Books with author Frank V. Webster

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Frank V. Webster was one of the early 20th century's most prolific authors of kids adventure books and Westerns, but that was due in large part to the fact that Frank V. Webster was actually many authors. Using Webster's name as a pseudonym, the Stratemeyer Syndicate published a number of books tailor made for boys, and they are still popular today.

Frank V. Webster was one of the early 20th century's most prolific authors of kids adventure books and Westerns, but that was due in large part to the fact that Frank V. Webster was actually many authors. Using Webster's name as a pseudonym, the Stratemeyer Syndicate published a number of books tailor made for boys, and they are still popular today.

Frank V. Webster was the author of The Boy from the Ranch; or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences (1909), The Young Treasure Hunter; or, Fred Stanley's Trip to Alaska (1909), The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck (1909), Jack, the Runaway (1909), Bob the Castaway; or, The Wreck of the Eagle (1909), Comrades of the Saddle; or, The Young Rough Riders of the Plains (1910), The Boys of Bellwood School; or, Frank Jordan's Triumph (1910), Bob Chester's Grit; or, From Ranch to Riches (1911), Airship Andy (1911), The High School Rivals (1911), Darry the Life Saver; or, The Heroes of the Coast (1911), Dick the Bank Boy; or, A Missing Fortune (1911), Ben Hardy's Flying Machine (1911), The Boys of the Wireless (1912), Harry Watson's High School Days (1912), The Boy Scouts of Lenox; or, The Hike Over Big Bear Mountain (1915), Tom Taylor at West Point (1915), Cowboy Dave; or, The Round-Up at Rolling River (1915), Two Boys of the Battleship (1915) and Jack of the Pony Express; or, The Young Rider of the Mountain Trails (1915).

"Your father is a little late to-night, isn't he Jack?" "Yes, Mrs. Watson, he should have been here a half-hour ago, and he would, too, if he had ridden Sunger instead of his own horse." "You think a lot of that pony of yours, don't you, Jack?" and a motherly-looking woman came to the doorway of a small cottage and peered up the mountain trail, which ran in front of the building. Out on the trail itself stood a tall, bronzed lad, who was, in fact, about seventeen years of age, but whose robust frame and athletic build made him appear several years older. "Yes, Mrs. Watson," the boy answered with a smile, "I do think a lot of Sunger, and he's worth it, too." "Yes, I guess he is. And he can travel swiftly, too. My goodness! The way you sometimes clatter past my house makes me think you'll sure have an accident. Sometimes I'm so nervous I can't look at you."

The acknowledged successor to Horatio Alger, Jr. A classic boys tale of courage and self reliance. A stirring tale of adventures in the snow-bound North with all of its many perils. Norman Stanley, Fred`s father, had been injured in a mining accident about six months before this story opens, and, though he was now somewhat improved, he could not walk without the aid of a crutch. The physician said he would eventually get entirely well, but the process seemed very slow, and at times Mr. Stanley was almost discouraged. The Stanley family, of which Fred was the only child, lived in the town of Piddock, California. It was not far from a mining region, and within a short distance of the coast. Fred has had to quit school to help earn a living for the family. Fred hears of a job driving the ore carts in a nearby community and heads out to look for employment. The story follows him through his many adventures as he tries to be responsible for his family income. Mr. Webster’s style is very much like that of the boy’s favorite author, the late lamented Horatio Alger, Jr. but his tales are more up to date. The stories are as clean as they are clever, and will prove of absorbing interest to boy’s everywhere. At the time of original publication Mr. Webster demanded that they be marketed at a price which would place them within the reach of all boys. CONTENTS I. IN NEEDY CIRCUMSTANCES II. SEEKING A JOB III. THE BURIED TREASURE STORY IV. FRED HAS HOPES V. MRS. STULTS CONSENTS VI. THE OLD GOLD HUNTER VII. OFF FOR ALASKA VIII. AMID FROST AND ICE IX. INTO THE INTERIOR X. ATTACKED BY WOLVES XI. SHOOTING A MOOSE XII. LOST IN THE SNOW XIII. IN THE WILDERNESS XIV. THE LOST MAP XV. IN THE CAVE XVI. DIGGING FOR TREASURE XVII. THE SPYING INDIAN XVIII. FOLLOWED BY THE ENEMY XIX. THE ATTACK XX. BURYING THE TREASURE XXI. CAPTURED XXII. ANXIOUS HOURS XXIII. CALLACK'S CRUEL THREAT XXIV. DOUBLE HARDSHIP XXV. THE RESCUE--CONCLUSION