Project Gutenberg 2013-02-13 Public domain in the USA. 187 Goldfrap, John Henry 1879 1917 Lawton, Captain Wilbur Deering, Fremont B. Payson, Howard Lawton, Wilbur Dexter J. Forrester West, Marvin Forrester, Dexter J. Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis) 1880 1952 The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Brenda Lewis and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition" by Lieut. Howard Payson is an adventurous tale likely written in the early 20th century. This exciting narrative follows a group of young Boy Scouts, particularly Rob Blake and Andy Bowles, as they embark on a thrilling journey sparked by an unexpected opportunity related to the famous Panama-Pacific Exposition. Throughout their adventure, they encounter various challenges, including a dramatic fire at sea, a valuable errand for a Scottish professor, and the danger of rogue characters who seek to exploit their mission. At the start of the story, Rob and Andy are rejuvenating their spirits during vacation by working on a motorboat when they witness a fire erupt on an older boat nearby. Their quick thinking and bravery lead them to save two men from the blazing vessel, one of whom turns out to be Professor Andrew McEwen from Edinburgh. This rescue not only forges a friendship but also sets the stage for their next great adventure—delivering an important scientific shipment to California in exchange for expenses paid, thus allowing the boys to attend the much-anticipated Exposition. Their initial excitement, however, is tempered by the lurking threat of shady characters trying to steal their valuable cargo, adding tension to their journey and ensuring a mix of action and camaraderie typical of the Boy Scout ethos. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42086/42086-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Boy Scouts of America -- Juvenile fiction California -- Juvenile fiction Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915 : San Francisco, Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 366422 2025-07-17T06:02:03.337341 text/html 354497 2024-10-23T14:08:11 text/html 366858 2025-07-17T06:02:09.691307 application/epub+zip 381198 2025-07-17T06:02:05.212295 application/epub+zip 208215 2025-07-17T06:02:04.175316 application/epub+zip 504811 2025-07-17T06:02:13.082306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 460619 2025-07-17T06:02:09.013255 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287814 2022-09-19T09:00:14.703566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328483 2025-07-17T06:02:02.594294 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 308500 2024-10-23T14:08:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18803 2025-07-17T06:02:13.216237 application/rdf+xml 23666 2025-07-17T06:02:04.265288 image/jpeg 3568 2025-07-17T06:02:04.221277 image/jpeg 347130 2025-07-17T06:02:03.376337 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