Famous Books for Boys

Published by H. M. Caldwell Co.

 

Numbering 1899:

1. Among the Brigands by James de Mille
2. Adventure in the Far West by W. H. G. Kingston
3. Canal Boy to President by Horatio Alger, Jr.
4. Flag of Distress by Mayne Reid
5. Green Mountain Boys by D. P. Thompson
6. Just His Luck by Oliver Optic
7. King’s Pardon by Robert Overton
8. Last of the Mohicans by J. F. Cooper
9. Now or Never by Oliver Optic
10. Powder Monkey to Admiral by W. H. G. Kingston
11. Ran Away to Sea by Mayne Reid
12. Round the World by W. H. G. Kingston
13. Scottish Chiefs by Jane Porter
14. Spy by J. F. Cooper
15. Boat Club by Oliver Optic
16. Cabin on the Prairie by C. H. Pearson
17. Erie Train Boy by Horatio Alger, Jr.
18. $500 Check by Horatio Alger, Jr.
19. Young Trail Hunters by Samuel W. Cozzens
20. Tom Brown’s Schooldays by Thomas Hughes
21. Tour of the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
22. Try Again by Oliver Optic
23. Two Years Before the Mast by R. H. Dana
24. Winning the Victoria Cross by L. Thompson

 

New books for 1900:

12. All Aboard by Oliver Optic
25. Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic
26. Little by Little by Oliver Optic
27. Young Silver Seekers by Samuel W. Cozzens
28. Young Pioneers by C. H. Pearson
29. The Life Boat by R. M. Ballantyne
30. Ernest Bracebridge by W. H. G. Kingston
31. Lights Out by Robert Overton
32. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

 

New books for 1901:

3. Creasy's Fifteen Decisive Battles by Edward Shepherd Creasy
18. Don Quixote by Cervantes
33. Mr. Midshipman East by Captain Marryat
34. Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
35. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
36. Cruise of the Cachalot by Frank T. Bullen

 

New books for 1902:

37. Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
38. Tanglewood Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
39. Phantom Ship by Captain Marryat
40. Dog Fiend by Captain Marryat
41. Japhet in Search of a Father by Captain Marryat
42. Jacob Faithful by Captain Marryat
43. Peter Simple by Captain Marryat

 

New books for 1903:

1. All Aboard by Oliver Optic
2. Adventures of a Telegraph Boy by Horatio Alger, Jr.
3. The Boat Club by Oliver Optic
4. Check Number 2134 by Edward S. Ellis
5. Chased Through Norway by James Otis
6. Dean Dunham by Horatio Alger, Jr.
7. Erie Train Boy by Horatio Alger, Jr.
8. From Powder Monkey to Admiral by W. H. G. Kingston
9. Five Hundred Dollar Check by Horatio Alger, Jr.
10. From Canal Boy to President by Horatio Alger, Jr.
11. From Farm Boy to Senator by Horatio Alger, Jr.
12. From Switch to Lever by Victor St. Clair
13. From Tent to White House by Edward S. Ellis
14. Gold of Flat Top Mountain by Frank H. Converse
15. Green Mountain Boys by D. P. Thompson
16. Little by Little by Oliver Optic
17. Mark Stanton by Horatio Alger, Jr.
18. Mystery of a Diamond by Frank H. Converse
19. Ned Newton by Horatio Alger, Jr.
20. Neka, the Boy Conjurer by Ralph Bonehill
21. New York Boy by Horatio Alger, Jr.
22. Now or Never by Oliver Optic
23. Poor and Proud by Oliver Optic
24. Peter the Whaler by W. H. G. Kingston
25. Reuben Green’s Adventures at Yale by James Otis
26. Tom Brace by Horatio Alger, Jr.
27. Tom Tracy by Horatio Alger, Jr.
28. Tom Brown at Oxford by Thomas Hughes
29. Tom Brown at Rugby by Thomas Hughes
30. Try Again by Oliver Optic
31. Wild Adventures Round the Pole by James Otis
32. Wild Mustang by Edward S. Ellis
33. Young Acrobat by Horatio Alger, Jr.
34. Young Bank Clerk by Arthur Winfield
35. Young Silver Seekers by Samuel W. Cozzens
36. The Life Boat by R. M. Ballantyne

 

New books for 1904:

15. Green Mountain Boys by D. P. Thompson
37. Oak Openings by James Fenimore Cooper

 

New books for 1905:

11. Cliff, the Naval Cadet by Ensign Clyde Fitch
15. Cruise of the Training Ship by Ensign Clyde Fitch
16. Adventures of a Boy Reporter by H. S. Morrison
22. Unprovoked Mutiny by James Otis
30. Won at West Point by Lieut. Lionel Lounsberry
37. Yankee Boys in Japan by Harrison Lewis
38. Wheeling for Fortune by James Otis
39. Cast Away in the Jungle by Victor St. Clair

H. M. Caldwell Co. published this series between 1899 and 1905. Titles and numbering changed every year or so as did the formats of the books.

Format - Cloth. Multiple illustrations noted-not specific for any one title. See below. 7.5” x 5”.
All of the books in this series had dust jackets..

Series Notes:
1.In 1899 #1-24 were published. In 1900 #1-32 were published. In 1901 #1-36 were published. In 1902 #1-43 were published.
2. In 1903 there was new numbering-#1-36. In 1904 #1-37 were published.
3. New numbering 1905 #1-39
4. Various additions and deletions per year are noted above.
5. The dates on the book covers below indicate the earliest dates that they were published.

1899-1900

1901-1902

1902-1903

1903-1905 (Three covers noted)