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CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
BY
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY
JAY HAMBIDGE AND GEORGE VARIAN
AND OTHERS
JAY HAMBIDGE AND GEORGE VARIAN
AND OTHERS
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
1903
Copyright, 1900, 1901, by
The Century Co.
Copyright, 1898, by
S. S. McClure Co.
Copyright, 1901, by
Cleveland Moffett.
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Published October, 1901
THE DEVINNE PRESS.
The Century Co.
Copyright, 1898, by
S. S. McClure Co.
Copyright, 1901, by
Cleveland Moffett.
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Published October, 1901
THE DEVINNE PRESS.
Dedication
I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO
MY TWO LITTLE CHILDREN
ANNE EUNICE
AND
CLEVELAND LUSK
IN LOVE AND THE HOPE THAT
IT MAY HELP THEM, AS THEY
GROW UP, TO FORM HABITS OF
COURAGE AND USEFULNESS.
AUGUST, 1901. C. M.
MY TWO LITTLE CHILDREN
ANNE EUNICE
AND
CLEVELAND LUSK
IN LOVE AND THE HOPE THAT
IT MAY HELP THEM, AS THEY
GROW UP, TO FORM HABITS OF
COURAGE AND USEFULNESS.
AUGUST, 1901. C. M.
CONTENTS
The Steeple-Climber |
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In Which We Make the Acquaintance of "Steeple Bob"
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3 |
| ii |
How They Blew Off the Top of a Steeple with Dynamite
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14 |
| iii |
The Greatest Danger to a Steeple-Climber Lies in Being Startled
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21 |
| iv |
Experience of an Amateur Climbing to a Steeple-top
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29 |
The Deep-Sea Diver |
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Some First Impressions of Men Who Go Down Under the Sea
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40 |
| ii |
A Visit to the Burying-ground of Wrecks
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54 |
| iii |
An Afternoon of Story-telling on the Steam-pump Dunderberg
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63 |
| iv |
Wherein We Meet Sharks, Alligators, and a Very Tough Problem in Wrecking
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71 |
| v |
In Which the Author Puts on a Diving-suit and Goes Down to a Wreck
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78 |
The Balloonist |
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Here We Visit a Balloon Farm and Talk with the Man Who Runs It
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87 |
| ii |
Which Treats of Experiments in Steering Balloons
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99 |
| iii |
Something About Explosive Balloons and the Wonders of Hydrogen
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110 |
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The Story of a Boy Who Ran Away in a Big Balloon
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117 |
The Pilot |
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Some Stirring Tales of the Sea Heard at the Pilot's Club
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130 |
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Which Shows How Pilots on the St. Lawrence Fight the Ice-floes
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