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Title: Don Sturdy Across the North Pole
Date of first publication: 1925
Author: J. W. (John William) Duffield (as Victor Appleton)
Date first posted: June 25, 2018
Date last updated: June 26, 2018
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[Illustration: AS THE WALRUS TURNED HIS HEAD DON FIRED.
_Frontispiece_—(_Page_ 157)]

DON STURDY ACROSS THE NORTH POLE

OR
Cast Away in the Land of Ice

BY
VICTOR APPLETON
Author of “Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold,” “Don Sturdy with the Big
Snake Hunters,” “Tom Swift and His Air Glider,” “Tom Swift and His
Undersea Search,” Etc.

_ILLUSTRATED BY_
Walter S. Rogers

NEW YORK
GROSSET & DUNLAP
PUBLISHERS
Made in the United States of America

BOOKS FOR BOYS
By VICTOR APPLETON

12mo. Cloth. Illustrated.

THE DON STURDY SERIES

DON STURDY ON THE DESERT OF MYSTERY
DON STURDY WITH THE BIG SNAKE HUNTERS
DON STURDY IN THE TOMBS OF GOLD
DON STURDY ACROSS THE NORTH POLE
DON STURDY IN THE LAND OF VOLCANOES

THE TOM SWIFT SERIES

TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR CYCLE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE DIAMOND MAKERS
TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS SKY RACER
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RIFLE
TOM SWIFT IN THE CITY OF GOLD
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR GLIDER
TOM SWIFT IN CAPTIVITY
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIZARD CAMERA
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT SEARCHLIGHT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GIANT CANNON
TOM SWIFT AND HIS PHOTO TELEPHONE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AERIAL WARSHIP
TOM SWIFT AND HIS BIG TUNNEL
TOM SWIFT IN THE LAND OF WONDERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS WAR TANK
TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIR SCOUT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS UNDERSEA SEARCH
TOM SWIFT AMONG THE FIRE FIGHTERS
TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVE
TOM SWIFT AND HIS FLYING BOAT
TOM SWIFT AND HIS GREAT OIL GUSHER
TOM SWIFT AND HIS CHEST OF SECRETS

GROSSET & DUNLAP, PUBLISHERS, NEW YORK
Copyright, 1925, by
GROSSET & DUNLAP

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I Down the Embankment 1
II A Mysterious Theft 11
III Under a Cloud 26
IV Monarch of the Air 34
V A Startling Offer 41
VI Just in Time 50
VII A Vain Pursuit 58
VIII A Dangerous Descent 66
IX The Shaft Goes Home 77
X At the Mercy of the Storm 85
XI The Jaws of the Bear 92
XII Lost in the Fog 99
XIII Close To Death 107
XIV A Haven of Refuge 114
XV A Critical Moment 125
XVI Falling through Space 135
XVII The Depths of Horror 145
XVIII A Thrilling Discovery 156
XIX At the North Pole 163
XX Consternation 170
XXI A Daring Leap 177
XXII As from the Grave 184
XXIII Amid Grinding Floes 192
XXIV The Slash of the Knife 199
XXV Down the Rope 206