Under Dewey at Manila

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Edward Stratemeyer's patriotic juvenile adventure plunges young Larry Russell into a world of hardship, courage, and rising history. Orphaned, mistreated by a cruel uncle, and driven to make his own way, Larry survives shipboard labor, street poverty, and lonely wanderings from San Francisco to Honolulu before proving his mettle in a runaway-carriage rescue near the Pali cliffs. His boldness wins him the respect of Captain Nat Ponsberry, Tom Grandon, and the Reverend Martin Wells, who draw him into a new circle of seafaring companions aboard the Columbia. From the colorful streets and volcanic wonders of Hawaii to storm-tossed days at sea, Larry's journey blends vivid travel, practical seamanship, and moral growth. Along the way, he learns about island life, turtle-catching, missionary work, and the realities of colonial oppression in the Philippines. As the Columbia sails toward Asia and the wider conflict of the Spanish-American War, the novel builds toward the Battle of Manila Bay, where Larry's resilience will carry him from hunger and uncertainty to the deck of the Olympia under Commodore Dewey.