Project Gutenberg 2005-11-13 Public domain in the USA. 97 Durham, Victor G. The Submarine Boys and the Middies The Prize Detail at Annapolis E-text prepared by Jim Ludwig "The Submarine Boys and the Middies" by Victor G. Durham is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story focuses on a trio of young submarine enthusiasts as they navigate the challenges and excitement of working with their submarine craft, culminating in a trip to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. The main characters are Jack Benson, the captain of the submarine "Pollard," and his fellow crew members, Hal Hastings and Eph Somers, who are eager to showcase their skills and be part of the naval world. At the start of the narrative, Jack and his companions work at a shipbuilding yard where they anticipate the arrival of the United States Navy to take possession of the "Pollard." Upon receiving news that a naval gunboat, the "Hudson," is on the way to retrieve their submarine, excitement builds among the boys about the adventure ahead, including potential instructional duties for the midshipmen at Annapolis. However, their excitement is quickly mixed with tension as they discover that the secondary submarine, "Farnum," has mysteriously vanished from its moorings. This opening sets the stage for mystery, camaraderie, and the boys' journey into the naval world, establishing a sense of urgency and anticipation for the challenges they will soon face. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure and adventurers -- Juvenile fiction Submarines (Ships) -- Juvenile fiction United States. Navy -- Juvenile fiction Annapolis (Md.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 344724 2025-08-07T09:52:06.689386 text/html 344545 2025-01-15T23:28:29.828538 text/html 210379 2025-08-07T09:52:14.612383 application/epub+zip 214501 2025-08-07T09:52:09.782404 application/epub+zip 185125 2025-08-07T09:52:08.604395 application/epub+zip 407509 2025-08-07T09:52:18.124380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 373634 2025-08-07T09:52:13.781382 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 345259 2022-09-08T09:01:36.919420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293889 2025-08-07T09:52:06.316394 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 293757 2020-12-12T21:51:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18066 2025-08-07T09:52:18.247345 application/rdf+xml 15028 2025-08-07T09:52:09.094392 image/jpeg 3584 2025-08-07T09:52:08.847398 image/jpeg 108805 2020-12-12T21:51:10 application/octet-stream application/zip 208477 2025-08-07T09:52:06.719397 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