Project Gutenberg 2015-06-11 Public domain in the USA. 192 Rockwood, Roy Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator; Or, In the Clouds for Fame and Fortune Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Dashaway Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rick Morris and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Dave Dashaway the Young Aviator; Or, In the Clouds for Fame and Fortune" by Roy Rockwood is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the titular character, Dave Dashaway, a young boy who is passionate about aviation and longs to fly. Faced with the harsh treatment of his guardian, Silas Warner, and longing for a life beyond menial labor, Dave embarks on a journey to achieve his dreams of becoming an aviator. The opening of the book establishes Dave as a determined youth who constructs a model airship in hopes of attracting the attention of a real airship expert. His supportive friend, Ned, encourages his pursuits, but Dave’s situation at home is grim, characterized by an oppressive guardian who seeks to keep him in servitude. After a distressing confrontation with Warner, Dave makes the bold decision to run away from home to follow his dream. This decision is spurred by a series of events involving a real airship and the discovery of a lost wallet, which leads to a budding adventure filled with aspirations of flight and the potential for future encounters with the world of aviation. The stage is set for Dave's quest for fame and fortune among the clouds. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure 336335 2025-08-19T15:39:11.383612 text/html 316064 2024-10-24T17:33:12 text/html 535828 2025-08-19T15:39:17.877602 application/epub+zip 533269 2025-08-19T15:39:12.616564 application/epub+zip 202052 2025-08-19T15:39:12.031587 application/epub+zip 620320 2025-08-19T15:39:21.527602 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592278 2025-08-19T15:39:17.276565 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 261956 2022-09-22T09:55:58.920800 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274071 2025-08-19T15:39:10.339617 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 254049 2024-10-24T17:33:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16017 2025-08-19T15:39:21.681521 application/rdf+xml 28740 2025-08-19T15:39:12.120624 image/jpeg 3656 2025-08-19T15:39:12.076571 image/jpeg 483065 2025-08-19T15:39:11.427569 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