Project Gutenberg 2025-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 142 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor Bridgman, L. J. (Lewis Jesse) 1857 1931 Bridgman, Lewis Jesse Bridgeman, Lewis Jesse a11002231 American boys afloat : $b or, Cruising in the Orient $aBoston :$bLee and Shepard, $c1893. All-over-the-world series Aaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "American Boys Afloat: or, Cruising in the Orient" by Oliver Optic is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story continues the travels and adventures of young millionaire Louis Belgrave and his steadfast friend Felix McGavonty, as they engage in a sea expedition alongside a group of fellow American boys, dubbed "The Big Four." Their journey takes them on an educational and adventurous cruise through various exotic locations, bringing them into contact with both thrilling experiences and perilous encounters. At the start of the novel, the boys, including Louis and Felix, are on the steam-yacht Guardian-Mother, which they own. They soon discover a familiar little steam-yacht named Salihé and are keen to learn about its current owner and history. After a humorous exchange with the yacht's captain, Giles Chickworth, they decide to charter the Salihé for a moonlight excursion. However, their plans take a turn when they encounter smugglers during their outing, leading to a confrontation that finds the boys captured and locked in the cabin of the Salihé. The opening portion sets the stage for a blend of adventure, camaraderie, and moral dilemmas as the boys resolve to reclaim their freedom and thwart illegal activities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/americanboysaflo00opti/page/n11/mode/2up 20230712175034optic 1893 us Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels Category: American Literature 510952 2025-06-29T14:11:15.945767 text/html 484645 2025-01-19T11:05:46 text/html 1236810 2025-06-29T14:11:23.187653 application/epub+zip 1236829 2025-06-29T14:11:17.136735 application/epub+zip 305325 2025-06-29T14:11:16.570722 application/epub+zip 1237694 2025-06-29T14:11:27.618741 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1202115 2025-06-29T14:11:22.712682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477873 2025-06-29T14:11:14.825725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 457927 2025-01-19T11:05:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16796 2025-06-29T14:11:27.763859 application/rdf+xml 6175 2025-06-29T14:11:16.738713 image/jpeg 1403 2025-06-29T14:11:16.654688 image/jpeg 1069311 2025-06-29T14:11:16.006691 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia