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100 1 _aOptic, Oliver,
_d1822-1897
245 1 0 _aAmerican boys afloat
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aAll-over-the-world series
500 _aRelease date is 2025-01-19
508 _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)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Lee and Shepard, 1893
653 _aVoyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aBridgman, L. J.
_q(Lewis Jesse),
_d1857-1931
830 0 _aAll-over-the-world series
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/americanboysaflo00opti/page/n11/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75149
999 _c115874
_d115874