Project Gutenberg 2016-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 60 Matthews, Stanley R. A Hoodoo Machine; or, The Motor Boys' Runabout No. 1313. Brave and Bold Weekly No. 363 Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Edwards, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "A Hoodoo Machine; or, The Motor Boys' Runabout No. 1313" by Stanley R. Matthews is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around a group of adventurous boys, particularly focusing on the character of Matt King and his friends as they encounter various challenges while navigating the world of automobiles, superstitions, and the unexpected events that accompany their journey. The narrative blends humor, friendship, and the thrill of adventure with elements of mystery and suspense. At the start of the story, Matt King and his companions, Joe McGlory and Billy Wells, are on an outing involving a troublesome car—dubbed the "hoodoo car" due to its erratic behavior and the ominous number it bears. The chaotic events unfold as they attempt to help a distressed driver and ultimately find themselves tangled in a subplot involving a deceitful mining scheme. The opening chapters set the stage for a series of dramatic twists, demonstrating Matt's determination to control the unpredictable runabout while hinting at deeper treacheries surrounding the characters, particularly involving a suspicious mining engineer and a cunning colonel. The excitement is heightened as the boys face both physical challenges and moral dilemmas, establishing a gripping context for the unfolding adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adventure stories Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 245373 245540 2024-09-22T09:14:16.897194 2023-09-23T07:39:58.699761 text/html text/html 247812 2016-11-28T10:24:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 232922 2016-11-28T10:25:04 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 279088 2024-09-22T09:14:22.352178 application/epub+zip 278775 2024-09-22T09:14:17.726177 application/epub+zip 179674 2024-09-22T09:14:17.306171 application/epub+zip 353674 2024-09-22T09:14:25.911141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326425 2024-09-22T09:14:21.945167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228931 2022-09-24T11:05:08.348872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212588 212362 2024-09-22T09:14:16.199209 2023-09-23T07:39:57.924766 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 212857 2016-11-28T10:24:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 79868 2016-11-28T10:25:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18521 2024-09-22T09:14:26.045129 application/rdf+xml 29616 2024-09-22T09:14:17.397171 image/jpeg 4387 2024-09-22T09:14:17.352224 image/jpeg 234593 2024-09-22T09:14:16.923176 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