Project Gutenberg 2017-10-17 Public domain in the USA. 160 Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) 1856 1919 Van Dyne, Edith Bancroft, Laura Baum, Lyman Frank Metcalf, Suzanne Akers, Floyd Cooke, John Estes Fitzgerald, Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald, Hugh Staunton, Schuyler Nelson, Emile A. The Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, MFR, Stephen Hutcheson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of South Florida and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Boy Fortune Hunters in the South Seas" by Floyd Akers is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story follows young Sam Steele and his companions as they set sail aboard the ship "Seagull" to deliver a cargo of machinery to Australia, only to find themselves embroiled in a harrowing quest involving revolutionaries and treacherous waters. The main character, Sam Steele, along with his father and Uncle Naboth, discovers the thrill and danger of maritime adventures while confronting unexpected challenges in uncharted territories. At the start of the story, we meet Uncle Naboth, Captain Steele, and Sam Steele as they discuss the potential for cargo during their stay in Australia, hinting at the challenges of American shipping. Their lives dramatically change when a mysterious man named Señor de Jiminez arrives, proposing a lucrative deal to purchase their ship for the purposes of revolution in Colombia. As events unfold, the crew must navigate their way through various trials, including a fierce typhoon, which results in the ship becoming stranded on an uncharted island known as Faytan, rumored to be home to the dangerous Pearl People. This gripping opening sets the stage for a thrilling adventure filled with danger and intrigue, as the characters must navigate both the elements and their complex dealings with the revolutionaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Oceania -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 314192 2025-06-22T09:20:42.473511 text/html 298570 2024-10-23T02:46:10 text/html 423222 2025-06-22T09:20:49.938425 application/epub+zip 434865 2025-06-22T09:20:44.743540 application/epub+zip 191810 2025-06-22T09:20:43.578535 application/epub+zip 542483 2025-06-22T09:20:53.842402 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 503691 2025-06-22T09:20:48.979430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264962 2022-08-25T07:16:56.943883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276973 2025-06-22T09:20:41.467474 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257034 2024-10-23T02:46:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17617 2025-06-22T09:20:54.000427 application/rdf+xml 30619 2025-06-22T09:20:43.694454 image/jpeg 4328 2025-06-22T09:20:43.636470 image/jpeg 424863 2025-06-22T09:20:42.511514 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