Jack Straw in Mexico: How the Engineers Defended the Great Hydro-Electric Plant

"Jack Straw in Mexico: How the Engineers Defended the Great Hydro-Electric Plant" by Irving Crump is an adventure novel where young Jack Straw, a student, finds himself tasked with a vital mission to deliver critical blueprints to his uncle's power plant in Mexico, a place riddled with political tension. Initially facing the disappointment of a rained-out baseball game, Jack's life takes a turn when his school principal reveals his father has approved a perilous journey to Mexico, where he must deliver blueprints for an electrical device. As Jack anticipates his trip to Necaxa, the importance of his mission and the dangers that lie in wait become gradually more apparent, foreshadowing the many struggles he has to face.