Person - Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929

Pseudonym For: Manning, William H. (William Henry), 1852-1929

Pseudonym: Halliday, Ben, 1852-1929

External Identifier: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006000879

Stories credited to "Ben D. Halliday" in the Banner Weekly were republished under the name "Jo Pierce" in the Half-Dime Library.(1) According to Patten, "Ben Halliday" was a pseudonym of Manning, consequently "Jo Pierce" also was one of Manning's pen names. For novels given under the name Pierce, see Manning.

Items with "Pierce, Jo, 1852-1929" as Credited Author

1885

Bob o' the Bowery; or, The Prince of Mulberry Street
Gamin Bob, The Bowery Badger; or, Scooping a Slippery Set
The Vagabond Detective; or, Bowery Bob's Boom

1886

Hotspur Bob, the Street Boy Detective; or, Foul Play and Fair
Jaunty Joe, the Young Horse King; or, Black Jack's Big Boom
The Lawyer's Shadow; or, Level-Headed Luke's Legacy

1887

Five Points Phil, the Pavement Prince; or, Caught in the Spider's Web
Jack Jaggars, the Butcher Boy Detective; or, How Five Points Phil Caught On to a Blind Trail
Jeff Flicker, the Stable Boy Detective; or, The Lively Racket in Jericho
North River Nat, the Pier Detective; or, Five Points Phil's Big Skirmish
Surly Sim, the Young Ferryman Detective; or, The Black Bluffs Mystery
Tartar Tim; or, Five Points Phil's Menagerie
Wrestling Rex, the Pride of the Sixth Ward; or, Five Points Phil and the Birds of Prey

1888

Brooklyn Ben, the On-His-Own-Hook Detective; or, Ned Chester's Very Bad Case. A Tale of Two Cities
Harlem Jack, the Office Boy Detective; or, The Cousin's Crime
Jack o' Lantern, the Under-Sea Prospector; or, The Friend Indeed. A Romance of the Pirate's Legacy
Nick Nettle, the Boy Shadow; or, The Old Well Mystery
Pavement Pete, the Secret Sifter; or, Mrs. Jingle's Suspicious Lodger

1889

Buck Bumblebee, the Harlem Hummer; or, The Old Captain's Moving Miracle
Sunrise Saul, the Express-Train Ferret; or, The Lame-Horse Miner's Quest
Whistling Jacob, the Detective's Aid; or, The Queer Combination
Wide-Awake Bert, the Street-Steerer; or, The Member from 'Way-Back

1890

Saltpeter Sol, the New York Navigator; or, The Unseen Enemy. The Romance of a Blind Cruise
Sky-Rocket Rob, the Life-Saver; or, The Storm-Waif of Giant's Boot
Spicy Jim, the Only One of His Kind; or, Heading Off the Crooks

1891

Dennis Duff, the Brown Sport's Kid; or, The Covers and Blinds of Gotham
Dick of the Docks, the Night-Watch; or, The Water Waif's Dead Past
Fifth Avenue Fred, the Valet Detective; or, A Corner in Rogues
Mosquito Jack, the Hustler Gamin; or Move-On Mike's Grand Catch
Tom Thistle, the Road-House Detective; or, The Harlem Sport's Star-Faced Pacer

1892

Cast-Off Cale, the Scapegoat Detective; or, Sailing under False Colors. The Story of the Hot Hustle at Swagger Alley
Flipper Flynn, the Street Patrol; or, Knocking Out the Kidnappers
Foxy Fred's Odd Pard; or, The Boy Detective's Successful Season

1893

The Big Four of the Bowery; or, Detective Bob, the Rattler
Bowery Billy, the Bunco Bouncer; or, The Maine Log-Driver in New York
Caleb Cinders, The New York Castaway; or, The Evil Genius in High Life
Citizen Rube, The Boy Philosopher of Rag Alley; or, The Grim Lodger's Game
Good-for-Nothing Jerry, The Football of Fortune; or, The Pier Pards
Paul, the Wharf-Rat; or, The Detective's Sharp Game. The Story of the Seagrief Rackett
Poverty Paul, The Gotham Cricket; or, The Portrait Painter's Prize

1894

Basement Bert, the Boy Cobbler Detective; or, On the War-Path for Crooked Scalps
Curly Kell, The Prodigy of Paradise Park; or, The Junior Detective's Well-Played Hand
Kit Clipper, The Boat-Club Mascot; or, Corralling the Sea-Horse
Kris Chatterbox, The Pavement Guide; or, The Missing Claimant
Messenger 999, the Trump-Card Detective; or, The Cruise for Human Shares. A Story of One of the Unrevealed Cases of the City Detective Records
Reddy Rusher, the Bell-Boy Detective; or, Chowder Johnny's Snag-Strike
Unlucky Joe; or, The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

1895

Flip Flasher, Ferret, of East Broadway; or, The Fire-Bug's Booty
The Sport of Two Cities; or, Jingo Jim's Jamboree
The Steeple Climber's Close Call; or, The East Side Roughs of the Tower

1896

Ahoy Abe, the Dock Sharp; or, The Parson's Mysterious Mission. The Romance of a Shore Cruise for Sea Sharks
Billy Bowers' Street Scouts; or, Raiding the Rolling Rock. A Story of a Missing New York Boat-Clubman