Project Gutenberg 2016-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 170 Matthews, Stanley R. A Hoodoo Machine; or, The Motor Boys' Runabout No. 1313. Brave and Bold Weekly No. 363 Produced by David Edwards, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (http://digital.library.villanova.edu/)) "A Hoodoo Machine; or, The Motor Boys' Runabout No. 1313" by Stanley R. Matthews is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers around a group of adventurous boys, particularly focusing on the character of Matt King and his friends as they encounter various challenges while navigating the world of automobiles, superstitions, and the unexpected events that accompany their journey. The narrative blends humor, friendship, and the thrill of adventure with elements of mystery and suspense. At the start of the story, Matt King and his companions, Joe McGlory and Billy Wells, are on an outing involving a troublesome car—dubbed the "hoodoo car" due to its erratic behavior and the ominous number it bears. The chaotic events unfold as they attempt to help a distressed driver and ultimately find themselves tangled in a subplot involving a deceitful mining scheme. The opening chapters set the stage for a series of dramatic twists, demonstrating Matt's determination to control the unpredictable runabout while hinting at deeper treacheries surrounding the characters, particularly involving a suspicious mining engineer and a cunning colonel. The excitement is heightened as the boys face both physical challenges and moral dilemmas, establishing a gripping context for the unfolding adventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Adventure stories Automobiles -- Juvenile fiction Dime novels Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 245557 2025-06-21T11:06:16.451966 text/html 227226 2024-10-23T01:26:18 text/html 279161 2025-06-21T11:06:22.413891 application/epub+zip 278761 2025-06-21T11:06:17.350913 application/epub+zip 179662 2025-06-21T11:06:16.894948 application/epub+zip 353498 2025-06-21T11:06:26.014850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326499 2025-06-21T11:06:21.977905 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228931 2022-09-24T11:05:08.348872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212410 2025-06-21T11:06:15.854941 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 192431 2024-10-23T01:26:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16727 2025-06-21T11:06:26.165856 application/rdf+xml 29616 2025-06-21T11:06:16.994918 image/jpeg 4387 2025-06-21T11:06:16.945893 image/jpeg 234648 2025-06-21T11:06:16.478923 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