Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 101 Goldfrap, John Henry 1879 1917 Lawton, Captain Wilbur Deering, Fremont B. Payson, Howard Lawton, Wilbur Dexter J. Forrester West, Marvin Forrester, Dexter J. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic Produced by Paul Hollander, Juliet Sutherland, Ben Byer, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic" by Captain Wilbur Lawton (the pseudonym of John Henry Goldfrap) is a fictional adventure novel likely composed in the early 20th century. The story centers on two brothers, Frank and Harry Chester, who are excitedly preparing for an expedition to the South Pole. Their journey is filled with a sense of adventure, scientific curiosity, and the promise of facing the unknown in the Antarctic wilderness. At the start of the novel, readers meet the Chester boys as they rush to board the polar ship, Southern Cross, after their parent’s initial resistance to their expedition is overcome by their enthusiasm and arguments supporting the potential benefits of their scientific mission. They are joined by Captain Hazzard, an army officer, and other crew members preparing the ship for a challenging voyage. In the opening portion, the boys express their eagerness and excitement about their adventure, unaware of the mysterious and potentially treacherous events that await them, including the theft of plans and the presence of a possibly untrustworthy crew member. The plot introduces themes of exploration, camaraderie, and the scientific discovery that will likely unfold as the boys confront various obstacles during their expedition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Book Series Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 390297 2025-07-03T09:41:20.353055 text/html 390118 2025-01-10T01:24:55.149899 text/html 236832 2025-07-03T09:41:28.647989 application/epub+zip 242629 2025-07-03T09:41:23.728028 application/epub+zip 215685 2025-07-03T09:41:22.502044 application/epub+zip 531039 2025-07-03T09:41:32.434985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 495974 2025-07-03T09:41:27.824981 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 451905 2022-09-04T03:56:34.968250 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341660 2025-07-03T09:41:19.978064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 341845 2015-01-10T19:34:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18244 2025-07-03T09:41:32.668973 application/rdf+xml 24255 2025-07-03T09:41:22.994041 image/jpeg 4671 2025-07-03T09:41:22.749016 image/jpeg 128507 2015-01-10T19:35:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 234698 2025-07-03T09:41:20.385052 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