Sam Steele's Adventures on Land and Sea
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| Author | L. Frank Baum (as "Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald") |
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| Illustrator | Howard Heath |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Adventure fiction young adult fiction |
| Publisher | Reilly & Britton |
Publication date | 1906 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 271 pp. |
| Followed by | Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama |
Sam Steele's Adventures on Land and Sea is a juvenile adventure novel written by L. Frank Baum, famous as the creator of the Land of Oz. The book was Baum's first effort at writing specifically for an audience of adolescent boys, a market he pursued in the coming years of his career. The novel was first published in 1906, under the pen name "Capt. Hugh Fitzgerald", one of Baum's pseudonyms.
Around the turn of the twentieth century (1897–1905), Baum had succeeded in establishing himself as a popular author of children's books, most notably with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900). By the middle of the twentieth century's first decade, he was working diligently to branch out into other markets. In 1905, he released his first adult novel, The Fate of a Crown (as the work of "Schuyler Staunton"). In 1906, he issued his first books for adolescent girls, Annabel (as by "Suzanne Metcalf") and Aunt Jane's Nieces (by "Edith Van Dyne"), as well as his first book for boys.[1] The 1906 Sam Steele title was the first book in a projected series; "Capt. Fitzgerald" followed up with Sam Steele's Adventures in Panama in 1907.