Joe Dawson receives an urgent call for help, he swiftly rouses his friends to prepare the motor yacht "Restless" for a rescue mission. The boys quickly learn that the passenger, Mr. Clodis, is gravely injured, and their task transforms into a life-and-death endeavor involving fast-paced navigation and intrigue surrounding Mr. Powell Seaton, their mysterious employer. With the promise of excitement that lies ahead, the trio sets off to confront unknown challenges and unravels deeper secrets that will unfold as their journey continues. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nOriginal publication data not identified aMotorboats -- Juvenile fiction aTelegraph -- Juvenile fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28449 c69358d69358