Project Gutenberg 2005-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 62 Rockwood, Roy Through the Air to the North Pole Or, The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch Great Marvel Series: Volume 1 Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Through the Air to the North Pole" by Roy Rockwood is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows two orphans, Jack Darrow and Mark Sampson, who escape a petty constable in their small town and find themselves embarking on an extraordinary adventure when they accidentally board a runaway freight train. Their journey leads them to an inventor, Professor Henderson, who has created a groundbreaking airship called the Electric Monarch, destined for the North Pole. The opening of the book introduces Jack and Mark as they flee from Freeport, facing the misjudgment of society and their fight for survival as they seek companionship and a new path in life. Their interaction with the brusque constable sets the tone for their daring escape, and their subsequent encounter with a freight train propels them into the eccentric world of the professor. As they delve into their adventures, they not only experience the thrill of traveling through the air but also confront challenges such as a railroad accident, an encounter with eagles, and the dangers of the arctic environment, all while forming friendships and uncovering their potential for bravery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Arctic regions -- Juvenile fiction Airships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Science Fiction Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 316459 316318 2024-10-06T14:01:36.912648 2023-09-07T04:29:03.223639 text/html text/html 316452 316311 2024-10-06T14:01:37.182635 2023-09-07T04:29:03.381628 text/html text/html 177464 2024-10-06T14:01:44.952633 application/epub+zip 181765 2024-10-06T14:01:39.093647 application/epub+zip 181765 2024-10-06T14:01:37.894641 application/epub+zip 353478 2024-10-06T14:01:52.021574 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318431 2024-10-06T14:01:43.676629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303883 2022-09-07T17:40:46.403093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272874 272784 2024-10-06T14:01:36.341647 2023-09-07T04:29:02.949688 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 272722 2020-12-19T04:43:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 99922 2020-12-19T04:43:33 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19412 2024-10-06T14:01:52.152552 application/rdf+xml 11719 2024-10-06T14:01:38.444647 image/jpeg 3058 2024-10-06T14:01:38.170632 image/jpeg 173221 2024-10-06T14:01:37.207649 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia