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infiniteletters (USA: KY) (2007/09/20):
From cover: It is a dangerous plan. Every boy and girl in the little Norwegian village of Riswyk knows that! Now every sled can be a matter of life or death. Can the gold be saved from the Nazi troops that have parachuted into Norway? Can nine million dollars worth f gold be taken secretly to Uncle Victor's ship--and sent ot America for safe keeping? "Your country needs your help," Uncle Victor tells Peter Lundstrom and his friends. The boys and girls of Riswyk do not hesitate. Under the sharp eyes and brisling guns of nazi sentries, they begin the daring rescue of the hidden gold. A thrilling talke of wartime courage that REALLY HAPPENED. --The events took place in June, 1940. The Norwegian freighter Bomma reached Baltimore with a cargo of $9,000,000 worth of gold Bullion, which had been stealthily delivered to the freigher by children who slipped past Nazi sentries on sleds. Some of the names and details have been changed
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