Adventures as the yacht, Wanderer, sailing around the South Seas looking for treasure. wanders into an atomic testing area of the Pacific. Illustrated by S. Fezzard. The author, Percy Francis Westerman (1876 - 1959) was a prolific author of children's literature, many of his books adventures with military themes. His writing career allegedly began with a sixpence bet made with his wife that he could write a better story than the one he was reading to his son, who was at the time ill with chickenpox. His first book for boys, 'A Lad of Grit', was published in 1908. During the 1930s Westerman was voted the most popular author of stories for boys, having published over 170 books.