aid if I didn't look out I'd scrape the polish off the
glass with my spoon. I should worry, a scout is thorough. So long.

END

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PERCY KEESE FITZHUGH

Percy Keese Fitzhugh (7 Sep 1876 - 5 Jul 1950) was the author of nearly
100 books for children and adolescents. From 1917 to 1935 he was one
of the most popular childrens authors in the United States.

He was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 7, 1876. He attended Part
Institute, Brooklyn, and eventually moved to Hackensack, NJ. He
married Harriet Lloyd LePorte on July 13, 1900.

His first published work, The Golden Rod Story-Book was released in
1906. It was in Hackensack that his writing career began to take off.

In 1914, after the release of a silent picture "The Adventures of a
Boy Scout", he was commissioned by the Boy Scouts of America to write a
book based on the film. That book was "Tom Slade Boy Scout of the Moving
Pictures" (Gutenberg #6655), the book that really launched his career.
The book became an instant success and was followed by several, equally
successful novels. The Tom Slade series gave birth to several other
series based on the characters from Troop 1, Bridgeboro, NJ. The other
series included Pee Wee Harris, Westy Martin, Roy Blakely, Mark Gilmore,
and some of The Buddy Books for boys. In all, millions of his Scouting
books were published. In 1931, he began writing the Hal Keene Mystery
series (10 titles) under the pseudonym Hugh Lloyd. The Hal Keene books
were followed by the Skippy Dare series (3 titles) in 1934.

On July 5th, 1950, Percy Keese succumbed to a long illness and
passed away. He was 73.

What Mr. Fitzhugh did to promote the Boy Scouting movement can
never be measured, but it is safe to say that thousands of boys joined
the Scouts because of his writings. Today his books are sought after
by collectors all over the world.

Note that characters from each series crossover to or are mentioned in
the others. These are the books about various members of Troop 1,
Bridgeboro, NJ.

More can be found about Percy Keese Fitzhugh at the website at:
www.bridgeboro.com

Copy Stat Guten

1 - Pee-Wee Harris - 1922 P #9833
2 - Pee-Wee Harris On The Trail - 1922 P #15750
3 - Pee-Wee Harris In Camp - 1922 P
4 - Pee-Wee Harris In Luck - 1