Dave Fearless After A Sunken Treasure: Restored Classics to Go Edition

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Dave Fearless and his father Amos are drawn into a perilous hunt for a fortune lost in the wreck of the steamship Happy Hour, sunk nearly two miles deep in the Pacific. Amos hopes to join a government expedition aboard the Swallow as master diver, with Dave at his side, but their plans are threatened by the wealthy, scheming Hankers family, who overhear the secret and race to seize the treasure first. The rivalry turns ugly onshore when Dave confronts Bart Hankers after catching him eavesdropping, and the fight ends with Bart humiliated in the water. Determined to win by any means, Lemuel and Bart charter the Raven, while Amos and Dave secure help from Captain Broadbeam and board the Swallow with new diving gear. Their race west becomes a contest of courage and deception, including a false theft accusation engineered by Hankers' agent, Pete Rackley. At sea, the expedition plunges into deadly undersea danger, from monstrous deep-ocean creatures to desperate rescues inside the diving bell. Later, shipwrecked on a hostile island, Dave and his companions are freed by the eccentric castaway Pat Stoodles, then forced through jungle, swamp, and native attack toward the coast. Wounded, hunted, and outmatched, they finally face the shocking sight of the Raven waiting offshore, with the enemy ready for a final confrontation. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.
Dave Fearless and his father Amos are drawn into a perilous hunt for a fortune lost in the wreck of the steamship Happy Hour, sunk nearly two miles deep in the Pacific. Amos hopes to join a government expedition aboard the Swallow as master diver, with Dave at his side, but their plans are threat...

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Roy Rockwood was a prolific early twentieth-century American author whose name became closely associated with fast-moving adventure fiction for young readers. Working in the era when serialized stories and inexpensive books were shaping popular reading habits, he built a career around suspense, ingenuity, and the thrill of exploration, helping define the tone of juvenile adventure literature for generations. Rockwood's most memorable achievements lie in the many energetic stories he produced for boys' series fiction, where daring heroes, perilous journeys, hidden dangers, and ingenious escapes kept readers turning pages. His work often centers on courage, resourcefulness, friendship, and the excitement of confronting the unknown, themes that still resonate today because they speak to universal hopes about testing oneself and finding one's place in the world. Though his books belong to an earlier literary moment, they remain significant as part of the history of popular American storytelling, reflecting both the optimism and the appetite for adventure that shaped young readers' imaginations. For modern readers, Rockwood offers a window into the origins of mass-market youth fiction and a reminder of how simple, high-energy storytelling can still inspire wonder. He will especially appeal to readers who enjoy classic adventure tales, vintage children's literature, and stories driven by action, daring, and old-fashioned suspense.

Roy Rockwood was a prolific early twentieth-century American author whose name became closely associated with fast-moving adventure fiction for young readers. Working in the era when serialized stories and inexpensive books were shaping popular reading habits, he built a career around suspense, i...

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