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The Tower Treasure (Hardy Boys, Book 1) (Hardcover)

by Franklin W. Dixon (Author) "LOOK! A periscope!" Joe Hardy shouted..." (more)
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Grownups will remember Frank and Joe Hardy and their ability to solve even the most baffling of mysteries. The first book was published in 1927, and over the years the series has sold over 50 million copies. But mysteriously, the original books have disappeared. Now, Applewood is pleased to present The Tower Treasure, the very first Hardy Boys mystery ever published.

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Afer a dying criminal confesses that his loot has been stashed "in the tower" the Hardy Boys make an astonishing discover. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover: 180 pages
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; New edition edition (June 1, 1959)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0448089017
ISBN-13: 978-0448089010
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.8 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (73 customer reviews)

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"LOOK! A periscope!" Joe Hardy shouted. Read the first page

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young detectives

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Se�or Marcheta, Se�ora Santos, Jack Wayne, Se�or Garcia, Aunt Gertrude, New York, Coast Guard, Mexico City, Barmet Bay, Chief Collig, Se�or Santos, Elmer Tremmer, Fenton Hardy, Costa Qu�mico Compa�ia, Mysterious Vigil

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The Clue of the Broken Blade (Hardy Boys, Book 21) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter
The Mystery of the Flying Express (Hardy Boys, Book 20) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter
Footprints Under the Window (Hardy Boys, Book 12) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter
The House on the Cliff (Hardy Boys, Book 2) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter
While the Clock Ticked (Hardy Boys, Book 11) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter

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The Tower Treasure/The Secret of the Old Mill/The Haunted Fort (Hardy Boys 1, 3 & 44) (Classic Collection, Volume 1) by Franklin W. Dixon on 4 pages
The Tower Treasure / The House on the Cliff (The Hardy Boys, 2 Books in 1) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Secret Of the Hardy Boys: Leslie Mcfarlane & the Stratemeyer Syndicate by Marilyn S. Greenwald on page 38, page 41, and Back Matter
The Yellow Feather Mystery (Hardy Boys, Book 33) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
The Ghost at Skeleton Rock (Hardy Boys, Book 37) by Franklin W. Dixon in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shades of My Misspent Youth, February 22, 2003

By	Marc Ruby™ "The Noh Hare™" (Warren, MI USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER)

Hopefully, the reader will not mind if I wax nostalgic for a paragraph, but The Hardy Boys were an important part of my childhood. I got one book on the holidays and one for my birthday for some 5 years straight, and these were my entire personal library for some time. I owe all the thousands of books I have come to enjoy to a royal elephant, a detective pig, and Frank and Joe, the two inquisitive sons of Fenton Hardy. Now it is forty-some years later, and the temptation to see if I could go back again is simply too strong.

'The Tower Treasure' is the very first, in which Frank and Joe start out trying to track down a stolen car for a friend, and suddenly find themselves embroiled in a jewel theft at the Tower Mansion. The father of another of their friends is a suspect, and the boys join with their father in the effort to bring the right man to justice.

What makes these books work is that, while the plots are not particularly convolute, the books are peopled with many delightful characters and narrative. Adventures are had, wonderful secrets are divulged, the bad are punished and the good rewarded. In this day and age of equivocal messages, the clean, straightforward approach to life of Frank and Joe Hardy is like a breath of fresh air.

I found the book quite engaging, even after all these years. I was quite envious of the Hardys, who even had their own motorcycles, and I find flickers of the same feelings even today. After all, I still don't have a motorcycle. I wish I could have grown up solving mysteries and adventuring with my sibling and father, but books like 'The Tower Treasure' turned out to be the next think. I learned a lot from Frank and Joe, and I think those values are still worth promoting.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Bowdlerized Imitation, March 30, 2006

By	John P Bernat (Kingsport, TN USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Starting in the mid-1960s, the publisher of this series started to rewrite these books.

In part, of course, this was to spike sales. The publishers were sure that sagging sales in the 60s were due to obsolete slang terms, and that spiffing the language up would help. So, "roadster" becomes "hot rod," "bowler" becomes "hat," and "hip flask" becomes "stash."

If only this was the end of it, though. In 1927, it was just fine to use ethnic stereotypes and labels. The white people in the book casually used shocking terms to describe women, Mexicans and African Americans.

I won't repeat them here, in deference to today's well-placed sensibilities. But Franklin W. Dixon also rendered ethnic speech in a literal sense not seen today, and this, too, fell victim to the revisionist sensibilities that informed the editing job. Art is lost.

Given the opportunity, the "rewriters" also could have resolved several unsolved problems in the 1927 original. These issues remain a mystery, even eighty years later:

1. How did Chet actually recover his yellow roadster?
2. It seems, on page 67 of the original, that Frank and Joe actually trade identities. Did they ever revert to their actual selves before the end?
3. Who's Peggy?
4. The purpose for which the Tower was built is never established.

If you can get a hold of any copy of the rare 1927 original, you'll like it better. Well, in any event, this is a fun read, even as deconstructed.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The book that began a dynasty!, August 26, 1998

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Kudos to Applewood books for re-issuing this original text Hardy Boys book that started a line- up of great stories for youth that are still being published today. Most younger baby-boomers will not remember this story in its original form, as the text was substantially revised in the latter 1950's. This earlier, more hearty (no pun intended) story makes the revision pale by comparison. Applewood's reissue of Tower Treasure puts the series in its proper context. This story is truly the reader's introduction to Frank and Joe Hardy, and their mysteries. More than just nostalgia, this book is fun to read. If you read it to your children, you may have to put some of it in proper historical context, but that's part of the fun. I have found all of the original-text stories much more entertaining and substantial than the revised editions. Applewood has released six original-text Hardy's so far. I own them all, and highly recommend each one. In fact, I plan to purchase any of the original text Hardy stories Applewood will issue.

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5.0 out of 5 stars more doubles would be better
2 of the very early originals; I wondered how people were in the 1920s.
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5.0 out of 5 stars the tower of treasure
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4.0 out of 5 stars Swell fun for young fellows, chaps, and chums!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Case of the Hardy Boys: An Adult Reader's Thoughts on The Tower Treasure
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