Project Gutenberg 2024-07-26 Public domain in the USA. 125 Conlon, Ben Prize of the air $aNew York :$bThe Frank A. Munsey Company, $c1928. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Prize of the Air" by Ben Conlon is a thrilling adventure novel likely written in the late 1920s. This book captures the excitement of early aviation and the challenges faced by private pilots during that era. The story revolves around the main character, Bill Barlow, who finds himself embroiled in a high-stakes situation involving theft and intrigue in the skies. The narrative follows Bill Barlow, a charismatic pilot who, after losing his passenger license for performing a dangerous stunt, accepts a job to fly a wealthy banker and his daughter to Pampa, New Mexico. As events unfold, Bill encounters his old friend Jack Harraden and inadvertently discovers a plot involving an armored car carrying gold bullion, which is threatened by unscrupulous criminals flying a heavily armed plane. Through a series of daring aerial maneuvers and confrontations, Bill proves his mettle and bravery, all while navigating his feelings for Ruth Saxton, the banker’s daughter. The story culminates in a gripping air race against time as Barlow fights to thwart the villains while also bringing back the coveted gold, ultimately finding both adventure and romance along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20240724053347conlon 1928 US Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Love stories Adventure stories New Mexico -- Fiction Air pilots -- Fiction PS Text Category: Romance Category: Adventure Category: Novels 67386 2025-06-29T09:23:14.477850 text/html 43290 2024-07-26T09:35:48 text/html 470991 2025-06-29T09:23:17.255794 application/epub+zip 469737 2025-06-29T09:23:15.486871 application/epub+zip 196653 2025-06-29T09:23:14.855799 application/epub+zip 1026530 2025-06-29T09:23:18.588810 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1019005 2025-06-29T09:23:16.793872 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59822 2025-06-29T09:23:14.339819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40109 2024-07-26T09:35:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15918 2025-06-29T09:23:18.711788 application/rdf+xml 28107 2025-06-29T09:23:15.097860 image/jpeg 4599 2025-06-29T09:23:14.978794 image/jpeg 872116 2025-06-29T09:23:14.494889 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