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Lightning Express: Or The Rival Academies (1871)

Lightning Express: Or The Rival Academies (1871)

Optic, Oliver

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ISBN10: 112031674X
ISBN13: 9781120316745
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Oct 15 2009
Pages: 340
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Lightning Express: Or The Rival Academies is a novel written by Oliver Optic and published in 1871. The story revolves around two rival academies, the Woodville Academy and the Rockville Academy, and their respective students. The main character is Paul Duncan, a student at Woodville Academy who is determined to win the annual regatta against Rockville Academy. Along the way, he faces challenges and obstacles, including a cheating opponent and a dangerous storm. The book explores themes of competition, sportsmanship, and perseverance. It is a classic piece of children's literature that has been enjoyed by generations of readers.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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