Project Gutenberg 2012-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 134 Craddock, Irving The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel" by Irving Craddock is a fictional adventure story written in the early 20th century. The narrative primarily follows the character Hiram Strong, Jr., a young man who begins a transformative journey aboard the steamship "Domus" as a fireman. Throughout the book's opening, readers are introduced to themes of redemption and self-discovery against the backdrop of a gritty maritime setting, where Strong grapples with his past and the realities of hard labor. At the start of the novel, we find ourselves at a busy waterfront as the ship’s first officer urgently recruits a diverse crew of firemen for the voyage. Among them is Hiram Strong, who appears physically weak and disheveled but is marked for a significant character evolution. The scene is set with Strong being forced into labor as he copes with his new surroundings and the brutal realities of life at sea, including extreme heat and manual labor. As he struggles with his initial lack of experience, he meets Ben Taylor, who becomes an ally and mentor. The opening chapters highlight the challenges Strong faces, foreshadowing his journey toward resilience while laying the groundwork for the unfolding mystery and trials that will test both his character and newfound resolve. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41483/41483-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 77.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 359868 2025-08-16T16:52:36.384018 text/html 346115 2024-10-23T12:35:20 text/html 327142 2025-08-16T16:52:41.546987 application/epub+zip 329351 2025-08-16T16:52:37.219015 application/epub+zip 211867 2025-08-16T16:52:36.794026 application/epub+zip 451130 2025-08-16T16:52:45.284960 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406481 2025-08-16T16:52:41.099044 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289464 2022-09-19T04:06:14.162910 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324651 2025-08-16T16:52:35.637005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 304750 2024-10-23T12:35:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15831 2025-08-16T16:52:45.417992 application/rdf+xml 12205 2025-08-16T16:52:36.891005 image/jpeg 1872 2025-08-16T16:52:36.841990 image/jpeg 310149 2025-08-16T16:52:36.419998 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