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The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air

    Clarence Young's The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air is an airship adventure novel.

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    About The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air

    "The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air" by Clarence Young is a novel written in the early 20th century. This adventure story follows the escapades of a trio known as "The Motor Boys"—Ned, Bob, and Jerry—as they navigate challenges in their airship, the "Comet". Their journey is launched by the theft of their beloved craft, which propels them into a series of thrilling mysteries that intertwine their past adventures with new dilemmas, particularly an involving figure from their previous escapades, Jackson Bell. At the start of the novel, the boys are relaxing on a hot afternoon, debating where to go on their vacation in their airship. Their plans are abruptly disrupted when a frantic young boy arrives with news that their airship has been stolen. This revelation sparks immediate action among the trio, as they rush to investigate. They discover signs of forced entry and a missing watchman, Sud Snuffles. As they piece together what happened, clues lead them towards the involvement of their known adversary, Noddy Nixon, and to Jackson Bell, a mysterious old man whose story remains entangled with their quest to retrieve not only their airship but also unravel the larger mystery surrounding Bell's intentions.
    Summary from Project Gutenberg (automatically generated)

    Themes, setting & tropes

    Genres

    Subjects

    • Indians of North America, Juvenile fiction
    • Gold mines and mining, Juvenile fiction
    • Rocky Mountains, Juvenile fiction
    • Mystery and detective stories
    • Airships, Juvenile fiction
    • Aeronautics, Juvenile fiction
    • Rocky Mountains, Description and travel, Juvenile fiction

    Quick answers

    Who wrote The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air?

    The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air was written by Clarence Young.

    What genre is The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air?

    It is usually shelved as Airships & Sky Pirates.

    Is The Motor Boys Over the Rockies; Or, A Mystery of the Air free to read?

    Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.

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    Readers who like it often enjoy The Airship Boys' Ocean Flyer; Or, New York to London in Twelve Hours, Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship and Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky.

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