Motor Matt's Submarine; Or, The Strange Cruise of the Grampus
1909
Motor Matt's Submarine; Or, The Strange Cruise of the Grampus
1909
At the dawn of the mechanical age, a boy genius with a gift for motors finds himself tossed into the deep end. Motor Matt, the mechanically gifted hero of Stanley R. Matthews's 1909 adventure, receives a telegram meant for a mysterious figure called Captain Sixty, and suddenly the line between ally and enemy blurs. Matt and his friends are lured aboard the ship Santa Maria, where Captain Sixty's sinister machinations put their lives in jeopardy. In a stunning turn, Matt is thrown overboard into open water, only to be hauled aboard the submarine Grampus and plunged deeper into a tangled web of intrigue. Now the race is on: uncover Captain Sixty's treachery before the Grampus dives to depths from which there is no return. This is early twentieth-century boys' adventure at its purest, full of the giddy optimism of an era that believed innovation could solve any problem and courage could outsmart any villain. Perfect for readers who want their adventures fast, their villains devious, and their heroes clever enough to build their way out of trouble.
