Project Gutenberg 2005-01-11 Public domain in the USA. 142 Rockwood, Roy Through the Air to the North Pole Or, The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch Great Marvel Series: Volume 1 Produced by Suzanne Lybarger, Beginners Projects, Mary Meehan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Through the Air to the North Pole" by Roy Rockwood is a science fiction novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows two orphans, Jack Darrow and Mark Sampson, who escape a petty constable in their small town and find themselves embarking on an extraordinary adventure when they accidentally board a runaway freight train. Their journey leads them to an inventor, Professor Henderson, who has created a groundbreaking airship called the Electric Monarch, destined for the North Pole. The opening of the book introduces Jack and Mark as they flee from Freeport, facing the misjudgment of society and their fight for survival as they seek companionship and a new path in life. Their interaction with the brusque constable sets the tone for their daring escape, and their subsequent encounter with a freight train propels them into the eccentric world of the professor. As they delve into their adventures, they not only experience the thrill of traveling through the air but also confront challenges such as a railroad accident, an encounter with eagles, and the dangers of the arctic environment, all while forming friendships and uncovering their potential for bravery. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Arctic regions -- Juvenile fiction Airships -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Science Fiction Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure Category: Novels 316454 2025-07-06T10:40:08.467897 text/html 316452 316311 2024-11-06T14:00:15.348959 2023-09-07T04:29:03.381628 text/html text/html 177495 2025-07-06T10:40:15.694836 application/epub+zip 181726 2025-07-06T10:40:10.234881 application/epub+zip 181726 2025-07-06T10:40:09.109900 application/epub+zip 353847 2025-07-06T10:40:19.170884 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 318263 2025-07-06T10:40:15.016857 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303883 2022-09-07T17:40:46.403093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 272739 2025-07-06T10:40:08.016925 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252878 2024-10-28T21:41:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18105 2025-07-06T10:40:19.299826 application/rdf+xml 11719 2025-07-06T10:40:09.636888 image/jpeg 3058 2025-07-06T10:40:09.379875 image/jpeg 173240 2025-07-06T10:40:08.492886 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