Careers of Danger and Daring

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Author

Moffett, Cleveland, 1863-1926

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Produced by Suzanne Shell, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

T: Technology

Subject

Hazardous occupations

Category

Text

eBook-No.

33146

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/33146

Release Date

July 13, 2010

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
2. 2.CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
3. 3.CLEVELAND MOFFETT — Dedication
4. 4.CONTENTS — ACKNOWLEDGMENT
5. 5.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
6. 6.CAREERS OF DANGER AND DARING
7. 7.I — IN WHICH WE MAKE THE ACQUAINTANCE OF "STEEPLE BOB"
8. 8.II — HOW THEY BLEW OFF THE TOP OF A STEEPLE WITH DYNAMITE
9. 9.III — THE GREATEST DANGER TO A STEEPLE-CLIMBER LIES IN BEING STARTLED
10. 10.IV — EXPERIENCE OF AN AMATEUR CLIMBING TO A STEEPLE-TOP
11. 11.THE DEEP-SEA DIVER
12. 12.I — SOME FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF MEN WHO GO DOWN UNDER THE SEA
13. 13.II — A VISIT TO THE BURYING-GROUND OF WRECKS
14. 14.III — AN AFTERNOON OF STORY-TELLING ON THE STEAM-PUMP "DUNDERBERG"
15. 15.IV — WHEREIN WE MEET SHARKS, ALLIGATORS, AND A VERY TOUGH PROBLEM IN WRECKING
16. 16.V — IN WHICH THE AUTHOR PUTS ON A DIVING-SUIT AND GOES DOWN TO A WRECK
17. 17.THE BALLOONIST
18. 18.I — HERE WE VISIT A BALLOON FARM AND TALK, WITH THE MAN WHO RUNS IT
19. 19.II — WHICH TREATS OF EXPERIMENTS IN STEERING BALLOONS
20. 20.III — SOMETHING ABOUT EXPLOSIVE BALLOONS AND THE WONDERS OF HYDROGEN
21. 21.IV — THE STORY OF A BOY WHO RAN AWAY IN A BIG BALLOON
22. 22.THE PILOT
23. 23.I — SOME STIRRING TALES OF THE SEA HEARD AT THE PILOTS' CLUB
24. 24.II — WHICH SHOWS HOW PILOTS ON THE ST. LAWRENCE FIGHT THE ICE-FLOES
25. 25.III — NOW WE WATCH THE MEN WHO SHOOT THE FURIOUS RAPIDS AT LACHINE
26. 26.IV — WHAT CANADIAN PILOTS DID IN THE CATARACTS OF THE NILE
27. 27.THE BRIDGE-BUILDER
28. 28.I — IN WHICH WE VISIT A PLACE OF UNUSUAL FEARS AND PERILS
29. 29.II — THE EXPERIENCE OF TWO NOVICES IN BALANCING ALONG NARROW GIRDERS AND WATCHING THE "TRAVELER" GANG
30. 30.III — WHICH TELLS OF MEN WHO HAVE FALLEN FROM GREAT HEIGHTS
31. 31.THE FIREMAN
32. 32.I — WHEREIN WE SEE A SLEEPING VILLAGE SWEPT BY A RIVER OF FIRE AND THE BURNING OF A FAMOUS HOTEL
33. 33.II — WHAT BILL BROWN DID IN THE GREAT TARRANT FIRE
34. 34.III — HERE WE VISIT AN ENGINE-HOUSE AT NIGHT AND CHAT WITH THE DRIVER
35. 35.IV — FAMOUS RESCUES BY NEW YORK FIRE-BOATS FROM RED-HOT OCEAN LINERS
36. 36.THE AËRIAL ACROBAT
37. 37.I — SHOWING THAT IT TAKES MORE THAN MUSCLE AND SKILL TO WORK ON THE HIGH BARS
38. 38.II — ABOUT DOUBLE AND TRIPLE SOMERSAULTS AND THE DANGER OF LOSING HEART
39. 39.III — IN WHICH THE AUTHOR TRIES HIS HAND WITH PROFESSIONAL TRAPEZE PERFORMERS
40. 40.IV — SOME REMARKABLE FALLS AND NARROW ESCAPES OF FAMOUS ATHLETES
41. 41.THE WILD-BEAST TAMER
42. 42.I — WE VISIT A QUEER RESORT FOR CIRCUS PEOPLE AND TALK WITH A TRAINER OF ELEPHANTS
43. 43.II — METHODS OF LION-TAMERS AND THE STORY OF BRUTUS'S ATTACK ON MR. BOSTOCK
44. 44.III — BONAVITA DESCRIBES HIS FIGHT WITH SEVEN LIONS AND GEORGE ARSTINGSTALL TELLS HOW HE CONQUERED A MAD ELEPHANT
45. 45.IV — WE SEE MR. BOSTOCK MATCHED AGAINST A WILD LION AND HEAR ABOUT THE TIGER RAJAH
46. 46.V — WE SPEND A NIGHT AMONG WILD BEASTS AND SEE THE DANGEROUS LION BLACK PRINCE
47. 47.THE DYNAMITE WORKER
48. 48.I — THE STORY OF SOME MILLIONAIRE HEROES AND THE WORLD'S GREATEST POWDER EXPLOSION
49. 49.II — WE VISIT A DYNAMITE-FACTORY AND MEET A MAN WHO THINKS COURAGE IS AN ACCIDENT
50. 50.III — HOW JOSHUA PLUMSTEAD STUCK TO HIS NITROGLYCERIN-VAT IN AN EXPLOSION AND SAVED THE WORKS
51. 51.THE LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER
52. 52.I — HOW IT FEELS TO RIDE AT NIGHT ON A LOCOMOTIVE GOING NINETY MILES AN HOUR
53. 53.II — WE PICK UP SOME ENGINE LORE AND HEAR ABOUT THE DEATH OF GIDDINGS
54. 54.III — SOME MEMORIES OF THE GREAT RECORD-BREAKING RUN FROM CHICAGO TO BUFFALO
55. 55.IV — WE HEAR SOME THRILLING STORIES AT A ROUNDHOUSE AND REACH THE END OF THE BOOK — Transcriber's Notes:

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