Books with author J. W Duffield

John William Duffield (1859-1946) was a prolific children's author and writer for the Stratemeyer Syndicate. He worked as a book publisher, bookseller, reporter and journalist in New York before becoming a published author. Under the pseudonym Maitland he wrote a series of Boy Scout books. He wrote his own series of juvenile fiction featuring a character called Bert Wilson, with titles including: Bert Wilson at the Wheel (1913), Bert Wilson's Fadeaway Ball (1913), Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator (1913), Bert Wilson, Marathon Winner (1914), Bert Wilson at Panama (1914), Bert Wilson's Twin Cylinder Racer (1914), Bert Wilson on the Gridiron (1914) and Bert Wilson in the Rockies (1914). In the early twentieth century he wrote approximately 115 stories for the Stratemeyer Syndicate, writing for series including the Radio Boys, the Rushton Boys, Bobby Blake, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Don Sturdy, Baseball Joe and the Ted Scott series.

SYNOPSIS: "The local bank was robbed and with the boys' help with their airplane, 2 were captured by the pursuing lawmen and 2 got away. The radio boys put out the word on their radio to be watching for 2 wanted bank robbers, 1 with a scar on his face. A few days later, a friend from Texas radioed in that their bank had just been robbed and one robber had a scar. He is known in Texas as 'Muggs' Murray who has ties with the Mexican Guerrillas across the border. The boys are invited to come to Texas with their plane to work with the Texas Rangers to apprehend the outlaws."

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