Project Gutenberg 2025-01-12 Public domain in the USA. 135 Morrissey, Dan Hooking a sky ride $aChicago, IL :$bThe Consolidated Magazines Corporation, $c1929. Produced from the June 1929 issue of Blue Book Magazine. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Hooking a Sky Ride" by Dan Morrissey is a nostalgic short story written in the late 1920s. This piece captures the adventurous spirit of youth, focusing on themes of dreams, daring escapades, and the thrill of aviation. Set against the backdrop of military training fields in San Antonio, Texas, during a period when aviation was rapidly emerging, the story provides an engaging exploration of childhood curiosity and impulsiveness. In this tale, the protagonist, a thirteen-year-old boy, and his younger brother Frank become captivated by the airplanes flying over their father’s farm. Their admiration for the young cadets turns into a daring plan to "hook a ride" on a military aircraft. When they sneak onto Brooks Field, the older brother manages to cling to a Vicker-Vimy pursuit plane as it takes off, leading to an exhilarating and harrowing adventure in the skies. The thrill of soaring above San Antonio is quickly overshadowed by fear and the physical struggle to maintain his grip as the plane performs stunts. Eventually, his reckless adventure ends with a safe landing, bringing a mix of relief and reprimand from adults. Ultimately, the experience leaves him with a newfound respect for the dangers of flying, metaphorically marking the end of his childhood ambitions of being a daredevil in aviation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/blue-book-v-049-n-02-1929-06 20250102005738morrissey 1929 US Reading ease score: 76.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Teenage boys -- Fiction Airplanes -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 38661 2025-07-29T15:03:52.606585 text/html 14524 2025-01-12T20:44:20 text/html 484913 2025-07-29T15:03:55.288558 application/epub+zip 483691 2025-07-29T15:03:53.597577 application/epub+zip 231200 2025-07-29T15:03:52.963576 application/epub+zip 1268218 2025-07-29T15:03:56.590603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1262459 2025-07-29T15:03:54.812580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32654 2025-07-29T15:03:52.506595 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12913 2025-01-12T20:44:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16044 2025-07-29T15:03:56.730557 application/rdf+xml 30044 2025-07-29T15:03:53.199569 image/jpeg 4607 2025-07-29T15:03:53.084569 image/jpeg 511865 2025-07-29T15:03:52.619603 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