The Curlytops at Uncle Frank's Ranch; Or, Little Folks on Ponyback

Howard Roger Garis

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate and its successors, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books. The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton and Victor Appleton II names: Tom Swift, 1910–1941 Motion Picture Chums, 1913–1916 Moving Picture Boys, 1913–1922 Movie Boys, 1926–1927 Don Sturdy, 1925–1935 Tom Swift, Jr., 1954–1971 (technically, "Victor Appleton II") Tom Swift (Third Series), 1981–1984 Tom Swift (Fourth Series), 1991–1993 Howard R. Garis contributed to the original Tom Swift series. James Duncan Lawrence wrote 23 of the Tom Swift, Jr. novels.