Project Gutenberg 2012-11-21 Public domain in the USA. 175 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' Cruise in the Deerfoot Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Launch Boys' Cruise in the Deerfoot" by Edward Sylvester Ellis is an adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Alvin Landon, a courageous seventeen-year-old boy preparing for a future at West Point, who finds himself in perilous situations while navigating the wilds of Maine with his motorboat, the Deerfoot. Alongside his hapless yet amusing friend Mike Murphy, the book promises a mix of excitement and youthful camaraderie as they face potential dangers and embark on thrilling cruises. At the start of the book, Alvin is returning home through a dark stretch of woods when he feels unease due to an unknown figure seemingly following him. As he grapples with his fears, he encounters two suspicious individuals who cross his path. Moments later, a confrontation ensues where Alvin proves his mettle in a sudden fight against these potential attackers. Remarkably, he receives unexpected help from Mike Murphy, a new acquaintance who arrives just in time to assist. This initial encounter sets the tone for their burgeoning friendship and hints at future adventures and conflicts they might face while boating on the Deerfoot. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41434/41434-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boys -- Juvenile fiction Boats and boating -- Juvenile fiction Maine -- Juvenile fiction Mystery fiction Motorboats -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Fiction Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 348477 2025-06-16T18:09:51.523452 text/html 347061 2012-11-21T13:43:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 363089 2025-06-16T18:09:57.145439 application/epub+zip 367165 2025-06-16T18:09:52.388450 application/epub+zip 203085 2025-06-16T18:09:51.948544 application/epub+zip 500361 2025-06-16T18:10:01.137451 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 470489 2025-06-16T18:09:56.731459 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306780 2022-09-19T03:45:16.638093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324602 2023-09-18T06:26:48.467445 text/plain 17988 2025-06-16T18:10:01.664378 application/rdf+xml 22402 2025-06-16T18:09:52.046423 image/jpeg 3515 2025-06-16T18:09:51.996449 image/jpeg 348287 2025-06-16T18:09:51.560446 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