Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the Great Lake

It's 1913, and the sky belongs to the daring. Dave Dashaway is a young aviator with a hydroplane and a hunger for adventure, and when a cryptic telegram arrives at the Columbus aero meet, he and his loyal friend Hiram Dobbs are thrust into a web of intrigue surrounding the Interstate Aeroplane Company. Something's rotten in the world of competitive flight - a possible trick, a rival's scheme, contracts and rivalries hanging in the balance. Dave must take to the skies over the Great Lakes, chasing answers through aerial feats that would make modern readers hold their breath. This is early aviation at its most romantic and dangerous, when flying was still a daring act and every flight might be your last. Roy Rockwood delivers the kind of breathless boys' adventure that defined an era, combining the thrill of new technology with the timeless punch of friendship, mystery, and high-stakes competition.