Project Gutenberg 2015-03-11 Public domain in the USA. 89 Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving) 1868 1922 Hancock, Harrie Irving The Motor Boat Club in Florida; or, Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp Reading ease score: 83.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Motor Boat Club in Florida; or, Laying the Ghost of Alligator Swamp" by H. Irving Hancock is an adventurous novel written in the early 20th century. This tale follows the young boat captains, Tom Halstead and Joe Dawson, as they navigate the treacherous waters of Florida and encounter supernatural mysteries while ensuring the safety of their passengers. Central to the story is Tom Halstead, a capable and determined young skipper, who faces both natural and potentially sinister challenges throughout their voyage. The opening of the novel introduces us to the motor cruiser "Restless" and its crew, featuring Mr. and Mrs. Tremaine, young heiress Ida Silsbee, and the enigmatic Oliver Dixon, among others. As the characters embark on their journey, they quickly find themselves caught in a sudden storm. During the tumultuous night, Tom and Joe must ensure the safety of everyone aboard while grappling with strange occurrences and feelings of distrust, particularly regarding Dixon's behavior. Tension is heightened as a mysterious phantom related to "Alligator Swamp" looms in the backdrop, setting the stage for an adventurous and thrilling narrative filled with conflict and camaraderie. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Motorboats -- Juvenile fiction Florida -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 350171 350185 2024-10-20T09:02:26.316267 2023-09-21T05:48:57.984785 text/html text/html 352866 2015-03-10T20:07:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 515633 2015-03-10T20:07:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 541047 2024-10-20T09:02:32.671250 application/epub+zip 543337 2024-10-20T09:02:27.377234 application/epub+zip 193560 2024-10-20T09:02:26.845250 application/epub+zip 670807 2024-10-20T09:02:36.855227 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 633534 2024-10-20T09:02:32.090277 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284469 2022-09-22T04:36:55.076925 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310500 310337 2024-10-20T09:02:24.858264 2023-09-21T05:48:56.656766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310654 2015-03-10T20:07:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 114277 2015-03-10T20:07:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19715 2024-10-20T09:02:37.004196 application/rdf+xml 26974 2024-10-20T09:02:26.943246 image/jpeg 3800 2024-10-20T09:02:26.894224 image/jpeg 516121 2024-10-20T09:02:26.359252 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