Person - Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930

Pseudonyms: Author of "Nick Carter"; Bonehill, Ralph; Bowie, Jim; Carter, Nicholas; Dixey, Harry; Edwards, Julia, 1851-1924; Frank; James, Capt. Lew; Pad, Peter; Pinkerton, Ravell; St. Meyer, Ned; Strayer, Edward; Winfield, Arthur M.; Winfield, Edna; Young, Clarence

External Identifier: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80125963

Edward Stratemeyer was a prolific author of stories for young people and founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate that produced popular juvenile series of books. His most famous personal writing is the Rover Boys series. He personally used pseudonyms like "Arthur M. Winfield," "Capt. Ralph Bonehill," and "Edna Winfield." Popular Syndicate series of books include the Bobbsey Twins (1904), the Motor Boys (1906), Tom Swift (1910), Bomba the Jungle Boy (1926), the Hardy Boys (1927), and Nancy Drew (1930). He wrote dime novels under personal and house pseudonyms in libraries for Street & Smith (Log Cabin Library, Nick Carter Library, NY 5¢ Weekly Library), Norman L. Munro (Old Cap. Collier Library), and Beadle & Adams (Beadle 1/2 Dime Library). Many of his stories (including story paper serials) were also issued as thick paperbacks which are often called "dime novels" as well.

Items with "Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930" as Cited Author

The Chicago Ledger

The Powder Mill Detective; or, A Million Dollar Case for the Government

Eagle Library

997. Only a Country Girl

Log Cabin Library

180. Cool Dan, the Sport; or, The Crack Shot of Creed
186. Crazy Bob, the Terror of Greed; or, Cool Dan, the Sport, again to the Front
190. Cool Dan, the Sport's Wonderful Nerve; or, The Madman's Matchless Mine
193. The Collis Express Robbery; or, Hunting Down Two Desperate Criminals
210. Cool Dan, the Sport's Contest; or, Fighting the Creede Combination
211. Ouray Jack, the Go-it-Lively Sport; or, A Winner From the Start
213. Two Old Sports; or, Pards in Every Deal
217. Straight Flush Lou, the Man from Denver; or, Playing for a Triple Stake
312. Cool Dan, the Sport; or, The Crack Shot of Creed
313. Cool Dan, the Sport Again to the Front; or, Crazy Bob, the Terror of Creede
314. Cool Dan, the Sport's Wonderful Nerve; or, The Madman's Matchless Mine
316. Cool Dan, the Sport's Contest; or, Fighting the Creede Combination
449. The Collis Express Robbery; or, Hunting Down Two Desperate Criminals
454. Ouray Jack, the Go-it-Lively Sport; or, A Winner From the Start

Log Cabin Library (Pocket Edition)

4. Cool Dan, the Sport; or, The Crack Shot of Creed
8. Cool Dan to the Front; or, Crazy Bob, the Terror of Creede
12. Cool Dan's Wonderful Nerve; or, The Madman's Matchless Mine
23. Cool Dan's Contest; or, Fighting the Creede Combination
152. Cool Dan to the Front; or, Crazy Bob, the Terror of Creede
165. Cool Dan's Contest; or, Fighting the Creede Combination
256. Straight Flush Lou, the Man from Denver; or, Playing for a Triple Stake

Magnet Library

282. A race track gamble; or, Clever swindlers
324. The hot-air clew; or, Nick Carter's reward
378. A tangled case; or, Nick Carter's reward
1077. The hot-air clue; or, Nick Carter's reward
1099. A race track gamble; or, The hawk and the jay
1185. A tangled case; or, Nick Carter's reward

New York Five Cent Library

2. O'Brien, the Bunco king; or, Nat Woods' capture of an all-around crook
6. Dead shot Dave, the nerviest sport on record; or, The card wizard of the Mississippi
14. Gentleman Jack; or, From student to pugilist
16. Dead shot dave in butte; or, Breaking the green cloth record
24. Dead Shot Dave in Spokane; or, A lone hand and a high stake
40. Mayor Liederkranz of Hoboken; or, The jolly captain of the Pretzel Schetzen corps
45. Dead Shot Dave in Denver; or, Foiling the gamblers

New York Weekly

Only a Country Girl; or, Little Nellie's City Lovers, False and True

Nick Carter Library

99. The book-maker's crime, or, Nick Carter's accidental clew
205. A confession by mistake, or, A helping hand to an unwilling prisoner
211. From hotel to prison cell; or, A criminal globe trotter's useless bribe

Nick Carter Weekly

216. A confession by mistake, or, A helping hand to an unwilling prisoner
219. From hotel to prison cell; or, A criminal globe trotter's useless bribe

Nugget Library

50. Match; or, The Golden Wedding at Turkey Hollow
56. Match as a Fakir; or, The Pumpkinville County Fair
135. Hans Liederkranz; or, A German Emigrant's Trials and Tribulations
141. Judge Liederkranz of Liverpool Halle, Avenue A

Items with "Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930" as Credited Author

Alger Series (Street & Smith - 1st Series)

98. The Last Cruise of the Spitfire
99. Reuben Stone's Discovery
100. True to Himself
101. Richard Dare's Venture
102. Oliver Bright's Search
103. To Alaska for Gold
104. The Young Auctioneer
105. Bound to Be an Electrician; or, A Clear Head and a Stout Heart
106. Shorthand Tom
107. Fighting for His Own
108. Joe, the Surveyor
109. Larry, the Wanderer
110. The Young Ranchman
111. The Young Lumberman
112. The Young Explorers
113. Boys of the Wilderness
114. Boys of the Great Northwest
115. Boys of the Gold Fields
116. For His Country
117. Comrades in Peril
118. The Young Pearl Hunters
119. The Young Bandmaster
120. Boys of the Fort
121. On Fortune's Trail
122. Lost in the Land of Fire
123. Bob, the Photographer

Alger Series (Street & Smith - 2nd Series)

102. Oliver Bright's Search
103. To Alaska for Gold
104. The Young Auctioneer
105. Bound to Be an Electrician; or, A Clear Head and a Stout Heart
106. Shorthand Tom
107. Fighting for His Own
108. Joe, the Surveyor
109. Larry, the Wanderer
110. The Young Ranchman
111. The Young Lumberman
112. The Young Explorers
113. Boys of the Wilderness
114. Boys of the Great Northwest
115. Boys of the Gold Fields
116. For His Country
117. Comrades in Peril
118. The Young Pearl Hunters
119. The Young Bandmaster
120. Boys of the Fort
121. On Fortune's Trail
122. Lost in the Land of Fire
123. Bob, the Photographer

Bright Days

The Island of Caves; or, The Remarkable Adventures of the Bixby Twins
Just from the Farm; or, Dan Borden's Metropolitan Adventures
The Young Civil Engineer; or, Perils of the Backwoods
A Young Inventor's Pluck; or, The Wellington Legacy

Garfield Library (Aldine, London)

4. True to Himself

Garfield Library, Second Series (Aldine, London)

True to Himself

Golden Argosy / Argosy

Oliver Bright's Search

Good News

Camera Bob; or, The Thrilling Adventures of a Traveling Photographer
Jack the Inventor; or, The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Machinist
Joe the Surveyor; or, The Value of a Lost Claim
Larry the Wanderer; or, The Ups and Downs of a Knockabout
On Sam's Point
Shorthand Tom; or, The Exploits of a Young Reporter
The Tin Box Mystery; or, The Stolen Railroad Bonds
The Young Auctioneer; or, The Polishing of a Rolling Stone

Student and Schoolmate

True to Himself

Tip Top Weekly

On Sam's Point
Snow Lodge

Whitman

True to Himself