Edward Stratemeyer was an American writer of juvenile adventure fiction.
He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, producing in excess of 1,300 books himself, selling in excess of 500 million copies, and created the well-known fictional-book series for juveniles including The Rover Boys, The Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew series, among others. On Stratemeyer's legacy, Fortune wrote: "As oil had its Rockefeller, literature had its Stratemeyer."
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Edward Stratemeyer
×CloseAmerican book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930)
Born | October 4, 1862 |
Died | May 10, 1930 |
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Edward Stratemeyer
×CloseAmerican book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930)
Born | October 4, 1862 |
Died | May 10, 1930 |
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Fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Spanish-American War, 1898, Children's fiction, World War, 1914-1918, Juvenile literature, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Africa, fiction, Boys, fiction, Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, Campaigns, Classic Literature, Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, Discovery and exploration, Fathers and sons, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction. [from old catalog], Jungles, Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775, Military education, Missing persons, fictionPlaces
Philippines, United States, China, Africa, Arctic regions, Costa Rica, Lake Erie, Nicaragua, Panama, Texas, West IndiesPeople
George Dewey (1837-1917), Pontiac Ottawa Chief (d. 1769), Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)Time
Philippine American War, 1899-1902, Revolution, 1775-1783, Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901, Civil War, 1861-1865, Revolution, 1835-1836ID Numbers
- OLID: OL245718A
- ISNI: 0000000081010876
- VIAF: 22231638
- Wikidata: Q1293795
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- Harrison Adams, Victor Appleton, Captain Ralph Bonehill, Jim Bowie, Jim Daly, Elmer A. Dawson, James Cody Ferris, Carolyn Keene, Roy Rockwood, Arthur M. Winfield, Nat Woods, Clarence Young
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