Project Gutenberg 2019-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 193 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 Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise Produced by Demian Katz, 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/)) "The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise" by Captain Wilbur Lawton is a fictional adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows two young naval recruits, Ned Strong and Herc Taylor, as they embark on an exhilarating world cruise aboard the battleship "Manhattan". As the narrative unfolds, the boys find themselves in thrilling situations that test their bravery and naval skills, highlighting their loyal friendship and duty to their country. At the start of the tale, Ned and Herc are enjoying their time in San Francisco after a successful mission that involved rescuing a young woman from a runaway horse—an act that earns Ned commendation and unexpected recognition from the British consul. The opening chapters introduce us to their camaraderie, their pride in serving in the navy, and the adventures they anticipate during their journey. However, as they face challenges both at sea and ashore, including a mission to retrieve straggling sailors in the gritty neighborhoods of Chinatown, their skills and resolve are put to the test, setting the stage for further thrilling escapades on their cruise. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Sailors -- Juvenile fiction United States. Navy -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 357852 2025-06-24T04:30:04.896537 text/html 358377 2019-07-26T11:54:26 text/html 589984 2025-06-24T04:30:13.429515 application/epub+zip 588897 2025-06-24T04:30:06.185602 application/epub+zip 257848 2025-06-24T04:30:05.542572 application/epub+zip 677549 2025-06-24T04:30:18.612489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 627474 2025-06-24T04:30:12.564499 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299948 2022-09-27T05:19:53.616850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306855 2025-06-24T04:30:03.683557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 307107 2019-07-26T11:54:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19437 2025-06-24T04:30:18.786466 application/rdf+xml 30620 2025-06-24T04:30:05.648668 image/jpeg 4908 2025-06-24T04:30:05.596548 image/jpeg 117235 2019-07-26T11:54:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 503368 2019-07-26T11:54:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 508116 2025-06-24T04:30:04.962544 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