Submarine Boys

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Submarine Boys
AuthorVictor G. Durham
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Genre Young adult, adventure, war fiction
Publisher Henry Altemus Company
Published1909–1920
Media typePrint
No. of books9

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 1920. The series featured three sixteen-year-old boys and their underwater adventures.

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Victor G. Durham was most likely a pen name, possibly of H. Irving Hancock. [1] [2] [3] He is also referred to as "Lieutenant-commander Victor G. Durham" [4]

Content

Characters in the series include: David Pollard, an 'innovator'; Jacob Farnum, a shipbuilder; Jack Benson, the captain; and Hal Hastings, Eph Somers and Williamson, all crew.

Submarines in the series include the Pollard, the Farnum, the Benson, the Hastings, the Somers and the Spitfire.

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References

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  2. Newsboy. Vol. 38–39. Horatio Alger Society. 2000. p. 71. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  3. Franklin, Howard Bruce (2008). War Stars: The Superweapon and the American Imagination. Univ of Massachusetts Press. p. 46. ISBN   1-55849-651-3 . Retrieved 14 August 2018.
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  5. Henryaltemus.com, (2014). Henry Altemus Company - Submarine Boys Series 30. [online] Available at: http://henryaltemus.com/series/series30.htm [Accessed 12 Sep. 2014].