Motor Boat Boys
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The Motor Boat Boys, by Louis Arundel, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by M. A. Donohue & Co., Chicago, Illinois, from 1912 through 1915. The series featured six teen-aged boys of the Motor Boat Club, and their adventures on various waterways.
The first book in the series, Motor Boat Boys, followed a group of boys racing down the Mississippi River. Along the way, the boys encountered numerous difficulties but succeeded in winning the race.[1]
- Tramp
- Pilot: Jack Stormaways (also Commodore of the Motor Boat Club)
- Mate: Jimmy Brannagan
- Wireless
- Pilot: George Rollins
- Mate: Nick Longfellow
- Comfort
- Pilot: Herb Dickson
- Mate: Josh Purdue
