A voyage in an undersea boat! What boy has not done so time and again in his youthful dreams? "The Submarine Boys" did it in reality, diving into the dark depths of the sea, then, like Father Neptune, rising dripping from the deep to sunlight and safety. Yet it was not all easy sailing for the Submarine Boys, for these hardy young "undersea sailors" experienced a full measure of excitement and had their share of thrills, as all who sail the seas are certain to do. The author, Lieutenant Commander Victor G. Durham, knows undersea boats, and the reader who voyages with him may look forward to an instructive as well as lively cruise as The Submarine Boys fend off spies, saboteurs, and jealous rivals. * * * * In "The Submarine Boys on Duty" we meet three teenaged boys, Jack Benton, Eph Somers, and Hal Hastings as they convince inventor David Pollard and shipbuilder/company president Jacob Farnum into letting them join the Pollard Submarine Boat Company, and help build the company's first submarine boat, the "Pollard," despite attempts at sabotage by a former employee. A sea rescue, a prank on a Naval battleship, and a desperate fight with a crazy crewman deep under the sea are just a few of their adventures. * * * * In "The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip" the boys help defend the submarine company from a financier's attempt to seize control by any means possible, while at the same time trying to entice the U.S. Navy into purchasing their submarine and securing a contract for more. Stopping a mutiny, sneaking up on a Naval gunboat, and devising a method to escape a sunken submarine keep the young men on their toes. * * * * "The Submarine Boys on Duty" and "The Submarine Boys' Trial Trip" were published in 1909. This volume includes the original eight illustrations. * * * * Check out the other children's and juvenile books published by Flying Chipmunk Publishing!