Submarine Boys
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The Submarine Boys, by Victor G. Durham, is a series of adventure books for boys, published by Henry Altemus Company
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, from 1909 through 19??. The series featured three sixteen-year-old boys and their underwater adventures.
Henry Altemus Company
The Henry Altemus Company was a publishing company based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for almost a century, from 1842 to 1936. The firm started as a bookbindery. In 1863, Altemus was awarded a patent for a particular type of binding for photographic albums. These albums were huge sellers for...
, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, from 1909 through 19??. The series featured three sixteen-year-old boys and their underwater adventures.
Characters
- David Pollard Inovator
- Jacob Farnum Shipbuilder
- Jack Benson Captain
- Hal Hastings Crew
- Eph Somers Crew
- Williamson Crew & Machinist
Series titles
- 1. The Submarine Boys on Duty; Life on a Diving Torpedo Boat, 1909
- 2. The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip; or,"Making good" as Young Experts, 1909
- 3. The Submarine Boys and the Middies; Or, The Prize Detail at Annapolis, 1909
- 4. The Submarine Boys and the Spies; Or, Dodging the Sharks of the Deep, 1910
- 5. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise; Or, The Young Kings of the Deep, 1910
- 6. The Submarine Boys For the Flag; Or, Deeding Their Lives to Uncle Sam, 1910
- 7. The Submarine Boys and the Smugglers; Or, Breaking Up the New Jersey Customs Frauds, 1912
- 8. The Submarine Boys' Secret Mission; or, Beating an Ambassador's Game, 1912