Project Gutenberg 2023-04-07 Public domain in the USA. 95 Burtis, Thomson 1896 1971 Burtis, Thomas Medium boiled $aNew York, NY :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1927. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Medium Boiled" by Thomson Burtis is a thrilling aviation adventure published in the late 1920s. This novel follows First Lieutenant John "Shag" Moran as he becomes part of the Border Air Patrol in South Texas, where he encounters the challenges of flying a De Haviland bomber while navigating interpersonal conflicts and the dangerous world of smuggling along the U.S.-Mexico border. The story revolves around Moran's journey from a nervous newcomer to a competent pilot amidst a high-pressure environment filled with rivalry and the haunting awareness of mortality that accompanies the perilous work of border patrol flying. After a rocky start involving embarrassing landings and tension with his fellow pilots, particularly the cocky Dumpy Scarth, Moran faces a life-threatening situation while attempting a difficult flight during a storm. The climax arises as he saves Scarth from drowning after an accident, leading to a personal reckoning and ultimately securing his place within the squadron, earning the respect of his peers. The narrative intricately weaves themes of courage, rivalry, and friendship within the exhilarating backdrop of early aviation and border patrol duties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/adventure-v-063-n-04-1927-08-01 20230127191307burtis 1927 US Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Texas -- Fiction Air pilots -- Fiction Law enforcement -- Fiction PS Text Category: Adventure Category: Novels 83187 2025-07-28T04:47:16.210375 text/html 58757 2024-01-03T22:25:14 text/html 434607 2025-07-28T04:47:18.911386 application/epub+zip 433426 2025-07-28T04:47:17.060365 application/epub+zip 141080 2025-07-28T04:47:16.557325 application/epub+zip 810408 2025-07-28T04:47:20.451333 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 803041 2025-07-28T04:47:18.530356 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 75379 2025-07-28T04:47:16.049316 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 55630 2024-01-03T22:23:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18143 2025-07-28T04:47:20.585293 application/rdf+xml 21571 2025-07-28T04:47:16.743315 image/jpeg 4067 2025-07-28T04:47:16.646338 image/jpeg 29159 2023-04-07T13:42:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 521766 2023-04-07T13:42:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 529634 2025-07-28T04:47:16.227358 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