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LoC No.: 18010273
Title: Air Service boys flying for France : or, The young heroes of the Lafayette Escadrille
Original Publication: New York: George Sully & Company, 1918.
Credits: David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "Air Service Boys Flying for France" by Charles Amory Beach is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story revolves around young aviators Tom Raymond and Jack Parmly as they embark on an adventure to France to join the fight against the Germans. Armed with dreams of glory and patriotism, the boys navigate both the dangers of aviation and the espionage threatening their mission. The opening of the story introduces Tom and Jack as they train at an aviation school in Virginia. Tom is about to take his first solo flight, culminating his hard work and passion for flying. Their dialogue reveals their camaraderie, as Jack expresses his worry for Tom's safety. Soon, the narrative shifts focus to Tom's troubled heart, revealing a significant concern regarding the theft of his father's aviation designs by a German spy, Adolph Tuessig. This incident serves to intensify Tom's motivation to support the war effort, setting the stage for their imminent journey across the Atlantic, where they will encounter both triumph and peril in the skies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Beach, Charles Amory
Illustrator: Herbert, Robert Gaston, 1873-1954
EBook No.: 73976
Published: Jul 6, 2024
Downloads: 144
Language: English
Subject: Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Parmly, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Raymond, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Air pilots, Military -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 18010273
Title: Air Service boys flying for France : or, The young heroes of the Lafayette Escadrille
Original Publication: New York: George Sully & Company, 1918.
Credits: David Edwards, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Summary: "Air Service Boys Flying for France" by Charles Amory Beach is a historical novel written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of World War I, the story revolves around young aviators Tom Raymond and Jack Parmly as they embark on an adventure to France to join the fight against the Germans. Armed with dreams of glory and patriotism, the boys navigate both the dangers of aviation and the espionage threatening their mission. The opening of the story introduces Tom and Jack as they train at an aviation school in Virginia. Tom is about to take his first solo flight, culminating his hard work and passion for flying. Their dialogue reveals their camaraderie, as Jack expresses his worry for Tom's safety. Soon, the narrative shifts focus to Tom's troubled heart, revealing a significant concern regarding the theft of his father's aviation designs by a German spy, Adolph Tuessig. This incident serves to intensify Tom's motivation to support the war effort, setting the stage for their imminent journey across the Atlantic, where they will encounter both triumph and peril in the skies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 76.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Author: Beach, Charles Amory
Illustrator: Herbert, Robert Gaston, 1873-1954
EBook No.: 73976
Published: Jul 6, 2024
Downloads: 144
Language: English
Subject: Aeronautics -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Parmly, Jack (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Raymond, Tom (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fiction
Subject: Air pilots, Military -- Juvenile fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.