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Author Johnson, Deidre.

Title Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate / Deidre Johnson.

Publication Info. New York : Twayne Publishers ; [1993]
New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, [1993]
©1993
(Printed in the United States of America)

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  813.52 J66S    Check Shelf
Description xv, 195 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 627
Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 627.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188) and index.
Form Also issued online.
Summary Carolyn Keene, Laura Lee Hope, Franklin W. Dixon ... these names are synonymous with some of the best-loved books of any American child: the Nancy Drew, Bobbsey Twins, and Hardy Boys series. Yet these names are as much fiction as are the books on which their names appear, because those books - and hundreds more - are actually the brain child of one Edward Stratemeyer.
Born in 1862, this man was one of the most prolific children's writers in the United States, and he exploited the market to its fullest potential. After some publishing successes himself in the 1890s, he developed the Stratemeyer Syndicate - a type of production factory for series books. Stratemeyer would conceive ideas for series, draft an outline for each book, and hire writers to turn the outlines into full-length manuscripts, all published under pennames. The syndicate kept between 19 and 31 series in progress until Stratemeyer's death in 1930, when his daughters assumed control, publishing over 480 books. Not all the books were popular, but by experimenting with different types of series, using timely material, and reflecting prevailing social values, Edward Stratemeyer and the Syndicate offered readers vicarious wish fulfillment.
Deidre Johnson has examined both the life and work of this astute businessman-writer, getting to the bottom of his phenomenal achievement. In addition to defining the practices of the syndicate, identifying some of its authors, and examining the evolution of many of the series, Johnson provides a comprehensiveness and succinctness in analyzing the viability and respectability of the Stratemeyers' considerable accomplishments.
Subject Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930 -- Characters.
Literature publishing -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Children -- Books and reading -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Children's stories, American -- History and criticism.
Children's literature -- Publishing -- United States.
Stratemeyer Syndicate.
Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930.
Stratemeyer, Edward, 1862-1930 (OCoLC)fst00061528
Stratemeyer Syndicate. (OCoLC)fst00528815
Characters and characteristics. (OCoLC)fst00852293
Children -- Books and reading. (OCoLC)fst00854849
Children's literature -- Publishing. (OCoLC)fst00855836
Children's stories, American. (OCoLC)fst00856654
Literature publishing. (OCoLC)fst01000111
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Stratemeyer, Edward.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Indexed Term English fiction
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1993.
Added Author Twayne Publishers. Publisher.
Maxwell Macmillan Canada. Publisher.
Maxwell Macmillan International. Publisher.
Other Form: Online version: Johnson, Deidre. Edward Stratemeyer and the Stratemeyer Syndicate. New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, ©1993 (OCoLC)621150940
ISBN 0805740066 (hc ; alk. paper)
9780805740066 (hc ; alk. paper)
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