Roy Rockwood

Roy Rockwood's Books and Stories

Under the Ocean to the South Pole

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Roy Rockwood was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for boy's adventure books. The name is mostly well-remembered for the Bomba, the Jungle Boy (1926-1937) and Great Marvel series (1906- 1935). The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of series for children and adults including the Nancy Drew mysteries, the Hardy Boys, and others. The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the creation of Edward Stratemeyer, whose ambition was to be a writer a la Horatio Alger. He succeeded in this ambition (eventually even writing eleven books under the pseudonym "Horatio Alger"), turning out inspirational, up-by-the-bootstraps tales. In Stratemeyer's view, it was not the promise of sex or violence that made such reading attractive to boys; it was the thrill of feeling "grown-up" and the desire for a series of stories, an "I want some more" syndrome. Works written under that name include: Five Thousand Miles Underground; or, The Mystery of the Centre of the Earth (1908), Jack North's Treasure Hunt (1907) and Lost on the Moon; or, In Quest of the Field of Diamonds (1911).

Lost on the Moon or In Quest of the Field of Diamonds

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Lost on the Moon or In Quest of the Field of Diamonds by Roy Rockwood

Jack North's Treasure Hunt

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Jack North's Treasure Hunt by Roy Rockwood

Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder

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Under the Ocean to the South Pole; Or, the Strange Cruise of the Submarine Wonder by Roy Rockwood

Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch

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Through the Air to the North Pole / Or, The Wonderful Cruise of the Electric Monarch by Roy Rockwood

Through Space to Mars; Or, the Longest Journey on Record

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Through Space to Mars; Or, the Longest Journey on Record by Roy Rockwood

On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake

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On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake by Roy Rockwood

Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the Great Lake

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Dave Dashaway and His Hydroplane; Or, Daring Adventures over the Great Lake by Roy Rockwood