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100 1 _aWalton, Frank
245 1 4 _aThe Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service; Or, The Capture in the Air
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2016
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2016-01-01
508 _aProduced by Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Flying Machine Boys on Secret Service; Or, The Capture in the Air" by Frank Walton is a children’s adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This book is part of a series that follows the exploits of a group of young aviators, focusing on their thrilling missions that often involve espionage and danger. In this installment, the main characters—Ben Whitcomb, Jimmie Stuart, and Carl Nichols—embark on a government-sanctioned mission to rescue an abducted post-office inspector who holds crucial evidence against a fraudulent mail-order company. The opening portion of the narrative introduces the boys as they camp in the Rocky Mountains, having just arrived from a prior adventure in Peru. As they enjoy a meal prepared over a campfire, they encounter an unexpected grizzly bear that comes tumbling down a slope, raising suspicions about danger nearby. This leads them to a confrontation with two suspicious men who pose as government officials but whom the boys doubt. As the story unfolds, tensions rise as the boys are drawn into a web of intrigue involving missing documents, potential danger from the men in the camp, and the threat to their own safety. The stage is set for an exciting adventure filled with high-flying thrills and mystery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aKidnapping -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aMystery and detective stories
653 _aAeronautics -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSmugglers -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aDavis, J. Watson,
_d1870-1959
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50824
999 _c91662
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