Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 70 Young, Clarence The Motor Boys on the Pacific; Or, the Young Derelict Hunters Reading ease score: 92.0 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Jim Weiler, xooqi.com "The Motor Boys on the Pacific; Or, the Young Derelict Hunters" by Clarence Young is a children’s adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows three young boys—Jerry, Ned, and Bob—as they embark on a thrilling journey across the continent to the Pacific coast, where they will search for a mysterious derelict after the tragic loss of their beloved motor boat, the "Dartaway". At the start of the book, the boys are devastated to learn via telegram that their motor boat has been wrecked during shipping. This news prompts them to seek damages from the freight company, but they remain hopeful for new adventures. After receiving letters from their friend Nellie Seabury, who invites them to visit her family in California, they decide to make the journey out west. Along the way, unexpected events unfold, including a dangerous race against their rival, Noddy Nixon, and encounters with mysterious characters that hint at further adventures yet to come. The opening chapters set in motion a tale filled with friendship, excitement, and the promise of exploration, making the book an exciting read for young adventurers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Mystery and detective stories Motorboats -- Juvenile fiction Swindlers and swindling -- Juvenile fiction Automobile racing -- Juvenile fiction Derelicts -- Juvenile fiction Railroad travel -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction 315335 315497 2024-10-03T03:31:42.347870 2023-10-03T04:10:10.280928 text/html text/html 339241 2021-09-09T23:35:32 text/html 235059 2024-10-03T03:31:51.630246 application/epub+zip 235509 2024-10-03T03:31:46.113334 application/epub+zip 211079 2024-10-03T03:31:44.626784 application/epub+zip 464275 2024-10-03T03:31:55.716240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 439099 2024-10-03T03:31:50.703252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 395357 2022-09-03T05:22:26.388916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289535 289531 2024-10-03T03:31:41.565803 2023-10-03T04:10:09.643925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 289178 2021-09-09T23:35:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20451 2024-10-03T03:31:55.844232 application/rdf+xml 23038 2024-10-03T03:31:45.201780 image/jpeg 4589 2024-10-03T03:31:44.907786 image/jpeg 102947 2021-09-09T23:36:40 application/octet-stream application/zip 107896 2021-09-09T23:37:05 application/octet-stream application/zip 195738 2024-10-03T03:31:42.375837 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