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100 1 _aBarnum, Vance
245 1 0 _aJoe Strong on the high wire
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2025-05-06
508 _aAaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
520 _a"Joe Strong on the High Wire: or, Motor-cycle Perils of the Air" by Vance Barnum is an adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on the daring exploits of Joe Strong, a circus performer known for his nerve and innovations, as he embarks on developing a breathtaking act involving riding a motor-cycle across a high wire. Set against the lively backdrop of circus life and early motor technology, the story promises thrills, inventive problem-solving, and a cast of friends and rivals typical of the era’s juvenile fiction. The opening of the book introduces Joe Strong as he prepares to leave the circus, having filled in for his friend Ben Turton as the "boy fish" in an aquatic act featuring a trained sea-lion. With Ben now recovered and back in his role, Joe plans to pursue a new challenge: creating a sensational act riding a motor-cycle on a high wire. As he departs the circus and travels toward a manufacturer to develop his apparatus, Joe becomes entangled in a roadside accident, heroically rescuing two men from an overturned automobile. This incident hints at future connections but is quickly followed by a detailed account of Joe’s experiments, setbacks, and eventual breakthrough in making his daring high-wire motor-cycle act a reality. The narrative is fast-paced, blending circus camaraderie, mechanical ingenuity, and the personal determination of its youthful protagonist. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Hearst's International Library Co, 1916
653 _aCircus performers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aAerialists -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433091385793&view=1up&seq=7
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76025
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