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Tom Taylor at West Point

Chapter 33: Transcriber’s Notes
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A determined sixteen-year-old boy secures funds and pursues appointment to the military academy, preparing for examinations and entry despite family worries and financial strain. The narrative traces his arrival, training, challenges and camaraderie at the academy, including a dangerous attack and an explosion that lead to injury, investigation, and a revealing clue. Recovering and facing disciplinary and personal tests, he ultimately makes restitution and completes his course, graduating as the story concludes.

Transcriber’s Notes

Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected.

In the book list at the start, “TREASURER HUNTER” changed to “TREASURE HUNTER”

Page 53: “saw saveral” changed to “saw several”

Page 62: “tactial officer” changed to “tactical officer”

Page 80-91: “may-but if we” changed to “maybe if we”

Page 81: “almos tinsultingly” changed to “almost insultingly”

Page 86: “fundemental requirements” changed to “fundamental requirements”

Page 110: “merely a carbureter” changed to “merely a carburetor”

Page 113: “Explosion—carbureter,” changed to “Explosion—carburetor,”

Page 123: “half our later” changed to “half hour later”

Page 169: The end of the sentence “... inside of a week,” he told” is missing in the original and has been left as-is.

Page 177: “of couse” changed to “of course”