
Careers of Danger and Daring
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Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. This book is printed in black & white, Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Reprinted in 2022 with the help of original edition published long back 1903. As this book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages. If it is multi vo Resized as per current standards. We expect that you will understand our compulsion with such books. 446 Careers of danger and...
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- CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
- CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
- CLEVELAND MOFFETT
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
- THE STEEPLE-CLIMBER I
- IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF "STEEPLE BOB"
- II
- HOW THEY BLEW OFF THE TOP OF A STEEPLE WITH DYNAMITE
- III
- THE GREATEST DANGER TO A STEEPLE-CLIMBER LIES IN BEING STARTLED
- IV
- EXPERIENCE OF AN AMATEUR CLIMBING TO A STEEPLE-TOP
- THE DEEP-SEA DIVER
- I
- SOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MEN WHO GO DOWN UNDER THE SEA
- II
- A VISIT TO THE BURYING-GROUND OF WRECKS
- III
- AN AFTERNOON OF STORY-TELLING ON THE STEAM-PUMP "DUNDERBERG"
- IV
- WHEREIN WE MEET SHARKS, ALLIGATORS, AND A VERY TOUGH PROBLEM IN WRECKING
- V
- IN WHICH THE AUTHOR PUTS ON A DIVING-SUIT AND GOES DOWN TO A WRECK
- THE BALLOONIST
- I
- HERE WE VISIT A BALLOON FARM AND TALK, WITH THE MAN WHO RUNS IT
- II
- WHICH TREATS OF EXPERIMENTS IN STEERING BALLOONS
- III
- SOMETHING ABOUT EXPLOSIVE BALLOONS AND THE WONDERS OF HYDROGEN
- IV
- THE STORY OF A BOY WHO RAN AWAY IN A BIG BALLOON
- THE PILOT
- I
- SOME STIRRING TALES OF THE SEA HEARD AT THE PILOTS' CLUB
- II
- WHICH SHOWS HOW PILOTS ON THE ST. LAWRENCE FIGHT THE ICE-FLOES
- III
- NOW WE WATCH THE MEN WHO SHOOT THE FURIOUS RAPIDS AT LACHINE
- IV
- WHAT CANADIAN PILOTS DID IN THE CATARACTS OF THE NILE
- THE BRIDGE-BUILDER
- I
- IN WHICH WE VISIT A PLACE OF UNUSUAL FEARS AND PERILS
- II
- THE EXPERIENCE OF TWO NOVICES IN BALANCING ALONG NARROW GIRDERS AND WATCHING THE "TRAVELER" GANG
- III
- WHICH TELLS OF MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN FROM GREAT HEIGHTS
- THE FIREMAN
- I
- WHEREIN WE SEE A SLEEPING VILLAGE SWEPT BY A RIVER OF FIRE AND THE BURNING OF A FAMOUS HOTEL
- II
- WHAT BILL BROWN DID IN THE GREAT TARRANT FIRE
- III
- HERE WE VISIT AN ENGINE-HOUSE AT NIGHT AND CHAT WITH THE DRIVER
- IV
- FAMOUS RESCUES BY NEW YORK FIRE-BOATS FROM RED-HOT OCEAN LINERS
- THE AËRIAL ACROBAT
- I
- SHOWING THAT IT TAKES MORE THAN MUSCLE AND SKILL TO WORK ON THE HIGH BARS
- II
- ABOUT DOUBLE AND TRIPLE SOMERSAULTS AND THE DANGER OF LOSING HEART
- III
- IN WHICH THE AUTHOR TRIES HIS HAND WITH PROFESSIONAL TRAPEZE PERFORMERS
- IV
- SOME REMARKABLE FALLS AND NARROW ESCAPES OF FAMOUS ATHLETES
- THE WILD-BEAST TAMER
- I
- WE VISIT A QUEER RESORT FOR CIRCUS PEOPLE AND TALK WITH A TRAINER OF ELEPHANTS
- II
- METHODS OF LION-TAMERS AND THE STORY OF BRUTUS'S ATTACK ON MR. BOSTOCK
- III
- BONAVITA DESCRIBES HIS FIGHT WITH SEVEN LIONS AND GEORGE ARSTINGSTALL TELLS HOW HE CONQUERED A MAD ELEPHANT
- IV
- WE SEE MR. BOSTOCK MATCHED AGAINST A WILD LION AND HEAR ABOUT THE TIGER RAJAH
- V
- WE SPEND A NIGHT AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SEE THE DANGEROUS LION BLACK PRINCE
- THE DYNAMITE WORKER
- I
- THE STORY OF SOME MILLIONAIRE HEROES AND THE WORLD'S GREATEST POWDER EXPLOSION
- II
- WE VISIT A DYNAMITE-FACTORY AND MEET A MAN WHO THINKS COURAGE IS AN ACCIDENT
- III
- HOW JOSHUA PLUMSTEAD STUCK TO HIS NITROGLYCERIN-VAT IN AN EXPLOSION AND SAVED THE WORKS
- THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER
- I
- HOW IT FEELS TO RIDE AT NIGHT ON A LOCOMOTIVE GOING NINETY MILES AN HOUR
- II
- WE PICK UP SOME ENGINE LORE AND HEAR ABOUT THE DEATH OF GIDDINGS
- III
- SOME MEMORIES OF THE GREAT RECORD-BREAKING RUN FROM CHICAGO TO BUFFALO
- IV
- WE HEAR SOME THRILLING STORIES AT A ROUNDHOUSE AND REACH THE END OF THE BOOK
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