Edward Stratemeyer

Edward Stratemeyer was an American publisher and writer of children's fiction. He founded the Stratemeyer Syndicate, which produced series such as the Rover Boys, the Bobbsey Twins, Tom Swift, the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew. Many of these were written by hired writers from his outlines, under shared pen names. He also wrote sports and adventure stories under his own name, like the Garry Grayson football books.