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John Henry Goldfrap

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Name
  
John Goldfrap

Role
  
Journalist

Died
  
1917


Books
  
The Boy Aviators' Treasure, The Boy Scouts at the Cana, The Boy Aviators in Record Fl, The Boy Aviators in Africa; Or, The Ocean Wireless Boys and

John Henry Goldfrap (1879 – November 21, 1917) was a North American journalist and author of boys' books, participating in the "American series phenomenon". He always wrote under pseudonyms.

Following is a list of his works under the respective pseudonyms.

Captain Wilbur Lawton

  • The Ocean Wireless Boys series (six volumes, 1914–1917)
  • The Boy Aviators series (eight volumes, 1910–1915)
  • The Dreadnought Boys series (six volumes, 1911–1914)

    • Lieutenant Howard Payson

  • The Boy Scouts series (14 volumes, 1911–1918)
  • The Motor Cycle Chums series (six volumes, 1912–1915)

    • Marvin West

  • The Motor Rangers series (six volumes, 1911–1914)

    • Dexter J. Forrester

  • The Bungalow Boys series (six volumes, 1911–1914)

    • Freemont B. Deering

  • The Border Boys series (six volumes, 1911–1914)

    • Other

    John Goldfrap was a member of the staff of the Evening World. He was born in England, and worked first at San Francisco newspapers, and then came to New York in 1905.

    In addition to his children's stories and newspaper work, Goldfrap wrote movie scripts.

    Goldfrap died on November 21, 1917 at Seaside Hospital, Staten Island, from tuberculosis. He left a widow.

    References

    John Henry Goldfrap Wikipedia
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