The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bonner, Richard

Contributor:

Wrenn, Charles L. (Charles Lewis), 1880-1952.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"The Boy Inventors' Diving Torpedo Boat" by Richard Bonner is a children's adventure novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows two teenage cousins, Jack Chadwick and Tom Jesson, who find themselves embroiled in thrilling escapades involving invention and ingenuity. As they assist an inventor named Daniel Dancer, they encounter a runaway trolley, a diving torpedo boat, and face unexpected dangers, promising a blend of excitement and creativity. At the start of the novel, the boys embark on a trip to visit Professor Chadwick but encounter a runaway trolley car, leading to a daring leap to escape disaster. When they regain consciousness, they discover they are in the workshop of Daniel Dancer, who is building a remarkable submarine called the "White Shark." As they learn about the sub's advanced mechanisms and Dancer's troubles with its diving capabilities, they quickly express their desire to help him solve the engineering problems. The opening sets the stage for both their camaraderie and the inventive challenges that lie ahead, merging their youthful spirit with the thrilling world of invention. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Roger Frank, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 82.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Release date is 2017-01-28