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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American book packager, publisher and writer (1862–1930)
| Born | October 4, 1862 |
| Died | May 10, 1930 |
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American 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, Fiction - General, Action & Adventure, Adventure / thriller, World War, 1914-1918, Campaigns, Juvenile literature, Mexican War, 1846-1848, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Africa, fiction, Boys, fiction, Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775, Classic Literature, Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775, David Morris (Fictitious character), Discovery and exploration, Fathers and sons, Fathers and sons, fiction, Fiction, action & adventure, Fiction, general, Fiction, historical, generalPlaces
United States, Philippines, China, Africa, Arctic regions, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Lake Erie, Lüshun (China), Nicaragua, Panama, Québec, Québec (Province), Texas, West Indies, États-UnisPeople
Edward Braddock (1695?-1755), George Dewey (1837-1917), George Washington (1732-1799), Pontiac Ottawa Chief (d. 1769), Winfield Scott (1786-1866), Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)Time
French and Indian War, 1754-1763, Philippine American War, 1899-1902, Revolution, 1775-1783, 1754-1763 (Guerre de Sept Ans), Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901, Civil War, 1861-1865, Jusqu'à 1763 (Nouvelle-France), Revolution, 1835-1836, Siege, 1904-1905, To 1763 (New France)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL245718A
- GoodReads: 210554
- ISNI: 0000000081010876
- Library of Congress Names: n80125963
- LibriVox: 1669
- Project Gutenberg: 1626
- VIAF: 22231638
- Wikidata: Q1293795
- Inventaire.io: wd: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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- Edward 1862-1930 Stratemeyer
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