L. Frank Baum 
Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea 

Also published under the title ‚The Boy Fortune Hunters in Alaska‘, ‚Sam Steele’s Adventures on Land and Sea‘ is the first story in L. Frank Baum’s popular ‚Boy Fortune Hunter‘ series. Sixteen-year-old Sam Steele finds himself orphaned following the reported shipwreck of his father’s ship. Cheated out of his inheritance, Sam sets sail with his uncle, the sea captain Naboth Perkins to provide provisions to miners in Alaska. When the pair are shipwrecked on a remote island in a storm they must contend with treasure, thieves, and the might of mother nature before they find their way home. A gripping adventure story from the popular ‚Oz‘ author.-