The Last Cruise of the Spitfire; or, Luke Foster's Strange Voyage

Edward Stratemeyer (1862-1930) was American businessman and writer. He was one of founders of book-packaging technique based on using of work of multiple freelance authors and used it for his own enterprise, Stratemeyer Syndicate. This was a great contribution to forming of children's fiction genre.
The Last Cruise of The Spitfire is a children's novel by Edward Stratemeyer, first in his Ship and Shore series. The story is focused on Luke Foster, a little boy, he got fed up with the ill treatment he received at his guardian's and thus ran away. Never in his life has he been to sea, but his escape has set events in motion that will make him join the crew of "Spitfire" and traverse ocean. What wall he face on his journey? Read and find out!