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Mr. Stratemeyer has seldom introduced a more popular hero than Dave Porter He is a typical boy manly brave always ready for a good time if it can be obtained in an honorable way.
    Wisconsin Milwaukee Wisc.
Edward Stratemeyer's Dave Porter ha become exceedingly popular.
    Boston Globe.
Dave and his friends are nice manly chaps.
    Times Democrat New Orleans

This edition of the book contains the eight original illustrations, rejuvenated, and two additional place-, time-, and subject-relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.

Stratemeyer wrote more than 1,300 books himself, selling over 500 million copies. In addition to 10 Dave Porter books, Stratemeyer wrote seven series with mostly a military nature. He also created Nancy Drew, The Hardy Boys, The Rover Boys, The Dana Boys, Bomba the Jungle Boy, and Tom Swift. He wrote under seven pen names and employed a number of ghost writers for whom he wrote plot outlines. The "Stratemeyer Syndicate" was a large organization and controlled a number of publishers.