Project Gutenberg 2013-12-05 Public domain in the USA. 93 Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson) 1878 1959 Snell, Roy Judson The Shadow Passes A Mystery Story for Boys Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Shadow Passes" by Roy J. Snell is a mystery story for boys written in the late 1930s. It follows the adventures of two cousins, Johnny and Lawrence, living in the Matanuska Valley of Alaska, as they engage in various pursuits, including catching exotic animals alive and aiding the Coast Guard against suspicious activities along the coast. The narrative blends themes of adventure, wildlife, and youthful ambition against a backdrop of the rugged and captivating Alaskan wilderness. The opening of the story introduces Johnny and Lawrence as they engage in a thrilling winter quest to capture a silver fox on the Matanuska River. The boys, determined to catch the elusive creature, utilize their skills on skates to chase it, highlighting their adventurous spirit and resourcefulness. Through the camaraderie and infectious excitement of their pursuit, the characters set the stage for future challenges that may involve encounters with poachers, the complexities of wildlife, and the promise of adventure in their lives. The strong interplay between the boys' aspirations and the wild environment suggests a narrative rich in exploration and the spirit of young pioneers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44352/44352-h/images/cover.jpg en Sea stories Fishing -- Juvenile fiction Mystery and detective stories Chinese -- Juvenile fiction Fishing boats -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 275415 275425 2024-09-18T14:22:39.944865 2023-09-19T10:00:38.511002 text/html text/html 287929 2013-12-04T19:58:22 text/html; charset=utf-8 165292 2013-12-04T20:05:58 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 181152 2024-09-18T14:22:46.324839 application/epub+zip 191631 2024-09-18T14:22:41.760917 application/epub+zip 153502 2024-09-18T14:22:40.946895 application/epub+zip 291004 2024-09-18T14:22:49.638840 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256294 2024-09-18T14:22:45.650926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218632 2022-09-20T08:30:02.742766 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 233315 2024-09-18T14:22:38.986886 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242296 2013-12-04T19:58:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 90388 2013-12-04T20:05:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 233166 2013-12-04T19:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 89213 2013-12-04T20:05:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21042 2024-09-18T14:22:49.785814 application/rdf+xml 16580 2024-09-18T14:22:41.047882 image/jpeg 2618 2024-09-18T14:22:40.997866 image/jpeg 166303 2024-09-18T14:22:39.974871 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 More titles under O'Hara, David