The Rover Boys Series for Young Americans is a popular juvenile series that retails adventures of brothers Tom, Sam, and Dick Rover. The Rovers are students at a military boarding school: adventurous, prank-playing, flirtatious, and often unchaperoned adolescents who were frequently causing mischief for authorities as well as criminals.
Table of Contents:
The Rover Boys at School, or, The Cadets of Putnam Hall
The Rover Boys on the Ocean, or, A Chase for a Fortune
The Rover Boys in the Jungle, or, Stirring Adventures in Africa
The Rover Boys Out West, or, The Search for a Lost Mine
The Rover Boys on the Great Lakes, or, The Secret of the Island Cave
The Rover Boys in the Mountains, or, A Hunt for Fun and Fortune
The Rover Boys on Land and Sea, or, The Crusoes of Seven Islands
The Rover Boys in Camp, or, The Rivals of Pine Island
The Rover Boys on the River, or, The Search for the Missing Houseboat
The Rover Boys on the Plains, or, The Mystery of Red Rock Ranch
The Rover Boys in Southern Waters, or, The Deserted Steam Yacht
The Rover Boys on the Farm, or, Last Days at Putnam Hall
The Rover Boys on Treasure Isle, or, The Strange Cruise of the Steam Yacht
The Rover Boys at College, or, The Right Roads and the Wrong
The Rover Boys Down East, or, The Struggle for the Stanhope Fortune
The Rover Boys in the Air, or, From College Campus to the Clouds
The Rover Boys in New York, or, Saving their Father’s Honor
The Rover Boys in Alaska, or, Lost in the Fields of Ice
The Rover Boys in Business, or, The Case of the Missing Bonds
The Rover Boys on a Tour, or, Last Days at Brill College
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall, or, The Struggles of the Young Cadets
The Rover Boys on Snowshoe Island, or, The Old Lumberman’s Treasure Box
The Rover Boys Under Canvas, or, The Mystery of the Wrecked Submarine
The Rover Boys on a Hunt, or, The Mysterious House in the Woods
The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck, or, Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields
The Rover Boys at Big Horn Ranch, or, The Cowboys’ Big Roundup
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Edward L. Stratemeyer (1862-1930) was an American publisher and writer of children’s fiction. He was one of the most prolific writers in the world, and a founder of the Stratemeyer Literary Syndicate, where he hired journalists to write stories based on his ideas. Stratemeyer created many well-known fictional book series for juveniles, including The Rover Boys, The Hardy Boys, and Nancy Drew series.