Howard Garis
Howard Roger Garis was the most prolific ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.

Howard R. Garis (1873-1962) was the most prolific ghostwriter for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.  Over a span of 30 years he wrote some 315 books for them.

His name was placed on the title pages and covers of several series that were owned and outlined by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, including:

  • The Larry Dexter series (1907—1915)
  • The Dick Hamilton series (1909—1914)
  • The Curlytops series (volumes 1-12: 1918—1928)

The appearance of a real author’s name on a Stratemeyer Syndicate series is highly unusual because of the problems Stratemeyer had with Chatterton-Peck in 1907.  The fact that this continued for many years was a testament to the friendship and cordial business relationship between Edward Stratemeyer and Howard R. Garis.

Series Book Info:

Dick Hamilton

Dick Hamilton

The Dick Hamilton series, about a young millionaire, was written by Howard R. Garis from outlines by Edward Stratemeyer . It was owned by the Stratemeyer Syndicate. The Grosset & Dunlap editions are hard to find but the Goldsmith reprints of 1930 or so are common.Although this is a series...
Larry Dexter

Larry Dexter

The Larry Dexter series about a young reporter was written by Howard R. Garis for the Stratemeyer Syndicate.The Newspaper  (Larry Dexter ) seriesAs with the Dorothy Chester  books, another series published by Chatterton-Peck in 1907 from the Stratemeyer Syndicate , this series u...