Airplane Boys at Platinum River

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Airplane Boys at Platinum River

by E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine

EN·~3 hours·13 chapters

Chapters

13 total
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E-text prepared by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)

1:12
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CHAPTER I

17:41
3

CHAPTER II

18:39
4

CHAPTER III

17:50
5

CHAPTER IV

22:31
6

CHAPTER V

19:25
7

CHAPTER VI

18:11
8

CHAPTER VII

19:16
9

CHAPTER VIII

18:06
10

CHAPTER IX

18:52

Description

Two step‑brothers, Jim and Bob Caldwell, find themselves mingling with the lively crowd at a Spanish‑Peruvian fiesta near Cuzco. Amid jokes about hunger and plans to fly back to the K‑A ranch at dawn, a mysterious, stern‑looking man in military dress catches Jim’s eye, hinting at a lingering rivalry from their past. The cheerful banquet quickly turns tense as the brothers sense that danger may be hovering just beyond the festive lanterns.

While the air smells of tropical foliage and fresh food, the Caldwells are reminded that their next flight is not just a routine trip home. Their youthful bravado is tested when they realize a family in distress may depend on their daring skills and quick thinking. Expectations rise for high‑altitude escapades, daring rescues, and the kind of aerial adventure that will push the Airplane Boys to the limits of courage and ingenuity.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (216K characters)

Series

Airplane Boys #5

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images digitized by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) and generously made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library (https://www.hathitrust.org/)

Release date

2018-03-15

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

EJ

E. J. (Edith Janice) Craine

b. 1881

A prolific writer of adventure stories for young readers, this Ohio-born author wrote brisk, imaginative tales of aviation, mystery, and the occasional touch of the uncanny. Her books from the 1920s and 1930s capture the excitement of early flight and old-style serialized adventure.

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