“Clarence Young” was a pseudonym used for Edward Stratemeyer stories and Stratemeyer Syndicate productions.
A similar pseudonym, “Captain Young of Yale,” was used on a sports story written by Stratemeyer and published in Young Sports of America, a story paper, in 1895.
The Stratemeyer Syndicate series produced under this name are:
- The Motor Boys series (1906—1924)
- The Jack Ranger series (1907—1911)
- The Racer Boys series (1912—1914)
Jack Ranger
Jack Ranger began as books to be sold at $1.00 but was later reduced to 60¢.This series of Stratemeyer Syndicate adventure stories was begun by Cupples & Leon in 1907 and published under the "Clarence Young " name that was used for the popular Motor Boys series begun the year earlier....
Motor Boys
The Motor Boys was a very successful early Stratemeyer Syndicate series. The first work on it began in 1905 when it was formed. These are some early cover and jacket designs.The other series begun by Edward Stratemeyer in 1905 was the Motor Boys series for Cupples & Leon. This...
Racer Boys
The Racer Boys was a short-lived series under the Clarence Young pen name with smaller sales than many others, making them a challenge to locate in the original editions.The Racer Boys was a series of six volumes published by Cupples & Leon between 1912 and 1914.
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