Roy Blakeley on the Mohawk Trail

Roy Blakeley #12

by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

Roy and his companions set off in a Hunkerjunk touring car for a non-stop, 30,000 mile trip to prove it the strongest car in its class.

203 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1925

About the author

Percy Keese Fitzhugh (1876-1950) was an American author. His first known work, The Goldenrod Story Book was published in 1906. The bulk of his work, having a Boy Scouting theme, revolves around the fictional town of Bridgeboro, New Jersey. Characters included Tom Slade, Pee-wee Harris, Roy Blakely, and Westy Martin. Fitzhugh's Scouting based books were very popular with children and adults. His characters became so real to his readers that it was not uncommon for Percy to receive fan mail addressed to the characters themselves. In the 1930's, he began writing the Hal Keen Mystery Series (10 titles) under the pseudonym Hugh Lloyd. They were followed by another mystery series - Skippy Dare - (3 titles). Neither of these series achieved the popularity of his Scout work.

Reviews

[Rex Libris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Roy and some fellow scouts start their adventure by accompanying a friend on an endurance test of a car. The guy wants to put 30,000 miles on the car without ever turning off the engine. While traveling, they meets a couple of college students they met up with in a previous adventure and search for the ruins of village that was lost 230 years when all of the residents were killed by Indians. The discover the site of the village after Pee Wee Harris figures it all out.