American Boys Series

Published by Lee and Shepard

This is the largest of the Lee and Shepard publisher's series. All of the titles are reprints from previous Lee and Shepard series. The covers changed every year or two. They are shown below.

Titles starting in 1898 #1-25

1. Adrift in the Ice Fields by Capt. Chas. W. Hall
2. All Aboard, or Life on the Lake by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
3. Ark of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
4. Arthur Brown the Young Captain by Elijah Kellogg
5. Boat Club by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
6. Boy Farmers of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
7. Boys of Grand Pre' School by Prof. James De Mille
8. B. O. W. C. by Prof. James De Mille
9. Brought to the Front by Elijah Kellogg
10. Burying the Hatchet by Elijah Kellogg
11. Cast Away in the Cold by Dr. Issac I. Hayes
12. Charles Bell the Waif by Elijah Kellogg
13.Child of the Island Glen by Elijah Kellogg
14. Crossing the Quicksands by Samuel W. Cozens
15. Cruise of the Casco by Elijah Kellogg
16. Fire in the Woods by Prof. James De Mille
17. Fisher Boys of Pleasant Cove by Elijah Kellogg
18. Forest Glen by Elijah Kellogg
19. Good Old Times by Elijah Kellogg
20. Hardscrabble of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
21. Haste or Waste by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
22. Hope and Have by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
23. In School and Out by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
24. John Godsoe's Legacy by Elijah Kellogg
25. Just His Luck by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)

Titles added in 1899 #26-50

26. Lion Ben of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
27. Little by Little by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
28. Live Oak Boys by Elijah Kellogg
29. Lost in the Fog by Prof. James De Mille
30. Mission of the Black Rifle by Elijah Kellogg
31. Now or Never by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
32. Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
33. Rich and Humble by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
34. Sophomores of Radcliffe by Elijah Kellogg
35. Sowed by the Wind by Elijah Kellogg
36. Spark of Genius by Elijah Kellogg
37. Stout Heart by Elijah Kellogg
38. Strong Arm and a Mother's Blessing by Elijah Kellogg
39. Treasure of the Sea by Prof. James De Mille
40. Try Again by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
41. Turning of the Tide by Elijah Kellogg
42. Unseen Hand by Elijah Kellogg
43. Watch and Wait by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
44. Whispering Pine by Elijah Kellogg
45. Winning His Spurs by Elijah Kellogg
46. Wolf Run by Elijah Kellogg
47. Work and Win by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
48. Young Deliverers of Pleasant Cove by Elijah Kellogg
49. Young Shipbuilders of Elm Island by Elijah Kellogg
50. Young Trail Hunters by Samuel W. Cozzens

Titles added in 1900 #51-60

51. Field and Forest by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
52. Outward Bound by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
53. Soldier Boy by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
54. Starry Flag by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
55. Through by Daylight by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
56. Cruises with Captain Bob Around the Kitchen Fire by B. P. Shillaber
57. The Double-Runner Club by B. P. Shillaber
58. Ike Partington and His Friends by B. P. Shillaber
59. Locke Amsden the Schoolmaster by Judge D. P. Thompson
60. The Rangers by Judge D. P. Thompson

Titles added in 1901 #61-65

61. Green Mountain Boys by Judge D. P. Thompson
62. Missing Million by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
63. Millionaire at Sixteen by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
64. Young Knight Errant by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
65. Strange Sights Abroad by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)

Titles added in 1902 #66-85

66. Facing the Enemy by P. C. Headley
67. Fight it out on This Life by P. C. Headley
68. Fighting Phil by P. C. Headley
69. Old Salamander by P. C. Headley
70. Old Stars by P. C. Headley
71. The Miner Boy and His Monitor by P. C. Headley
72. Young Silver Seekers by Samuel W. Cozzens
73. Drake, the Sea-King of Devon by George Makepeace Towle
74. Magellan by George Makepeace Towle
75. Marco Polo by George Makepeace Topple
76. Pizzaro by George Makepeace Towle
77. Raleigh by George Makepeace Towle
78. Vasco da Gama by George Makepeace Towle
79. Heroes and Martyrs of Invention by George Makepeace Towle
80. Live Boys by Arthur Morecamp
81. Live Boys in the Black Hills by Arthur Morecamp
82. Down the West Branch by Capt. C. A. Farrar
83. Eastward Ho! by Capt. C. A. Farrar
84. Up the North Branch by Capt. C. A. Farrar
85. Wild Woods Life by Capt. C. A. Farrar

Titles Added in 1903 #86-90

86. Child of the Tide by Mrs. E.D Cheney
87. Boys of Thirty-Five by E. H. Elwell
88. Perseverance Island by Douglas Frazar
89. Going West by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)
90. Little Bobtail by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)

Title added in 1904 #91-95

91. Fore and Aft by Robert B. Dixon
92. Pocket Island by Charles Clark Munn
93. Donald's School Days by Gen. O. O. Howard
94. Henry in the Way by Gen. O. O. Howard
95. All Adrift by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)

Titles added in 1906

96. Aguinaldo's Hostage by H. Irving Hancock
97. Six Young Hunters by W. Gordon Parker
98. Grant Burton by W. Gordon Parker
99. Rivals Boys Sportsmen by W. Gordon Parker
100. Up the Baltic by Oliver Optic (William T. Adams)

Formats: Noted below. Cloth. Multiple colors. Dust jackets match the covers.

1898-1901

 

1902-1905

1906