Don Sturdy was a fictional character in the Don Sturdy series of 15 American

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 children's adventure novels published between 1925 and 1935. All but one book were written by John W. Duffield. The remaining book, Don Sturdy In The Land Of Giants, or, Captives Of the Savage Patagonians (1930), was written by Howard Roger Garis

Howard Roger Garis

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. All 15 were published as by Victor Appleton

Victor Appleton

Victor Appleton was a house pseudonym used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate, most famous for being associated with the Tom Swift series of books.The following series have been published under the Victor Appleton name:* Tom Swift, 1910–1941...

, a house name used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate

Stratemeyer Syndicate

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

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This series appears to be the 2nd Stratemeyer Syndicate

Stratemeyer Syndicate

The Stratemeyer Syndicate was the producer of a number of mystery series for children, including Nancy Drew, the Hardy Boys, the various Tom Swift series, the Bobbsey Twins, the Rover Boys, and others.- History :...

 series' to be re-printed outside the United States, where it was originally published; the first series book being the first book in the Ted Scott

Ted Scott Flying Stories

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 series. An exact date of first printing is unknown, as the earlier copy of Big Snake Hunters doesn't have a printing or copyright date inside. Only 2 Don Sturdy titles were printed in Britain (the other being The Desert of Mystery). Two British forms of The Big Snake Hunters are known to exist, both printed by The Children's Press. One from the 1930s and another with different cover art from 1953.

Early in his career, actor Howard Hesseman

Howard Hesseman

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 used the name Don Sturdy as his stage name, particularly when he was a member of the improvisational group The Committee

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. He is listed under this name in the cast of the movie Billy Jack

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 and in an episode of Dragnet

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The Don Sturdy series includes:

• Don Sturdy in the Tombs of Gold, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• Don Sturdy Across the North Pole, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• Don Sturdy With the Big Snake Hunters, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• Don Sturdy On the Desert of Mystery, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1925
• Don Sturdy Among the Gorillas, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1927
• Don Sturdy Captured by Head Hunters, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1928
• Don Sturdy In Lion Land, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1929
• Don Sturdy On the Ocean Bottom, illustrated by Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers
  Walter S. Rogers was the primary illustrator used by the Stratemeyer Syndicate for most of its series from the 1910s-1930s. Rogers was replaced in the 1930s by several other illustrators whose work was more modern and "edgy".Rogers contributed illustrations in part or full for The Bobbsey Twins,...
  
  , 1931
• Don Sturdy in the Temples of Fear, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1932
• Don Sturdy Lost in Glacier Bay, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1933
• Don Sturdy Trapped in the Flaming Wilderness, illustrated by Nat Falk, 1934