| Originally published by Cupples
& Leon; at least 4 volumes were reprinted by Whitman.
Here's all you need to know about the series:
(1) Every person and animal is waiting to attack the heroes.
(2) When someone attacks the heroes, they shoot at them and win, and
(3) Anything mechanical is always breaking down.
With these three rules, you have the plot of every book in the series.
In volume one, for example, the heroes are chased by townspeople, fly off in
their airship, get attacked by eagles, shoot at the eagles, break down and
fix the ship, get attacked by seals, shoot seals, fix the airship, get
attacked by polar bears, shoot the bears, fix the ship, get attacked by 'Esquimaux,'
shoot them, fix the ship, are attacked by a whale, shoot the whale, fix the
ship, and then, for good measure, get attacked by Esquimaux again.
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- THROUGH THE AIR TO THE NORTH POLE; OR, THE WONDERFUL CRUISE OF THE
ELECTRIC MONARCH -- "The tale of a trip to the frozen North
with a degree of reality that is most convincing." -- 1906. Cupples & Leon.
- UNDER THE OCEAN TO THE SOUTH POLE; OR, THE STRANGE CRUISE OF THE
SUBMARINE WONDER -- "A marvelous trip from Maine to the South
Pole, telling of adventures with sea-monsters and savages." --1907. Cupples & Leon.
- FIVE THOUSAND MILES UNDERGROUND; OR, THE MYSTERY OF THE CENTER OF THE
EARTH -- "A cruise to the center of the earth through an
immense hole found in an island in the ocean." -- 1908. Cupples & Leon. Read
it online!
- THROUGH SPACE TO MARS; OR, THE LONGEST JOURNEY ON RECORD -- "This
book tells how the journey was made in a strange craft and what happened
on Mars." --1910.
Cupples & Leon; Whitman.
- LOST ON THE MOON; OR, IN QUEST OF THE FIELD OF DIAMONDS -- "Strange
adventures on the planet which is found to be a land of desolation and
silence." -- 1911.
Cupples & Leon.
- ON A TORN-AWAY WORLD; OR, THE CAPTIVES OF THE GIANT EARTHQUAKE --
"After a tremendous convulsion of nature the adventurers find
themselves captives on a vast 'island in the air.'" -- 1913. Cupples & Leon; Whitman.
- THE CITY BEYOND THE CLOUDS; OR, CAPTURED BY THE RED DWARFS -- "The
City Beyond the Clouds is a weird place, full of surprises, and the impish
Red Dwarfs caused no end of trouble. There is a fierce battle in the woods
and in the midst of this a volcanic eruption sends the Americans sailing
away in a feverish endeavor to save their lives." -- 1925. Cupples & Leon.
- BY AIR EXPRESS TO VENUS; OR, CAPTIVES OF A STRANGE PEOPLE --
1929. Cupples & Leon; Whitman.
- BY SPACESHIP TO SATURN; OR, EXPLORING THE RINGED PLANET -- 1935.
Cupples & Leon; Whitman.
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