The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam

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The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam

by John Henry Goldfrap

EN·~4 hours·38 chapters

Chapters

38 total

E-text prepared by David Edwards and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)

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THE BOY SCOUTS FOR UNCLE SAM - By LIEUT. HOWARD PAYSON

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The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam

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CHAPTER I. - THE EAGLES AT HOME.

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CHAPTER II. - THE FACE AT THE TRANSOM.

10:10

CHAPTER III. - AN OCEAN DERELICT.

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CHAPTER IV. - A MYSTERY OF THE SEA.

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CHAPTER V. - A MESSAGE FROM THE PAST

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CHAPTER VI. - A STARTLING ADVENTURE.

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CHAPTER VII. - TRAPPED BY FLAMES.

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Description

The Eagle Patrol gathers in their cramped, memorabilia‑lined room on Long Island, a ragtag family of tough‑talking teens led by the wiry, quick‑thinking Rob Blake. Their recent triumphs—treasure hunts, desert chases and daring air‑ship rescues—have forged a bond as solid as the bank vaults that now line their pockets. Surrounded by boxing gloves, Morse‑code charts and a massive wooden eagle that watches over them, the boys are ready for any challenge that comes their way.

When a lone yacht drifts into view on the horizon, curiosity turns into a mission. The scouts spot something odd on the deck, and a cryptic signal leads them to an abandoned vessel that holds a mystery worth solving for their country. With their scouting skills, courage, and a dash of teenage ingenuity, they set out on a seafaring adventure that will test their loyalty, resourcefulness, and the very meaning of “Scout honor.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (238K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Release date

2010-05-20

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John Henry Goldfrap

John Henry Goldfrap

1879–1917

An English-born journalist who built a fast-moving career in American newspapers, he became a prolific writer of boys' adventure series under a whole roster of pen names. His books are packed with scouts, aviators, wireless operators, and other early-20th-century heroes in motion.

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