"Mr. Webster's style is very
much like that of the boys' favorite author, the late lamented Horatio
Alger, Jr., but his tales are thoroughly up-to-date"
-- Cupples & Leon Advertisement
This was a "author's series" -- Sthe books have no common
characters or setting. "Frank V. Webster" was a Stratemeyer
Syndicate pseudonym. Actual writers include Howard Garis, St. George
Rathbone, and J.W. Lincoln (1) and Weldon J. Cobb (2). The stories' settings
are varied, but can generally be described as Algeresque. Typically, the
hero is a poor boy, often an orphan, who must fend for himself, thwarted by
evil adults (e.g. Bob Chester's Grit) or "enemy boys" (e.g.
The Newsboy Partners) who are conspiring against him.
Publishing information is incomplete, and I am not certain of publisher's
series order.
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1 - ONLY A FARM BOY; or, Dan Hardy's Rise in Life -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
2 - TOM THE TELEPHONE BOY; or, The Mystery of a Message -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
3 - THE BOY FROM THE RANCH; or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
4 - THE YOUNG TREASURE HUNTER; or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska -- 1909, Cupples & Leon; 1937, Saalfield.
5 - BOB THE CASTAWAY; or, The Wreck of the Eagle -- 1909, Cupples & Leon; 1937, Saalfield.
6 - THE YOUNG FIREMEN OF LAKEVILLE; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck -- 1909, Cupples & Leon; 1937, Saalfield.
7 - THE NEWSBOY PARTNERS; or, Who Was Dick Box? -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
8 - THE BOY PILOT OF THE LAKES; or, Nat Morton's Perils -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
9 - TWO BOY GOLD MINERS; or, Lost in the Mountains -- 1909, Cupples & Leon; 1937, Saalfield.
10 - JACK THE RUNAWAY; or, On the Road with a Circus -- 1909, Cupples & Leon.
11 - COMRADES OF THE SADDLE; or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains -- 1910, Cupples & Leon; 1910, 1911, Saalfield.
12 - THE BOYS OF BELLWOOD SCHOOL; or, Frank Jordan's Triumph -- 1910, Cupples & Leon; 1910, Saalfield.
13 - BOB CHESTER'S GRIT; or, From Ranch to Riches -- 1911, Cupples & Leon; 1911, Saalfield.
14 - AIRSHIP ANDY; or, The Luck of a Brave Boy -- 1911, Cupples & Leon
15 - THE HIGH SCHOOL RIVALS; or, Fred Markham's Struggles -- 1911, Cupples & Leon
16 - DARRY THE LIFE SAVER; or, The Heroes of the Coast -- 1911, Cupples & Leon; 1911, Saalfield.
17 - DICK THE BANK BOY; or, The Missing Fortune -- 1911, Cupples & Leon
18 - BEN HARDY'S FLYING MACHINE; or, Making a Record for Himself -- 1911, Cupples & Leon.
19 - THE BOYS OF THE WIRELESS; or, A Stirring Rescue from the Deep --
by Weldon J. Cobb. 1912, Cupples & Leon; 1912, Saalfield.
20 - HENRY WATSON'S HIGH SCHOOL DAYS; or, The Rivals of Rivertown -- 1912, Cupples & Leon.
21 - THE BOY SCOUT OF LENOX; or, The Hike over Big Bear Mountain -- 1915, Cupples & Leon.
22 - TOM TAYLOR AT WEST POINT; or, The Old Army Officer's Secret -- 1915, Cupples & Leon.
23 - COWBOY DAVE; or, The Round-Up at Rolling River -- 1915, Cupples & Leon; 1915, Saalfield.
24 - THE BOYS OF THE BATTLESHIP; or, For the Honor of Uncle Sam -- 1915, Cupples & Leon.
25 - JACK OF THE PONY EXPRESS; or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Trails -- 1915, Saalfield.
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