A Taxicab Tangle; or, The Mission of the Motor Boys by Stanley R. Matthews
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"A Taxicab Tangle; or, The Mission of the Motor Boys" by Stanley R. Matthews is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the adventures of two main characters, Motor Matt (Matt King) and his friend Joe McGlory, as they navigate a web of surprises and mysteries in New York City. The plot centers around McGlory's potential fortune from a mining claim and the intrigues that arise as the
boys prepare for a crucial meeting involving gold bullion. At the start of the story, we are introduced to Matt and Joe, who are in a hotel lobby in New York after several days of exploration. Joe receives an exciting letter from Colonel Billings, revealing a significant opportunity involving gold bars linked to the "Pauper's Dream" mining claim. Shortly after this discovery, the opening chapter unfolds with a mysterious twist when a stranger, who initially appears as a messenger, leads Matt into a complicated scenario involving a taxicab accident and an unexpected encounter with a woman—setting the stage for a series of surprising events that challenge the boys' resourcefulness and courage. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Adapter | Matthews, Stanley R. |
|---|---|
| Title | A Taxicab Tangle; or, The Mission of the Motor Boys |
| Series Title | Brave and bold weekly, no. 362 |
| Credits |
Produced by David Edwards, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (Images courtesy of the Digital Library@Villanova University (digital.library.villanova.edu/).) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Adventure stories |
| Subject | Dime novels |
| Subject | Thieves -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Mechanics -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 53602 |
| Release Date | Nov 26, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 378 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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