Project Gutenberg 2008-06-20 Public domain in the USA. 332 Ellis, Edward Sylvester 1840 1916 Jayne, R. H. Ellis, E. S. (Edward Sylvester) Ellis, Edward S. (Edward Sylvester) Randolph, Geoffrey Hawthorne, R. M. LaSalle, Charles E. Adams, J. F. C. (James Fenimore Cooper) Adams, James Fenimore Cooper Adams, Capt. "Bruin" Muller, Billex Robins, Seelin Belknap, Boynton H. Belknap, B. H. (Boynton H.) Rodman, Emerson Hunter, Ned Lasalle, Chas. E. Emerson, Edwin Hughes, Burton Donnel The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Launch Boys' Adventures in Northern Waters" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around two young protagonists, Alvin Landon and Chester Haynes, who find themselves entangled in a detective adventure involving post office robberies along the coast of Maine. They team up with a detective named Stockham Calvert and their trusty first mate, Mike Murphy, to chase down criminals under the guise of a thrilling boating adventure. At the start of the narrative, the characters are introduced as they enjoy a lively gathering, only to be interrupted by the mysterious arrival of Calvert, who seeks their assistance in his investigation. His proposal sparks intrigue and excitement in Alvin and Chester, leading them to consider using their fast motorboat, the "Deerfoot", to help track down the nefarious "Water Witch", an enemy launch. As they embark on this adventure, suspicions about Calvert's true identity and intentions begin to surface, setting the stage for an engaging tale filled with suspense, camaraderie, and the thrill of the chase against the backdrop of Northern waters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Boys -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Adventure Category: Novels 397007 2025-06-10T14:46:30.611006 text/html 410311 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 280956 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 378238 2025-06-10T14:46:41.656016 application/epub+zip 386327 2025-06-10T14:46:34.817020 application/epub+zip 218574 2025-06-10T14:46:33.174999 application/epub+zip 641883 2025-06-10T14:46:46.598933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596757 2025-06-10T14:46:40.458958 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421391 2022-09-12T06:28:07.156922 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331623 2025-06-10T14:46:29.365066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 331531 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 127023 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 331522 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127005 2008-06-20T14:30:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22196 2025-06-10T14:46:46.771918 application/rdf+xml 18783 2025-06-10T14:46:33.778981 image/jpeg 4380 2025-06-10T14:46:33.474003 image/jpeg 366957 2025-06-10T14:46:30.655038 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