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An archaeological expedition in the West turns into a desperate attempt to capture robbers and an escaped convict.Tags
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A great adventure set somewhere in the West. The boys are invited by Cap, their high school track coach, to accompany him to Wildcat Swamp to dig for fossils. Naturally a mystery involving a secret at that same swamp adds to the adventure. I really enjoyed this one.
I did not love this book. In part I struggled to imagine the scenery in my head. Hardy Boys would climb mountains and other rugged areas and I could not picture the area that they were in. I did not think of quitting due to the topics of fossils and trains. I am glad I held on. The second half of the book was much better.
The bad guys in this book are the worst that they Hardy Boys have encountered. It was like watching a chess match between the Hardy Boys and the bad guys.
If you like trains and fossils, you will enjoy this book.
The bad guys in this book are the worst that they Hardy Boys have encountered. It was like watching a chess match between the Hardy Boys and the bad guys.
If you like trains and fossils, you will enjoy this book.
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Franklin W. Dixon Franklin W. Dixon is actually a pseudonym for any number of ghostwriters who have had the distinction of writing stories for the Hardy Boys series. The series was originally created by Edward Stratmeyer in 1926, the same mastermind of the Nancy Drew detective series, Tom Swift, the Rover Boys and other characters. While show more Stratmeyer created the outlines for the original series, it was Canadian writer Leslie McFarlane who breathed life to the stories and created the persona Franklin W. Dixon. McFarlane wrote for the series for over twenty years and is credited with success of the early collection of stories. As the series became more popular, it was pared down, the format changed and new ghostwriters added their own flavor to the stories. Part of the draw of the Hardy Boys is that as the authors changed, so to did the times and the story lines. While there is no one true author of the series, each ghostwriter can be given credit for enhancing the life of this series and never unveiling that there really is no Franklin W. Dixon. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Secret of Wildcat Swamp
- Original publication date
- 1952; 1969 (revised) (revised)
- People/Characters
- Frank Hardy; Joe Hardy
- First words
- "If somebody doesn't toss a mystery your way, fellows, we may actually be swimming in this pool one of these days."
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)"Frank, Joe, you heard the man!" he exclaimed. "Let's go!"
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- 969
- Popularity
- 27,104
- Reviews
- 6
- Rating
- (3.31)
- Languages
- English, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 10
- UPCs
- 1
- ASINs
- 23
