copyright MCMIX (1909); The Saalfield Publishing Company, Akron, Ohio; hardbound; very good condition for 1909 with some browning of pages but strong; some illustrations; boards very good.
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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 1920. The series featured three sixteen-year-old boys and their underwater adventures.
Victor G. Durham was most likely a pen name, possibly of H. Irving Hancock. He is also referred to as "Lieutenant-commander Victor G. Durham".
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.