Dave Dashaway Around the World


Read by Scott Danneker

(4.6 stars; 17 reviews)

Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date lads will wish to make his acquaintance.

Weldon J. Cobb was a staff writer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, a book packaging company that specialized in juvenile fiction. Under the pseudonym Roy Rockwood, Cobb authored the Dave Dashaway series of books that appeared between the years 1913 and 1915.

In this fourth volume of the series, Dave Dashaway Around the World; Or, A Young Yankee Aviator Among Many Nations, Cobb enthralls his audience with the absorbing tale of a great air flight around the world, of adventures in Alaska, Siberia and elsewhere. A nostalgic picture of how the imaginations of children in the early twentieth century anticipated the accomplishments of the future. (Summary from the 1913 book jacket and Scott Danneker) (5 hr 25 min)

Chapters

The Comet 12:18 Read by Scott Danneker
An Involuntary Passenger 12:45 Read by Scott Danneker
On the Wing 10:29 Read by Scott Danneker
A Mysterious Visitor 12:10 Read by Scott Danneker
Something Wrong 11:27 Read by Scott Danneker
The Stolen Biplane 11:58 Read by Scott Danneker
Found 8:38 Read by Scott Danneker
Something of a Mystery 9:59 Read by Scott Danneker
The Path of the Eagle 11:47 Read by Scott Danneker
A Midnight Alarm 12:26 Read by Scott Danneker
In Peril 11:14 Read by Scott Danneker
The Secret Told 13:12 Read by Scott Danneker
An Exciting Moment 9:29 Read by Scott Danneker
The Tramp Monoplane 15:02 Read by Scott Danneker
Strictly Business 15:28 Read by Scott Danneker
A Siberian Adventure 13:09 Read by Scott Danneker
A Grateful Friend 15:27 Read by Scott Danneker
In Strange Lands 14:59 Read by Scott Danneker
Strange Companions 14:09 Read by Scott Danneker
Rescued 17:09 Read by Scott Danneker
War 14:11 Read by Scott Danneker
Lost in the Air 12:50 Read by Scott Danneker
The Blazing Beacon 13:43 Read by Scott Danneker
The Home Stretch 13:49 Read by Scott Danneker
Conclusion 17:49 Read by Scott Danneker

Reviews

The Heroic Dave Dashaway


(3 stars)

Dave Dashaway and his friends are off on a race around the world. What heroic adventures will they find this time? I didn't enjoy this as much as the previous instalments. I'm not sure if that's the book's fault, or I'm just sick of Dave Dashaway's derring do heroics. Some of his accomplishments really push the boundary of believability and one becomes sick of hearing again and again "our hero, Dave Dashaway"!!! Mind you some younger listeners might feel a little confused about exactly what went on in that plane, given that Dashaway's friends are referred to as his boyfriends. How times have changed. I rate the book at two stars, but I've given it three for reliably putting me to sleep. Many thanks to the narrator for his enthusiastic reading.


(5 stars)

Feel good action. Really well read.