L Frank Baum

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 would pursue 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 multiple pseudonyms.

L. Frank Baum's fantastical tale of a young girl named Dorothy's adventures in the magical land of Oz, now repackaged for Union Square and Co.'s Signature Editions series. Dorothy and her little dog, Toto, are swept away from their home in Kansas by a powerful tornado and dropped into an enchanting new land called Oz. To get home, the Witch of the North tells Dorothy she must follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City and ask the mysterious Wizard of Oz for help. Along the way, she meetsthe Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion, and together they embark on a strange and magical adventure.