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The Aeroplane Express; or, The Boy Aeronaut's Grit

Chapter 1: The Aeroplane Express
By H. L. Sayler
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The narrative follows a young aspiring aviator who travels west with his father and companions to test and assemble an aeroplane amid desert and canyon landscapes. Episodes combine technical accounts of aircraft construction and flight with adventurous incidents: overland pursuit, emergency rescues using the aeroplane as an ambulance, and a search that uncovers enigmatic inscriptions and a final encounter with an isolated group. Themes emphasize early aviation technology, practical ingenuity, courage in frontier conditions, and the application of mechanical skill and quick thinking to overcome hazards and solve local mysteries.

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Title: The Aeroplane Express; or, The Boy Aeronaut's Grit

Author: H. L. Sayler

Illustrator: Sidney H. Riesenberg

Release date: September 13, 2017 [eBook #55534]
Most recently updated: October 23, 2024

Language: English

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The Aeroplane Express

OR

The Boy Aeronaut’s Grit

The Aeroplane Boys Series

By ASHTON LAMAR

  • I.  IN THE CLOUDS FOR UNCLE SAM
    Or, Morey Marshall of the Signal Corps
  • II.  THE STOLEN AEROPLANE
    Or, How Bud Wilson Made Good
  • III.  THE AEROPLANE EXPRESS
    Or, The Boy Aeronaut’s Grit
  • IV.  THE BOY AERONAUTS’ CLUB
    Or, Flying For Fun

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  • I.  THE AIRSHIP BOYS
    Or, The Quest of the Aztec Treasure
  • II.  THE AIRSHIP BOYS ADRIFT
    Or, Saved by an Aeroplane
  • III.  THE AIRSHIP BOYS DUE NORTH
    Or, By Balloon to the Pole
  • IV.  THE AIRSHIP BOYS IN THE BARREN LANDS
    Or, The Secret of the White Eskimos

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The Aeroplane
Express

OR

The Boy Aeronaut’s Grit

BY

ASHTON LAMAR

Illustrated by S. H. Riesenberg

Chicago

The Reilly & Britton Co.

Publishers

COPYRIGHT, 1910

By

THE REILLY & BRITTON CO.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

THE AEROPLANE EXPRESS

CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE
I A Conditional Bargain 9
II An Experimental Flight 21
III Looking up an Ancestor 33
IV An Ideal Outfit 44
V The Contract and the Car 57
VI Off for the West 69
VII On the Edge of the Desert 80
VIII The Trail at Last 92
IX In the Canyon of the San Juan 105
X The White God of the Sink Hole 118
XI The Real West 136
XII Assembling an Aeroplane in the Desert 151
XIII Why Mike Hassell Hit the Trail 164
XIV The End of the Trail 178
XV Roy Makes Mr. Cook a Present 193
XVI The Aeroplane As an Ambulance 206
XVII The Secret Deciphered 217
XVIII The Last of the Lost Indians 230

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

Two pistol shots sounded in the desert Frontispiece
“The boy has a steady hand” 27
With a clatter of hoofs Nigger bounded forward 97
The remarkable hieroglyphics 133
The Last of the Lost Indians 237