Adventure Magazine, May 1, 1928

Adventure Magazine, May 1, 1928 This issue features multiple adventure narratives across exotic locales. The lead novelette, "Coincidence" by Arthur O. Friel, explores the Upper Orinoco region, establishing a debate between the narrator and trader Sixto Scott about causality versus mere chance. Scott dismisses the word "coincidence" as lazy thinking, arguing instead for hidden connections or unseen forces governing apparently random events. The piece opens aboard a piragua with Guahibos serving as crew. The issue contains diverse short fiction and serials: "Frobisher's Gold Rush" by Donald A. Cadzow; "Bug Eye Among the Soo" by Alan LeMay; Norman R. Raine's "The Little Things," a sea story; "Shock Troops" by Leonard H. Nason; James Stevens's humorous "Powder River" about tall-tale storytelling; W.C. Tuttle's "Buzzards," concluding a two-part western serial featuring characters Hashknife and Sleepy; and adventure and war stories by other contributors. Gordon MacCreagh includes expedition notes, while period journalism and reportage complement the fiction.