Project Gutenberg 2025-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 185 Barnum, Vance Joe Strong on the high wire : $b or, Motor-cycle perils of the air $aNew York :$bHearst's International Library Co, $c1916. Aaron Adrignola, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Joe Strong on the High Wire: or, Motor-cycle Perils of the Air" by Vance Barnum is an adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The book centers on the daring exploits of Joe Strong, a circus performer known for his nerve and innovations, as he embarks on developing a breathtaking act involving riding a motor-cycle across a high wire. Set against the lively backdrop of circus life and early motor technology, the story promises thrills, inventive problem-solving, and a cast of friends and rivals typical of the era’s juvenile fiction. The opening of the book introduces Joe Strong as he prepares to leave the circus, having filled in for his friend Ben Turton as the "boy fish" in an aquatic act featuring a trained sea-lion. With Ben now recovered and back in his role, Joe plans to pursue a new challenge: creating a sensational act riding a motor-cycle on a high wire. As he departs the circus and travels toward a manufacturer to develop his apparatus, Joe becomes entangled in a roadside accident, heroically rescuing two men from an overturned automobile. This incident hints at future connections but is quickly followed by a detailed account of Joe’s experiments, setbacks, and eventual breakthrough in making his daring high-wire motor-cycle act a reality. The narrative is fast-paced, blending circus camaraderie, mechanical ingenuity, and the personal determination of its youthful protagonist. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433091385793&view=1up&seq=7 20221124105800barnum 1916 us Reading ease score: 82.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Circus performers -- Juvenile fiction Aerialists -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Adventure Category: Novels 307002 2025-07-30T06:22:19.924055 text/html 281514 2025-05-05T22:26:50 text/html 627019 2025-07-30T06:22:26.545984 application/epub+zip 626146 2025-07-30T06:22:21.623984 application/epub+zip 311985 2025-07-30T06:22:20.552988 application/epub+zip 1161722 2025-07-30T06:22:30.044006 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1135998 2025-07-30T06:22:25.834971 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 284060 2025-07-30T06:22:19.061017 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 264095 2025-05-05T22:26:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16044 2025-07-30T06:22:30.227944 application/rdf+xml 26478 2025-07-30T06:22:20.998046 image/jpeg 4282 2025-07-30T06:22:20.771001 image/jpeg 1473036 2025-07-30T06:22:19.971022 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