Project Gutenberg 2019-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 141 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 Heath, Howard 1879 The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (https://books.google.com) "The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska" by Floyd Akers is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventurous tale follows the journey of Sam Steele, a young boy who becomes an orphan after his father's tragic death at sea. With the help of his uncle, Naboth Perkins, Sam embarks on a quest for fortune and adventure, facing various challenges as they set sail for Alaska during the gold rush. At the start of the story, Sam receives the devastating news of his father's demise from a sailor, Ned Britton, who has come to deliver the tragic message about the loss of the ship, the "Saracen." Following this life-altering event, he confronts the manipulative widow, Mrs. Ranck, who claims to have legal rights over his father's belongings. Soon after, Sam learns that he has an uncle he never knew, Naboth Perkins, who offers to take him aboard his ship, the "Flipper," setting the stage for thrilling adventures in Alaska. The opening chapters present a vivid portrayal of Sam's struggles, his unexpected inheritance, and the budding partnership with his uncle as they prepare to face the perils of the sea and the promise of riches in the icy frontier. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Treasure troves -- Juvenile fiction Alaska -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 321639 2025-07-24T04:47:51.845160 text/html 299444 2024-10-17T13:14:07 text/html 449316 2025-07-24T04:47:57.523139 application/epub+zip 448562 2025-07-24T04:47:53.003171 application/epub+zip 204166 2025-07-24T04:47:52.604155 application/epub+zip 533451 2025-07-24T04:48:00.984101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510499 2025-07-24T04:47:57.119166 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266982 2022-09-27T06:14:57.075641 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 287493 2025-07-24T04:47:51.281144 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 267499 2024-10-17T13:14:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17496 2025-07-24T04:48:01.143092 application/rdf+xml 28596 2025-07-24T04:47:52.684148 image/jpeg 4280 2025-07-24T04:47:52.645121 image/jpeg 415860 2025-07-24T04:47:51.890187 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