Project Gutenberg 2016-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 146 Wyckoff, Capwell 1903 1953 Wyckoff, A. Capwell (Albert Capwell) Wyckoff, Albert Capwell The Mercer Boys on a Treasure Hunt Produced by Stephen Hutcheson, Rod Crawford, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Mercer Boys on a Treasure Hunt" by Capwell Wyckoff is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. This book follows the Mercer brothers, Don and Jim, as they embark on an exciting quest influenced by a letter from Professor Scott, their former history teacher, concerning a legendary treasure associated with a mysterious Spanish galleon. The duo, along with their friend Terry Mackson, is drawn into a tale of piracy, hidden riches, and historical intrigue. At the start of the story, the Mercer brothers are enjoying their summer break from Woodcrest Military Institute when a baseball mishap leads them to visit Professor Scott, who shares fascinating news about a treasure linked to the Phantom Galleon. As they listen to the professor recount tales of their family friend Ned's pursuits in California, they sense the thrill of adventure. Their excitement grows when they learn they might join the professor on a quest to uncover this treasure. However, they are soon introduced to a lurking danger with the appearance of a criminal named Sackett, hinting at sinister plots that lie ahead. Thus, the boys' seemingly mundane vacation transforms into a perilous treasure hunt rife with suspense and historical puzzles. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Detective and mystery stories Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Brothers -- Juvenile fiction Military cadets -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 346846 2025-07-21T10:53:23.434428 text/html 332982 2024-10-23T01:29:04 text/html 290577 2025-07-21T10:53:29.653444 application/epub+zip 302532 2025-07-21T10:53:25.371426 application/epub+zip 188048 2025-07-21T10:53:24.361446 application/epub+zip 409473 2025-07-21T10:53:32.855434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370422 2025-07-21T10:53:28.898452 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 256464 2022-09-24T11:48:10.143500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311895 2025-07-21T10:53:22.700433 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 292107 2024-10-23T01:29:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18156 2025-07-21T10:53:32.983377 application/rdf+xml 14956 2025-07-21T10:53:24.454434 image/jpeg 2159 2025-07-21T10:53:24.409416 image/jpeg 270012 2025-07-21T10:53:23.468420 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