Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 116 Ralphson, G. Harvey (George Harvey) 1879 1940 Ralphson, George Harvey Ralphson, George H. Sherman, V. T. Sherman, Capt. V. T. Ralphson, Capt. George H. Boy Scouts on Motorcycles; Or, With the Flying Squadron Produced by Sean Pobuda "Boy Scouts on Motorcycles; Or, With the Flying Squadron" by G. Harvey Ralphson is an adventure novel likely written during the early 20th century. The story focuses on a group of Boy Scouts who find themselves in China, where they are embroiled in a mission involving local intrigue and potential danger amid the backdrop of foreign tension. At the start of the novel, we meet four boys—Ned Nestor, Jimmie McGraw, Frank Shaw, and Jack Bosworth—who are waiting in a rundown apartment in Taku for a Secret Service operative who has yet to arrive with crucial information. The boys share their grievances about their current location compared to their beloved New York City and discuss their expectations of the mission ahead. As they prepare to head to Peking on their motorcycles, they grow increasingly suspicious of their surroundings, especially as peculiar events unfold, including tampered motorcycles and the presence of shady locals. The opening chapter sets an atmospheric tension, indicating that the boys must face challenges as they pursue their mission and navigate the complexities of a land foreign to them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction Motorcycles -- Juvenile fiction China -- Juvenile fiction United States. Secret Service -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 305531 2025-07-05T07:46:49.843360 text/html 305398 305341 2024-11-05T09:37:51.322781 2023-10-05T09:28:42.263847 text/html text/html 207222 2025-07-05T07:46:57.571312 application/epub+zip 211355 2025-07-05T07:46:53.209327 application/epub+zip 167321 2025-07-05T07:46:51.993308 application/epub+zip 455438 2025-07-05T07:47:00.763290 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 427451 2025-07-05T07:46:56.770295 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 364038 2022-09-05T13:26:20.751060 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261361 2025-07-05T07:46:49.389353 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 241493 2024-10-28T18:42:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17915 2025-07-05T07:47:00.885260 application/rdf+xml 23399 2025-07-05T07:46:52.489301 image/jpeg 4911 2025-07-05T07:46:52.240315 image/jpeg 202856 2025-07-05T07:46:49.868411 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia