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- catalog abstract ""The author of the Hardy Boys mysteries was, as millions of readers know, Franklin W. Dixon. Except that there never was a Franklin W. Dixon. He was the creation of Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of a children's book empire that also published the Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew series. The Secret of the Hardy Boys: Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate recounts how a newspaper reporter with dreams of becoming a serious novelist first brought to life Joe and Frank Hardy, who became two of the most famous characters in children's literature." "Leslie McFarlane, better known as Franklin W. Dixon, wrote twenty of the first twenty-four Hardy Boys mysteries for about $100 per book. He relished the anonymity demanded by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, admitting his authorship of the books to no one, not even his children - his son pried the truth out of him years later. He wrote about the exploits of the Hardy Brats, as he called them, from 1927 to 1947, work that put food on the McFarlane table and allowed him the independence of a professional writer." "A best-selling author, McFarlane never made a penny more from the Hardy Boys series than the flat fee he was paid for each book. Having signed away all rights to the books, McFarlane never shared in the wild financial success of the series." "This book is a story of talent and character as well as of the Stratemeyer Syndicate and the growth and development of children's literature in North America."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate".
- catalog contributor b13322014.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""The author of the Hardy Boys mysteries was, as millions of readers know, Franklin W. Dixon. Except that there never was a Franklin W. Dixon. He was the creation of Edward Stratemeyer, the founder of a children's book empire that also published the Tom Swift, Bobbsey Twins, and Nancy Drew series. The Secret of the Hardy Boys: Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate recounts how a newspaper reporter with dreams of becoming a serious novelist first brought to life Joe and Frank Hardy, who became two of the most famous characters in children's literature." "Leslie McFarlane, better known as Franklin W. Dixon, wrote twenty of the first twenty-four Hardy Boys mysteries for about $100 per book. He relished the anonymity demanded by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, admitting his authorship of the books to no one, not even his children - his son pried the truth out of him years later. He wrote about the exploits of the Hardy Brats, as he called them, from 1927 to 1947, work that put food on the McFarlane table and allowed him the independence of a professional writer." "A best-selling author, McFarlane never made a penny more from the Hardy Boys series than the flat fee he was paid for each book. Having signed away all rights to the books, McFarlane never shared in the wild financial success of the series." "This book is a story of talent and character as well as of the Stratemeyer Syndicate and the growth and development of children's literature in North America."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Chapter 1. Two Lives Intersect 1 -- Chapter 2. A Writer Is Born 17 -- Chapter 3. The Ghost of the Hardy Boys 31 -- Chapter 4. Birth of a Series 48 -- Chapter 5. A Well-Oiled Machine 63 -- Chapter 6. The Golden Handcuffs 76 -- Chapter 7. Tough Times 90 -- Chapter 8. The Circle Grows 107 -- Chapter 9. Good or Bad Books? 124 -- Chapter 10. The Best and Worst of Times 141 -- Chapter 11. New Opportunities 159 -- Chapter 12. Directing the Picture 171 -- Chapter 13. On the Air 188 -- Chapter 14. A Tragic Time 202 -- Chapter 15. A Ghost Emerges 220 -- Chapter 16. Ghosts of Their Former Selves 234 -- Chapter 17. At Home at the Typewriter 254 -- Chapter 18. The Final Chapter 273.".
- catalog description "Includes references (p. 283-302) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 310 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Secret of the Hardy boys.".
- catalog identifier "0821415476".
- catalog isFormatOf "Secret of the Hardy boys.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Athens : Ohio University Press,".
- catalog relation "Secret of the Hardy boys.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "Authors, Canadian 20th century Biography.".
- catalog subject "Brothers in literature.".
- catalog subject "Children's literature Authorship.".
- catalog subject "Detective and mystery stories, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Dixon, Franklin W. Characters Hardy Boys.".
- catalog subject "Hardy Boys (Fictitious characters)".
- catalog subject "McFarlane, Leslie, 1902-".
- catalog subject "McFarlane, Leslie, 1902-1977 Characters Hardy Boys.".
- catalog subject "McFarlane, Leslie, 1902-1977.".
- catalog subject "PR9199.3.M3148 Z67 2004".
- catalog subject "Stratemeyer Syndicate.".
- catalog subject "Teenage boys in literature.".
- catalog subject "Young adult fiction Publishing United States.".
- catalog subject "Young adult fiction, American History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Chapter 1. Two Lives Intersect 1 -- Chapter 2. A Writer Is Born 17 -- Chapter 3. The Ghost of the Hardy Boys 31 -- Chapter 4. Birth of a Series 48 -- Chapter 5. A Well-Oiled Machine 63 -- Chapter 6. The Golden Handcuffs 76 -- Chapter 7. Tough Times 90 -- Chapter 8. The Circle Grows 107 -- Chapter 9. Good or Bad Books? 124 -- Chapter 10. The Best and Worst of Times 141 -- Chapter 11. New Opportunities 159 -- Chapter 12. Directing the Picture 171 -- Chapter 13. On the Air 188 -- Chapter 14. A Tragic Time 202 -- Chapter 15. A Ghost Emerges 220 -- Chapter 16. Ghosts of Their Former Selves 234 -- Chapter 17. At Home at the Typewriter 254 -- Chapter 18. The Final Chapter 273.".
- catalog title "Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate".
- catalog title "The secret of the Hardy Boys : Leslie McFarlane and the Stratemeyer Syndicate / Marilyn S. Greenwald.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".