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Stephen W. Meader

Born

in Providence, Rhode Island, The United States

May 02, 1892

Died

July 18, 1977

Genre

Children's Books, Young Adult, Adventure

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Stephen W. Meader (May 2, 1892 – July 18, 1977) was the author of over forty novels for young readers. His optimistic stories generally tended to either concern young men developing independent businesses in the face of adversity, or else young men caught up in adventures during different periods in American history.

Meader graduated from Haverford College in Philadelphia in 1913, and initially worked in Newark, New Jersey as a cruelty officer with the Essex County Children's Aid Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and by 1915 was working for the Big Brother Movement. After working for a Chicago publishing house in 1916, he took a position with the Circulation Department of the Curtis Publishing Company in Philadelphia, eventu ...more

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	The Black Buccaneer 4.18 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1920 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trap Lines North by Stephen W. Meader, Jim Vanderbeck 4.48 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1936 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boy With a Pack by Stephen W. Meader, Edward Shenton (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 1939 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Horse Hill by Stephen W. Meader, Lee Townsend (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1951 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cleared for Action!: Four Tales of the Sea (Bethlehem Budget Books) 4.19 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1940 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	T-Model Tommy by Stephen W. Meader, John H. Meader (Foreword), Edward Shenton (Illustrator) 4.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1938 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bulldozer by Stephen W. Meader, Edwin Schmidt (Illustrator) 4.50 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1951 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	River of the Wolves 4.23 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1948 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blueberry Mountain by Stephen W. Meader, Edward Shenton (Illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1941 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whaler 'Round the Horn by Stephen W. Meader, Edward Shenton (Illustrator) 4.52 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1950 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“An instinct for battle that had come to him from a thousand fighting ancestors thrilled through his whipcord body. He dove into the fray like a bolt of white lightning.”
― Stephen W. Meader, Bat: The Story of a Bull Terrier

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“The little black dog dashed out and away down the street toward the beach. They got him back with difficulty but he continued to bark eagerly as if he were trying to tell his owners some thrilling secret.”
― Stephen W. Meader, Bat: The Story of a Bull Terrier

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“After dinner Miss June and the family came, followed by the butler, the cook, the maids and grooms, the gardener and the kennel-man, and carols were sung for half an hour. Then presents were distributed to all the servants. At last, when goodnights and holiday greetings had been spoken, the dog and the girl were left alone in the glow of the Christmas tree.”
― Stephen W. Meader, Bat: The Story of a Bull Terrier

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