The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama by L. Frank Baum
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"The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama" by Floyd Akers is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around a young boy named Sam Steele, who is about to embark on a perilous sea voyage aboard a shabby ship called the "Gladys H.", tasked with delivering a valuable cargo to San Pedro, California. Along the way, he encounters a diverse cast of characters, including the eccentric inventor Duncan Moit,
who has created a unique automobile capable of traversing both land and water. At the start of the narrative, we meet Sam as he agrees to take on the challenge of navigating the old "Gladys H." after his father, Captain Steele, declines the offer due to his commitment to building a new vessel. Sam quickly assembles a crew, which includes his uncle, Naboth Perkins, and prepares for an adventurous journey that promises not only trials at sea but also potential treasure in the form of diamonds, hinted at from the dead man they discover later in the story. The opening chapters lay the groundwork for the unfolding adventure, including the dangers of the sea, the perils of the unknown San Blas territory, and the bond that forms among the characters as they face challenges and explore the new world together. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank), 1856-1919 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Boy Fortune Hunters in Panama |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Stephen Hutcheson, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Inventions -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Panama -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 60191 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-60191-5 |
| Release Date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 491 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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