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100 1 _aOtis, James,
_d1848-1912
245 1 4 _aThe Secret Chart; or, Treasure Hunting in Hayti
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-12-18
508 _aDemian Katz, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University)
520 _a"The Secret Chart; or, Treasure Hunting in Hayti" by Lieutenant James K. Orton is a fictional adventure tale written in the early 20th century. The story centers on a group of characters, including two boys, Gilbert and Nelson, as they prepare for a voyage on a yacht, the "Day Dream", to seek treasure in Hayti. Their quest begins when they stumble upon items in an old chest that suggest buried treasure related to pirate lore. The opening of the tale introduces the main characters and sets the scene for their adventure. As the boys help prepare for their journey, they discover a mysterious newspaper article detailing the pirate history of Tortuga de Mar, which sparks their interest in finding treasure. After setting sail, they encounter storms and the threat of mutiny from unscrupulous castaways they rescue, creating tension in the narrative. The boys' excitement about treasure hunting quickly shifts to navigating the dangers that come with it, highlighting a classic theme of adventure stories that blends exploration with peril in pursuit of fortune. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aTreasure troves -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAdventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHaiti -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/64070
999 _c104894
_d104894